Primal Survivor (2016) s09e03 Episode Script

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[♪]
HAZEN AUDEL:
Whoa.
This is hard going.
[grunts] There's just simply
no ground underneath me.
All this that you see
is floating above
about 15 feet of water,
which is ample space
for crocodiles to live,
which is my biggest concern.
[♪]
Oh, my gosh,
there's something in here.
I just felt it skim my legs.
[grunts] Whoa!
It's a python.
I have no idea how big it is.
It's really wrapped
around in here.
Ah! Gah!
And he's
This is a tricky place
to find a snake.
[♪]
A full-grown one of these can
get probably about 20 feet long.
This is a perfect habitat
to find a predator like this
because they can
simply disappear.
I need to make sure
this snake is under control.
It can lock up limbs.
And it's an ambush predator,
it just lies in wait.
And if it's living in here,
it's eating either birds
or crocodiles.
They grab a hold of it
with those jaws,
and then all they need to do
is just wrap those powerful
muscular coil around the body
and what that does
is it suffocates the animal.
Rock Pythons expand their jaws
and bodies
to consume their prey whole.
They're quite capable
of being man-eaters.
I'll release it carefully.
I'm just going to let this
beautiful creature go back.
[dramatic music playing]
I'm Hazen Audel,
wilderness explorer.
I'm on an epic solo journey
into East Africa's legendary
Great Rift Valley.
For years,
I've been studying this region.
Now, I'm finally here
in the heart of it,
to experience it for myself.
[elephants trumpet]
The Great Rift is home
to Africa's most iconic animals.
And I'm on a mission
to see them all.
[♪]
My Rift Valley safari south
is a 500-mile journey
through some
of the most extreme,
bio-diverse environments
on Earth.
My ultimate goal
is one of the greatest
wildlife destinations
on the planet, the legendary
savannahs of the Serengeti.
On this leg of my expedition,
I'm taking on
the unforgiving shores
and wild waters of Lake Baringo
and trying to reach
its southern tip.
If I can time it right,
I will see one of the most
spectacular wildlife events
that anyone could ever get
to experience.
At this time of year,
a flock of over one million
migrating flamingos land
just south of these waters.
It's a unique
and passing spectacle
I'm determined to witness.
First challenge, find a route
through this wild terrain.
[branches snapping]
- [t-shirt snags]
- [Hazen grunts]
This stuff has these gnarly
grappling hooks.
[groaning, grunts]
This is blackthorn.
Their brutal barbs
warn off grazing wildlife.
And they make my progress
slow and painful too.
See how just the lightest touch
grabs you.
You have to take your time
through here.
And, after a day of this, you do
wind up being a bloody mess.
Yeah.
In a bid to break through
this harsh landscape,
I head to the lakeshore
to seek out less dense terrain.
And I find evidence
I'm not the only one out here.
Look at right there.
This is a piece of a kaldich.
It's the traditional boat
that people use
to navigate these waters here.
Lake Baringo is home
to one of Kenya's smallest
and most unique tribes,
the Ilchamus.
They're master boat builders,
farmers, and fishermen,
who for centuries have
traversed the lake's waters
in extraordinary ways.
A lot of them live
on these different islands
that are on this lake.
Yeah. First sign of people
around here in a while.
My best chance of conquering
this part
of the Great Rift Valley
lies with finding the Ilchamus.
Along the shoreline, my progress
is no easier than inland.
[♪]
I'm forced into swamp trails.
The path of least resistance
is the path that animals make.
[various animal calls]
Like, this, this place
is full of animals.
Three big toes. One, two, three.
Actually, there's a lot
of toes there, four.
Follow the trail.
It's a lot easier
than going through all that,
but it doesn't make it safe.
[dramatic music playing]
[quietly]: Oh boy, look at that.
It's a hippo.
[hippo grunting]
Hippos can weigh
up to 9,000 pounds
and can open their jaws
up to four feet wide.
With those huge, enormous jaws,
if you were to get attacked,
you'd essentially
get cut in half.
They wouldn't eat you 'cause
they would rather eat grass.
They'd just leave you there
for the crocodiles
to finish you off.
Hippos are Africa's
most dangerous animal,
killing hundreds of people
every year.
They're looking at me right now.
Their ears are pointed
right towards me,
and their body position
is right towards me.
So, if they feel like
they need to charge,
they're in position.
[hippo roars]
[dramatic music playing]
You don't want to get
any closer to those animals.
Definitely a place
to keep my eyes open.
