Life at the waterhole

Resource Information

The work Life at the waterhole represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wadleigh Memorial Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Life at the waterhole

Statement of responsibility

a BBC studios production for PBS and BBC ; producer, Anwar Mamon ; directors, Hannah Ward, Anwar Mamon

Contributor

• BBC Earth (Firm)
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• Mamon, Anwar
• Sanjayan, M. A., 1966-
• Ward, Hannah
• BBC Studios

Contributor

• BBC Earth (Firm)

Film director

• Mamon, Anwar
• Ward, Hannah

Film producer

• Mamon, Anwar

Production company

• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• BBC Studios

Publisher

• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• PBS Distribution (Firm)

Subject

• Documentary television programs
• Mwiba Wildlife Reserve (Tanzania)
• Nature television programs
• Nonfiction television programs
• Oases -- Africa
• Oases -- Tanzania
• Television mini-series
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Water-supply -- Africa
• Animals -- Tanzania
• Wildlife television programs
• Water-supply -- Tanzania
• Biotic communities -- Tanzania
• DVD-Video discs
• Desert animals -- Africa
• Desert animals -- Tanzania
• Desert ecology -- Africa
• Desert ecology -- Tanzania

Genre

• Wildlife television programs
• Nonfiction television programs
• DVD-Video discs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Documentary television programs
• Television mini-series
• Nature television programs

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed remote cameras, Dr. M. Sanjayan (EARTH: A New Wild) leads a team to uncover the complex dynamics of the waterhole for the very first time. The cameras capture three dramatic periods: the middle of the dry season, the hottest time of year, and the height of the first rains to gain unique insights into the lives of some of Africa's most iconic animals. As warthogs, giraffes, monkeys, and big cats all jostle for position at the new waterhole, the team uncover the increasingly important role of water in Africa as its wildlife faces the growing impact of climate change

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Dewey number

• 591.574
• 363.6/1

Intended audience

TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children)

Language note

English dialogue; English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing)

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PerformerNote

Presenter, Dr. M. Sanjayan

Runtime

165

Technique

live action