An aerial view of Makgadikgadi salt pans. (National Geographic/Mike Holding)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_048.jpg
A jackal moves through the rugged landscape of Lake Abhe, Djibouti. (National Geographic/Clare Kingston)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_074.jpg
A Somali sengi in the lava fields of Djibouti. (National Geographic/Robin Cox)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_075.jpg
An aerial view of Makgadikgadi salt pans. (National Geographic/Mike Holding)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_049.jpg
Sue Gibson films from a car on a RED with a long lens. Director Matthew Underwood watches from the car. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_063.jpg
A Somali sengi in the lava fields of Djibouti. (National Geographic/Robin Cox)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_076.jpg
An adult African wild dog with wild dog puppies at a den. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_062.jpg
The towering limestone chimneys of Lake Abhe. (National Geographic/Clare Kingston)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_072.jpg
A waterbuck escapes into a pool from a pack of African wild dogs. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_159.jpg
Wild dog puppies playing in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park. (National Geographic/Lydia Baines)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_067.jpg
An African wild dog walking in golden light.(National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_065.jpg
A truck with a GSS filming an African bull elephant. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_059.jpg
A car crossing the water channels of the the Busanga Plains. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_166.jpg
An aerial view of the rocky landscape of Djibouti. (National Geographic/Luke Nelson)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_070.jpg
An Agama lizard sneaks towards a lion resting on a rocky outcrop. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_129.jpg
A herd of kob jump through the water of the flooded grasslands of the Busanga Plains. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_100.jpg
A lone male elephant walks across the desolate Makgadikgadi salt pans. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_102.jpg
A lion cub on on Zambia's Busanga Plains. (National Geographic/Clare Kingston)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_029.jpg
An agama lizard sits on a large rock in the savanna. (National Geographic/Clement Kiragu)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_011.jpg
Antelope gather at dawn on Zambia's Busanga Plains. (National Geographic/Clare Kingston)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_039.jpg
A group of bull elephants in the desolate Makgadikgadi salt pans. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_107.jpg
A male cichlid picks up a shell in Tanzania's Lake Tanganyika. (National Geographic/Natalie Turner-Blackman)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_006.jpg
A lone male elephant attempts to join a group of bull elephants drinking at one of the last remaining water holes in the Makgadikgadi salt pans. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_110.jpg
A Somali sengi running through the volcanic landscape. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_139.jpg
A group of bull elephants in the desolate Makgadikgadi salt pans. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_108.jpg
An agama lizard sits on a rock in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_023.jpg
A lioness watches over her pride's cubs on Zambia's Busanga Plains. (National Geographic/Clare Kingston)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_037.jpg
A lion cub submerged in the waters of the Busanga Plains. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_096.jpg
A pair of lions nap on a rock in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_021.jpg
A lioness with four cubs walks in the savannah of the Busanga Plains. (National Geographic)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_094.jpg
A female lion stalks in long dry grass. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_020.jpg
A lioness sits on top of a kopje in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. (National Geographic/Clement Kiragu)Episode: #104 "Plains "Air Date 10/03/2026102_Plains_AfricaEarthsWildHome_018.jpg