A spotted hyena walking along the shore of Lake Elmenteita with flocks of flamingoes in the background. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_087.jpg
A green turtle attempts to return back to the sea but low tide forces it to climb over an exposed coral reef. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_050.jpg
A Green turtle finally reaches the ocean after getting stuck climbing over a coral reef at low tide. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_044.jpg
A spotted hyena walking along the shore of Lake Elmenteita with flocks of flamingoes in the background. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_086.jpg
A spotted hyena feeding on a flamingo kill. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_092.jpg
Poilão, a remote island off the coast of West Africa. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_148.jpg
A green turtle trapped on an exposed coral at low tide. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_042.jpg
A large flock of lesser flamingos at Lake Elmenteita, Kenya. (National Geographic/Mark Wanjau)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_082.jpg
The savanna around Mzima Springs with a herd of African elephants. (National Geographic/Clare Kingston)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_069.jpg
A green turtle trapped on an exposed coral at low tide. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_055.jpg
A flock of lesser flamingos at Lake Elmenteita with a filming vehicle in the background. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_083.jpg
Camera operator Dominic Hamilton films a cheetah in the Sneeuberg Mountains. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_033.jpg
A steep, rocky landscape in South Africa. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_129.jpg
A flock of lesser flamingos at Lake Elementaita in Kenya. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_102.jpg
The Langeberg Mountains at sunset. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_019.jpg
A cheetah sits in the grass and looks out across the Sneeuberg Mountains. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_031.jpg
A portrait of a lesser flamingo. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_103.jpg
A hippo resting in the crystal clear waters of Mzima Springs in Kenya. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_117.jpg
Flocks of lesser flamingos at Lake Elementaita. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_098.jpg
Hippos resting in the crystal clear waters of Mzima Springs in Kenya. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_113.jpg
Hippos resting in the crystal clear waters of Mzima Springs in Kenya. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_112.jpg
A cheetah sits and looks out across the Sneeuberg Mountains. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_008.jpg
A portrait of a spotted hyena. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_099.jpg
A portrait of a cheetah in the Sneeuberg Mountains. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_012.jpg
The Sneeuberg Mountains blanketed in snow. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_120.jpg
A volcanic landscape in East Africa. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_109.jpg
African skimmers on the sandbanks in Cameroon. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_135.jpg
An African skimmer and its young chick. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_137.jpg
A Green turtle trapped in a coral reef when attempting to return back to sea at low tide. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_039.jpg
Two cheetah cubs feeding on a kill in Mount Camdeboo, South Africa. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_010.jpg
A large flock of lesser flamingos feeding on algae at Lake Elmenteita. (National Geographic/Alicia Russo)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_028.jpg
A river meandering through Africa's rainforests. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_132.jpg
A cheetah mother and her three cubs eating a kudu. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_126.jpg
A cheetah cub with blood on its face in Mount Camdeboo, South Africa. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_015.jpg
Two cheetah cubs sitting by a carcass in their rocky home in the Sneeuberg Mountains. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_017.jpg
A large flock of lesser flamingos at Lake Elmenteita. (National Geographic/Luke Nelson)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_003.jpg
A cheetah mother with her cubs feeding on a kill in the rocky Sneeuberg Mountains. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_016.jpg
A barbel fish coming up to clean the skin of a hippo. (National Geographic)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_118.jpg
A green turtle nesting on the beach of Poilao Island. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #101 "Welcome to Africa "Air Date 10/02/2026106_WelcomeToAfrica_AfricaEarthsWildHome_059.jpg