Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

Documentary Expedition Natural World Science Technology 2020

A custom‑built waterhole in Tanzania rigged with hidden cameras captures a year of transformation through the seasons; which animals drank the most, and which species was spotted most often?

Director: Hannah Ward, Anwar Mamon

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Episodes

EP 1

Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis — Episode 1

A camera‑rigged waterhole in Tanzania reveals how elephants, lions, leopards and more share scarce water as the dry season intensifies and predators close in on this new oasis.

EP 2

Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis — Episode 2

As heat peaks, nocturnal life dominates the waterhole; hyenas reshape predator dynamics, elephants surge in numbers, and birds arrive as rain clouds loom on the horizon.

EP 3

Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis — Episode 3

With rains transforming the land, wildebeest migration and rising births test the balance of life at the waterhole while cameras record the region's dramatic renewal.