AFRICAN SAVANNA: Every Meal Has a Price | Wildlife Documentary
Grand Epoch
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In the African savanna, every meal has a price.
From zebras and wildebeest following fresh grass to cheetahs, lions and wild dogs hunting for their next meal, survival depends on finding energy — and holding onto it long enough to live another day.
This wildlife documentary follows food through the African savanna: from sunlight and grass to migrating herds, predators, scavengers, and decomposers that return nutrients to the ecosystem.
GRAND EPOCH presents
SAVANNA — The price of survival
CHAPTERS
00:00 The Price of Survival
01:40 Grass: The Foundation
02:11 Zebras & Wildebeest
03:28 Migration & River Crossings
11:31 Elephants
16:28 Giraffes
19:02 Rhinos
19:57 Cheetahs
25:19 Leopards
28:45 Lions
31:59 Buffalo
34:31 Spotted Hyenas
38:31 African Wild Dogs
42:43 Vultures & Scavengers
46:02 The Cycle of Life
RESEARCH & FURTHER READING
• Beaudrot, L. et al. — Mixed-species groups of Serengeti grazers: a test of the stress gradient hypothesis. Ecology, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3163
• Wilson, A. M. et al. — Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala. Nature, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25479
• McComb, K. et al. — Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2011.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0168
• Holekamp, K. E. et al. — Social intelligence in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2007.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.1993
• Hubel, T. Y. et al. — Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs. Nature Communications, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11033
• Kane, A. et al. — Vultures acquire information on carcass location from scavenging eagles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2014.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1072
• Subalusky, A. L. et al. — Annual mass drownings of the Serengeti wildebeest migration influence nutrient cycling and storage in the Mara River. PNAS, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614778114
© Grand Epoch
Original narration, research, editing and production by Grand Epoch.
#WildlifeDocumentary #AfricanSavanna #NatureDocumentary
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AFRICAN SAVANNA: Every Meal Has a Price | Wildlife Documentary
Grand Epoch
1,683 views
In the African savanna, every meal has a price.
From zebras and wildebeest following fresh grass to cheetahs, lions and wild dogs hunting for their next meal, survival depends on finding energy — and holding onto it long enough to live another day.
This wildlife documentary follows food through the African savanna: from sunlight and grass to migrating herds, predators, scavengers, and decomposers that return nutrients to the ecosystem.
GRAND EPOCH presents
SAVANNA — The price of survival
CHAPTERS
00:00 The Price of Survival
01:40 Grass: The Foundation
02:11 Zebras & Wildebeest
03:28 Migration & River Crossings
11:31 Elephants
16:28 Giraffes
19:02 Rhinos
19:57 Cheetahs
25:19 Leopards
28:45 Lions
31:59 Buffalo
34:31 Spotted Hyenas
38:31 African Wild Dogs
42:43 Vultures & Scavengers
46:02 The Cycle of Life
RESEARCH & FURTHER READING
• Beaudrot, L. et al. — Mixed-species groups of Serengeti grazers: a test of the stress gradient hypothesis. Ecology, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3163
• Wilson, A. M. et al. — Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala. Nature, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25479
• McComb, K. et al. — Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2011.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0168
• Holekamp, K. E. et al. — Social intelligence in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2007.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.1993
• Hubel, T. Y. et al. — Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs. Nature Communications, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11033
• Kane, A. et al. — Vultures acquire information on carcass location from scavenging eagles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2014.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1072
• Subalusky, A. L. et al. — Annual mass drownings of the Serengeti wildebeest migration influence nutrient cycling and storage in the Mara River. PNAS, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614778114
© Grand Epoch
Original narration, research, editing and production by Grand Epoch.
#WildlifeDocumentary #AfricanSavanna #NatureDocumentary
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