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  • Survival The Tides of Kirawira (Season 91, Episode 2)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

Survival

The Tides of Kirawira (Season 91, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary
It rains on the great herds of wildebeest on the Serengeti plains. Days later a flash flood sweeps along a sandy river-bed - it is the Grumeti river, a seasonal lifeline for all the creatures at Kirawira, and especially its giant ...See moreIt rains on the great herds of wildebeest on the Serengeti plains. Days later a flash flood sweeps along a sandy river-bed - it is the Grumeti river, a seasonal lifeline for all the creatures at Kirawira, and especially its giant crocodiles. The river will ebb away over the dry season, but the clams, crabs and fish have developed remarkable lifestyles to survive, until it floods again. Trapped in drying pools - they are a yearly feast for the riverside creatures. An occasion when crocodiles dam rivers, lizards go fishing, storks spear clams and flowers trap the unwary. As it dries on the plains, the great herds head out towards Kirawira. There, aestivation or migration are the only options left for the rivers' residents, and giant crocodiles and catfish are forced to trek along the drying riverbed, in search of permanent water. Then, one morning, the wildebeest arrive to play their part in this seasonal drama of the drying pools - primordial carnage reigns as the desperate herds try to drink at the crocodiles' pools. The wildebeest will move on, leaving Kirawira in the grip of the seasonal drought - its only salvation, that away on the plains...it might rain. Written by Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone See less
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Writer
Mark Deeble
Composer
Guy Michelmore
Cinematographer
Mark Deeble
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 30, 1994
Release date
Nov 30, 1994 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins & 3 nominations

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