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Rivers of Life

This landmark three-part series reveals the extraordinary animals, epic landscapes, and remarkable people who live alongside three iconic rivers. Using new technology and exclusive stories, Rivers of Life reveals a wider and fresh perspective on the extraordinary landscapes, surprising wildlife, and extraordinary people of the Nile, the Mississippi, and the Amazon.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Nile
    June 18, 2019
    55min
    ALL
    The Nile is the world’s longest river. From elephants and leopards to extreme kayakers and ancient wonders, its great length provides a lifeline for Africa’s wildest beasts and for some of the world’s most incredible cultures.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Amazon
    June 25, 2019
    55min
    TV-PG
    The Amazon, the greatest river system on Earth, amasses one-fifth of Earth’s freshwater as it flows east from the Andes to the Atlantic. Boiling streams, crystal clear lagoons, pink river dolphins and a strange new reef are some of its many secret and extreme worlds.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Mississippi
    July 2, 2019
    55min
    TV-PG
    The Mississippi reaches far beyond the Deep South; its fingers stretch into nearly half of the USA. From the frozen north--where coyotes learn to fish in icy water--down through the nation’s agricultural heart and then to the mysterious, steamy southern swamps where alligators still rule, the many faces of the Mississippi unite a nation.
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