Rivers of Life

The once country home of Idi Amin has been taken over by wildlife.

Explore the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi rivers in this three-part series.

The astonishing wildlife and people of the Nile – the world’s longest river.

The secret wildlife and remarkable people of the Amazon, from shamans to electric eels.

Meet a newly discovered species of clever and cute fish who are new to science.

Dive into the transparent bubbling waters of the Amazon’s secret blue lagoon.

Drone aerials capture the Amazon’s flood transition from low to high water.

The Nile creates one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world.

A nesting crocodile mother tried to protect her eggs.

The Nile allowed a great ancient civilization to grow in the middle of a great desert.

Pink River Dolphins are some of the most playful and mysterious of all Amazon animals.

American White Pelicans gorge on fish below a dam in Eastern Minnesota.

Each year, Gull Lake in Minnesota hosts the largest charity ice-fishing contest on Earth.

A river of extremes, remote and wild, the Yukon is North America's legendary frozen River.

Europe's mighty and majestic Danube, a river of glorious riches and magical surprises.

Discover the wildlife, people and scenery of the Zambezi, the Danube the Yukon.

A river of extremes, remote and wild, the Yukon is North America’s legendary frozen River.

Europe's mighty and majestic Danube, a river of glorious riches and magical surprises.

This is the story of the people and wildlife of the Zambezi, Africa's wildest river.

Discover the wildlife, people and scenery of the Zambezi, the Danube the Yukon.

The massive Mississippi – a surprising story of a river that unites this great nation.

Huge barges transporting goods up and down the Mississippi, 24 hours a day.

Reddish Egrets performing their bizarre fishing "dance" on Elmers Isle in Louisiana.