Program: Nature | Type: Full Video | Aired: 2020-01-15

Hippos: Africa’s River Giants

Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can’t even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Nature brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming the benchmark of natural history programs.

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Hippos: Africa’s River Giants