With the shoreline
full of dangers,
and the inland route
slow and impenetrable,
I need to find a way
of getting out on the water
[cows mooing]
There's a bunch of commotion.
and I just might be in luck.
A bunch of cows are up here.
There's a person, too.
Are you Ilchamus?
HAZEN: Hello, hello.
[speaking in native language]
HAZEN: Yeah. I'm Hazen.
- What's your name?
- JONES: Jones.
HAZEN:
Jones, are these your cows?
- JONES: Yes. These are cows.
- HAZEN: Ah.
They're rounding up
a bunch of the cattle,
and these are some
of the stragglers here.
You have the whole herd here.
A group of Ilchamus herdsmen
are about to make a journey.
And I've never seen
anything like it before.
[herdsmen chatter]
So, you guys are going
to swim the cows across?
HAZEN: Wow.
The Ilchamus swim their cattle
across the lake
to find fresh pastures.
Here grazing land is scarce,
so it's their only option.
You have some extra boats,
can I use one?
HAZEN: I would love it.
Can I come with?
JONES: Ah yes.
[indistinct chatter]
HAZEN: Okay,
I'll just get right in.
Those cows already know
what they're doing.
But there are a couple of cows
you can tell they're
a little bit scared still
to make the swim.
[indistinct chatter]
First time
in one of these boats.
- [nervous moos]
- [indistinct chatter]
But everybody's off.
[indistinct chatter]
Amazingly,
cows can swim for several miles
when they have to,
a skill they have from birth.
Herding cows is hard enough
and then trying to do it
in the water
is a whole another thing.
The water in Lake Baringo
is murky.
It's not clear to see
what lies beneath.
[cows mooing]
It's kind of crazy to be
swimming cows across this lake
that does have
big crocodiles in it.
There's safety in numbers.
If a cow breaks away
from the group,
it's at much greater risk
of being taken
by one of the thousands
of crocodiles
that hide in these waters.
We've got a runaway right here.
[♪]
We're just trying to get
a little bit more control
over the chaos.
[indistinct chatter]
[♪]
Okay.
Now we're on the move again.
[♪]
You can see right there
that black and white cow
that's considered the lead cow,
the best swimmer.
And that winds up being
the lead for the whole herd.
Very, very valuable cow.
That cow never gets sacrificed,
never gets eaten.
[cow mooing]
The lead cow knows
exactly where we need to go.
And everybody's following
right to that island
full of fresh, new grass.
[dramatic music playing]
The finish line is in sight.
There they go.
Their feet are on the ground.
Look at how much manpower
it took to get them here.
It just goes to show
how important these cows are
for these people's survival.
That was great fun.
I've never done that before.
[laughs] My arms
are a little sore.
Like many Ilchamus,
Jones lives on the shores
of the lake.
His village
is a short paddle away.
- HAZEN: You built this?
- JONES: Yes.
HAZEN: It's beautiful.
This is what an Ilchamus village
looks like, right?
JONES:
Yes, an Ilchamus village.
- Very traditional.
- JONES: Yeah.
HAZEN: They're dependent
on their animals,
their cows, their sheep,
their goats,
and then everything
that the lake provides.
This is all Tilapia.
Oh, wow. Look at that.
They're just being smoked
right now to preserve them.
That is hot and smoky.
Jones invites me to have a meal
and spend the night
in the village.
And I get to see
how a traditional
African dish is made,
ugali.
HAZEN:
Wow, this is pretty interesting.
I've never seen this before,
but these are old flowers
of water lilies.
They take these seeds, dry 'em,
and then grind 'em like you see,
stone ground into a flour.
And then they're re-cooked up
and turned into like an oatmeal
made out of water lily seeds.
Just packed full of energy, huh?
JONES: Yeah.
HAZEN: Wow.
As we warm ourselves up
by the fire,
I get a chance
to try the fresh ugali.
Mm. Not bad.
I tell Jones and his friends
about my mission
to see the flamingos.
And he kindly offers up
the use of an old kaldich.
- I can use one of your boats?
- Yeah.
HAZEN: Thank you.
You say there's plenty?
- JONES: Yeah.
- It's no problem?
- It's no problem.
- HAZEN: Okay, okay.
What time of the day
do the winds happen on the lake?
HAZEN:
They tell me of a unique event
happening down on the southern
shore where I'm headed.
Some of the Ilchamus community
that lives there
will be taking part.
- MAN: Yeah, in two days.
- Yeah.
- In two days, there's a race?
- JONES: Yeah.
