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东非大裂谷自红海至赞比西河口连绵三千里从太空都能看到这里是多姿多彩的地方有喷发的火山覆盖着森林的高山美丽的峡谷广袤的草原巨大的平湖和河流是鳄鱼河马狮子大象火烈鸟和非洲人的家园BBC采用最新的高清摄影技术探讨了形式东非大裂谷的地质力量展现世界上野生动物品种最多的地貌
Visible from space, Africa#39s Great Rift Valley runs three thousand miles from the Red Sea to the mouth of the Zambezi It#39s a diverse terrain of erupting volcanoes, forestclad mountains, spectacular valleys, rolling grasslands, huge lakes and mighty rivers, and is home to crocodiles, hippos, lions, elephants, flocks of flamingos and a diversity of indigenous peoples
Using stateoftheart high definition filming techniques, this series investigates the geological forces which shaped East Africa#39s Great Rift, and which make it one of the world#39s most wildliferich landscapes
Part 1 Fire
The valley is the product of deepseated geological forces which have spewed out a line of cloudwreathed volcanoes stretching from Ethiopia to Tanzania Their peaks provide a refuge for East Africa#39s most extraordinary wildlife, including newly discovered and previously unfilmed species which have evolved surprising survival strategies to cope with their challenging mountain environment
Part 2 Water
The Great Rift Valley channels a huge diversity of waterways rivers, lakes, waterfalls, caustic springs and coral seas spanning from Egypt to Mozambique Some lake and ocean deeps harbour previously unseen lifeforms, while caustic waters challenge life to the extreme But where volcanic minerals enrich the Great Rift#39s waterways, they provide the most spectacular concentrations of birds, mammals and fish in all Africa
Part 3 Grass
The Great Rift Valley provides the stage for an epic battle between trees and grass its course influenced by volcanic eruptions, landscape and rainfall On its outcome rests the fate of Africa#39s great game herds In the Rift#39s savannas, grazers and their predators struggle to outwit each other, forcing one group of primates to develop a social system that paved the way for the evolution of mankind