HAZEN: The origins of the race
are about settling
disagreements peacefully
between them and neighboring
tribes on the lake.
But this test of skill
and strength is now open to all.
You say everybody's welcome?
- MAN: Yeah.
- HAZEN: Okay.
MAN: It's open.
- HAZEN: It's open to everyone?
- Yeah.
HAZEN: It sounds like
an interesting prospect.
The Ilchamus community
at the southern end of the lake
live close to where I'm headed.
Meeting them could help
in my search
for the spectacular
flamingo migration
I'm here to witness.
Thank you, thank you.
[light music playing]
[birds chirping]
HAZEN: This is my boat, huh?
- JONES: Yeah.
- HAZEN: Great.
- Thank you so much.
- JONES: Yeah.
HAZEN: Okay, yeah.
Please tell the whole
village thank you.
- Yeah? Okay.
- JONES: Okay. Enjoy.
HAZEN:
Now armed with a boat
and the guidance
from the Ilchamus,
I use the lake's network
of islands and landmarks
to start navigating
my way south.
This is a turning point
in this part of my journey.
Once you're in the middle
of this lake,
it begins to be apparent just
how enormous this place is.
Lake Baringo is one of the
deepest in Kenya's Rift Valley.
It was formed about
25 million years ago
by the powerful separation
of tectonic plates,
which caused a basin to form,
which is now full of water.
Paddling a boat like this
and just being in
a boat like this,
they're all new to me.
You've got to
hold these paddles,
which are carved out of wood.
And, uh
it's a shoulder workout
for sure.
These Ilchamus paddles
are short and lightweight,
good for maneuvering
these fragile little boats.
But they take some
getting used to,
and they're all I've got to
carry me miles across the lake.
[tense music playing]
[hippo blasts water]
HAZEN:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[quietly]
Hippos are right over there.
[hippo snorts]
I don't know how many.
But they're hidden
under the water.
And if that wasn't enough
[ominous music playing]
Wow. They definitely see me.
But when they're in the water,
I don't see them.
They may be swimming
right underneath me.
[♪]
[ominous music playing]
HAZEN:
You can see just the tail.
That's one of
the many crocodiles
that are in this lake.
And they just slithered right
into the water once I got close.
Crocodiles and hippos
can stay submerged
for up to 30 minutes at a time.
And they're all over this lake.
[♪]
This place is wild.
Navigating these waters safely
requires a vessel that's agile
and sturdy.
These kaldiches are perfect
for short journeys,
but they aren't typically used
for long distances
on open waters.
I'm pushing this raft
to the limit,
and it's clearly under strain.
They don't last very long
because of the material
that they're made out of.
This wood, which is called
ambatch wood,
it's really light and soft.
It just gets rotten and
it gets waterlogged real fast.
I might be able to struggle by,
but it's a risk on these
notoriously stormy waters.
And if I'm to take on
a raft race,
I need a brand-new boat.
Jones told me that
everything the Ilchamus use
to build their kaldiches,
can be found right on the lake.
This is the place to find
the ambatch wood
to make this boat.
They're on these
floating islands.
Ambatch grows on
floating islands of vegetation
that continuously drift
around the lake.
[♪]
[grunts]
Ah!
It's not
on any ground.
So, what's below me is
probably about 15 feet of water.
This stuff with
the yellow flowers,
it's like a big floating bush.
Sometimes it grows big enough.
Yeah, this is about
as big as it gets.
Well, it's a specialized plant
meant to grow
and float at the same time.
And it's not meant to be strong.
You know, like,
I'm not really that strong.
I mean, honestly
[crunches, spits]
it's more like
[crunches, gags, spits]
it's more like Styrofoam.
[spits]
- [twigs crunching]
- Everything I step on, it just
Yeah. [deep sigh]
[crunching]
W-ah! It's a tricky place!
Not only do I not have
any ground to stand on,
I'm just covered with ants.
These ones are cocktail ants.
They call them cocktail ants
because they cock their tail
up in the air.
Once the alarm system goes off,
they're all on the defense.
And they all bite.
[straining]
Yeah, I'm covered with ants.
I'll get what I need
and get off this island.
[wood clatters]
Now, I'll get back in this thing
if it still works.
You gonna make it? Come on.
[upbeat music playing]
Gathering this ambatch wood
is one step closer
to building a new kaldich.
But it's not all I need.
[♪]
I spot something useful
on a nearby island.
That place up ahead
might have just what I need.
But it's growing high
on a slope,
and it won't be that easy
to reach.
Nice little rocky scree.
[♪]
Yeah, this is all pumice
right here,
that's volcanic rock.
One time it was lava.
It's really lightweight.
It's a great foot scrub.
It's like, one step forward
and two slides back. [grunts]
I'll just get right up here.
[♪]
Ah. Hey, woo!
Yeah, this is the stuff.
It's called sansevieria.
You just pull off these
bottom leaves.
This is the, the last
remaining ingredient
[breathless]
that I need to make my kaldich.
This can be turned into rope,
believe it or not.
[whacks machete]
This species of sansevieria
is also known as
African spear plant.
- [whacking]
- For good reason.
You've got to be really careful
with this stuff
'cause it can be awfully,
awfully pokey.
You could easily
impale yourself.
[grunting]
[exhales, grunts]
[grunting]
[tense music playing]
I'm not going down
with a big machete
and a bunch of spears.
- Bombs away!
- [pack thuds, rumbles]
You ever seen scree skiing?
It's a lot of fun.
Until you crash real hard.
[grunts]
[grunting, yelps]
[tense music playing]
[grunts] There we go.
[chuckles]
[grunts]
Oh! You ever get rocks
in your sandals?
Ooh!
I've got a boat to build.
But the only ground flat enough
to build my boat here
is a bit close to
the water's edge,
considering the crocodiles.
I need to keep moving and try to
find a safer place to stop.
[♪]
I'm almost halfway through
my journey across
the wild expanses
of Lake Baringo.
I've still got miles of lake
to navigate
before I reach
the southern shores.
From here, I need to find a way
over land,
in the hope of witnessing
a spectacular migration
of millions of flamingos
on waters
a little further south.
[birds chirping]
[tense music playing]
[thunder rumbling]
I've been fighting this headwind
and, uh, might be some
interesting weather coming up.
The stormy conditions
the Ilchamus warned me about
start to sweep in.
Starting to get
pretty windy now.
It's making this water
really choppy.
- [thunder rumbling]
- [Hazen panting]
This is not the kind of boat
for this kind of water.
It's starting to get ugly.
[dramatic music playing]
Getting tossed around
like a kite.
Whoo!
I don't know if I'm making
any headway at all.
My old kaldich is rapidly
taking on water.
[♪]
An island up ahead
offers a lifeline.
This is all I got!
And I can just barely get there.
[♪]
[nervous chuckle]
This weather just came in
like a flash!
[grunts]
This could be the start
of the rainy season.
[♪]
And the flamingos
I'm here to see
need shallow waters to feed.
Rising lake levels could
encourage them to move on
before I can reach them.
I can see the remnants
of an old fish camp.
There's old shingles
and all that, so.
I'll just get right under
these rocks here
and wait this out.
It's better than being
out there, for sure.
[♪]
[sighs]
[wind rustling]
[Hazen grunts]
This is this kaldich's
last day.
I mean, it's had it.
Pretty well useless now.
If I don't get a new boat made,
I'm stuck on this island.
[tense music playing]
But my first priority
is to find food and shelter
while I've still got daylight.
So, my intention here
is just to build a real
quick and dirty shelter
'cause I'm only going to be here
for one night, I hope.
A simple lean-to,
made from remnants
of an old fishing camp,
should offer some protection.
And being surrounded by water
offers the potential for food.
This is my contraption here.
This is the porcupine quill.
And it acts as a bobber
'cause it floats real good.
And then right below that,
I have a little fishing weight.
And then right here is
my little hook,
and I'll bait that.
I found some termites.
I hope that looks
delicious to a fish.
[serene music playing]
Any little nibble will
jerk that spine,
and I'll know I got a fish.
[♪]
Whoa.
[♪]
[chuckling] Whoa!
Did you see that?
A fish eagle just swooped down
and caught a fish
right out of the water!
Well, I haven't caught any fish,
but this is obviously
a good spot.
My bobber's gone.
Watch it, there we go.
Oh, nice. Nice, nice, nice.
Tilapia. Ooh.
It's a kind of a Nile tilapia,
but this particular subspecies
is only found here
in Lake Baringo.
And there's lots of 'em.
Oh. Got a fish. Got a fish.
[fish splashing]
Yeah. There we go.
Great.
Yep. I got a fish.
[fish splashing]
Three tilapia will provide
the protein I need to carry on.
Super-duper.
Food and shelter taken care of,
it's time to get started
on my new raft.
[grunts]
Firstly,
the ambatch wood needs to
be soaked in the water
so it's more flexible.
I work the sansevieria
to make rope.
[whack]
[tapping]
This is some of the easiest
plant cordage I've ever found.
I mean, it's just pure fiber.
The last of the day's sun
dries out my homemade rope,
and I prepare for nightfall.
Okay, I'm using
a pretty soft wood
that I could find.
I need some of the
secret ingredient,
which is
dried cow dung.
A natural fire starter
I picked up in
the Ilchamus village.
Gotta get this nice and solid.
This is called a fire plough.
And this was probably
the very first way
people were making fires
all around the world.
Stay solid.
Come on.
Come on.
[exhales]
[panting] Okay, got it.
I sprinkle some cow dung
to my little ember.
And then I just take nice,
good, dry pieces of grass,
and I'll just put that
in there nice and gentle.
[Hazen blowing]
[♪]
[embers crackling]
[chuckles] There is the fire!
But before the light fades,
I try to make as much
progress as possible
building my new raft.
Just a real simple roll.
Just like that on your thighs.
And that just makes it this,
I mean, an incredibly
strong rope.
Water did the trick
and stuff is, yeah,
much more bendable.
And so I can bend this
into shape,
have my bottom here.
So now I can start to
do the walls of my boat.
With my boat build on track,
it's time for food.
[sighs]
Just set it right there
on the coals.
Woo! That is hot.
You're looking at about
less than a minute on one side,
30 seconds on the other.
And you've got three fish
ready to eat.
[fire crackling]
Okay. Woo! Ah, hot, hot, hot.
You can eat the skin.
I don't like to see stuff
go to waste.
Oh, [chuckling]
it's getting windy.
But see how just a few seconds
[smacks lips] on that fire
turn that fish into delicate
white tilapia meat.
[serene music playing]
[♪]
[video recorder clicks on]
Woo-wee!
I got another
bit of rain just blowing in.
This one, uh, I don't know,
I hope it's not going to be
a wet night.
But, uh, I am working away
as best I can.
I got most of my floor done,
here, which is great,
and I don't know how much sleep
I'm gonna get tonight.
But, I'm gonna work
under moonlight and firelight,
get as much done as I can.
I might just be able to make it
in time for that race.
[video recorder clicks off]
[serene music playing]
[video recorder clicks on]
I thought I had
a pretty good look around
in this camp.
But I did miss one thing.
It's very shy
so I'll zoom in real quick.
'Cause it's gonna go back
in its shell.
Right there, look at that.
That's a leopard tortoise.
I don't know if it's just been
watching me work away
this whole time or not,
but they don't move around much.
And how these tortoises
get on these islands,
they do swim, actually,
believe it or not.
Um,
there aren't very many
tortoises that can swim,
but, uh, these
leopard tortoises can.
You've been a very nice,
quiet neighbor,
and I appreciate that.
It doesn't say a lot.
[video recorder clicks off]
If I'm to reach the raft race
in time,
I need to get going.
The more rigid of a vessel
that I have,
the better it's going to
perform in the water,
uh, the more stable, the faster.
It's about having a boat
that's going to get me
finally on the other side
of this lake.
I need one more here,
one more here,
and I'll have a kaldich.
[♪]
Last little bit.
I've got this to fit in,
for extra flotation.
Not much more time
to dilly-dally.
Let's see if this thing floats.
If I've built it correctly,
it's my ticket off this island.
[tense music playing]
All right. Will it float?
- [sloshing]
- Whoa, whoa. Okay.
Oh, wow.
[sighs] Okay.
Literally, I'm off to the races.
[♪]
[♪]
With this kaldich having
brand new wood,
I'm just that much higher
up out of the water.
Makes this boat way faster,
way more maneuverable
and it just is
so much more efficient.
I'm using way less energy
to get myself from
point A to point B.
To find the southern banks,
I follow the lake's chain
of flooded forests.
These trees were once
part of the shoreline
before they were claimed
by rising lake levels.
I made it to the south end
of the lake.
Just when I didn't think
I'd make it.
It's a major milestone
on my journey.
I've crossed the lake's
vast waters
and reached
the southern shoreline.
[♪]
There are a bunch
of people there
and a bunch of kaldiches.
I think this is the race.
[♪]
HAZEN:
[speaking in native language]
[Hazen speaking native language]
HAZEN:
[speaking in native language]
HAZEN: Hey.
[speaking native language]
Ilchamus? Yeah, hey.
MAN:
Nice to meet you.
HAZEN: Yeah, nice,
[speaking native language].
MAN: Nice race for you.
HAZEN: Good, good,
[speaking native language].
[Hazen and others
speaking native language]
HAZEN: This is the race, right?
Did I make it in time?
- MAN: Yeah.
- HAZEN: Yeah?
As preparations get underway,
a traditional pre-race snack
is handed out.
That guy there is pulling
a bunch of honey
right from the comb
out of his bag
and it's being passed around,
sort of like this energy bar.
[speaking native language]
[Hazen and others
speaking native language]
[speaking native language]
Some of the bee grubs
are still in there.
So, there's protein
and you get that sugar hit.
Probably just makes everybody
go that much faster.
Mm. Mm, that is good.
Mm. Alright, glucose hit,
right to the brain.
[indistinct chatter]
As we ready ourselves,
the race rules are announced.
[speaking native language]
HAZEN:
A grueling long-distance paddle.
A test of endurance.
[native language spoken]
HAZEN:
I'll just follow everybody
as fast as I can and see
if I can keep up.
[horn blows]
[group cheering and hollering]
[distant cheering and hollering]
HAZEN:
There's a couple of people
taking the lead right now.
I don't know if
that's good game strategy
or if they're just going to
wear themselves out.
The endurance races
aim to settle
important tribal disputes
over issues like
grazing lands and cattle.
Each participating community
puts forward
their best competitors.
Okay. Around the corner now.
Now it's the home stretch.
[groans] My shoulders are sore,
my hands are cramped up.
The race enters
its final stages.
[cheering and hollering]
I am getting left in the dust!
The young guys are way ahead.
- [winner exclaims]
- [group cheering]
Good grief!
[distant cheering]
[group clapping and cheering]
Ah! Oh, my God, is it over?
[group chattering]
I can't feel my legs.
[laughs]
[groans] Ah, they don't work.
[Hazen groans]
MAN: Yeah, well, you tried.
- HAZEN: Thank you. [laughs]
- MAN: You tried it.
- [man speaking native language]
- HAZEN: He said, he said,
"Well, you tried.
Good try-er, good try-er."
[laughs] Thank you.
MAN: Thank you very much,
my friend.
HAZEN:
Thank you.
I may not have won the race,
but I hope I've won the respect
of these masters of the lake.
MAN:
You can come there.
hot spring with everybody,
warm, warm.
- HAZEN: Okay, yeah. We'll go.
- MAN: Yeah, come with everybody.
HAZEN: They're going to
have a nice hot soak,
soak those muscles.
Bathing in one of the lake's
geothermal hotspots
is an Ilchamus post-race ritual.
[indistinct excited chatter]
Nice to have a celebratory swim
in hot spring water.
And at least maybe a good soak
for the old ego. [chuckles]
These natural springs are said
to have healing properties,
a welcome respite after
a grueling journey
across the lake.
Ah, man.
All that steam's coming
right out of the ground.
Wow, ooh! Ah, it's like a sauna.
[group agreeing]
Freshly hard-boiled eggs,
right out of that geothermal
hot spring right there.
[Hazen and others
speaking native language]
Nice to share some little snacks
with some newfound friends.
Yeah.
[speaking native language]
Having broken the ice
with the Ilchamus community,
I'm given their blessings
to journey south
into flamingo territory.
[♪]
A migrating flock
of these amazing birds
has been spotted on waters
just a few miles away.
[♪]
And the Ilchamus have given me
directions south
through their lands.
[♪]
At last, my goal is in sight.
[♪]
Whoa!
[flamingos honking]
I've made it.
It's as far as I can see,
pink flamingos!
From shore to shore
peppering the sky in pink.
[flamingos honking, squawking]
This is an enormous migration
of flamingos coming into
this lake in the millions.
[flamingos honking, squawking]
East Africa is home
to the largest number of
flamingo species in the world.
It's truly a sight to behold.
[loud rustling]
And can you hear it?
- [rustling continues]
- It, it sounds like it's,
like it's rapids from
a raging river,
but it's just
all of those animals
flapping their wings
in the water.
[honking, flapping]
They're flying through,
they're not nesting.
They're just feeding off of
all the things
that are living
in this crazy, salty water.
This mineral-rich volcanic water
is teaming with algae,
perfect feed
for countless flamingos.
It took so much perseverance
to get here,
but this is why I'm here,
to see animals,
to see animal events like this.
[♪]
Like me, these flamingos are now
on a journey of hundreds
of miles, heading south.
[♪]
This spectacle is just a taste
of what is still to come
on my extreme safari
through the Great Rift Valley.
If I can time it,
just like I timed it right now,
I may just be able
to see millions of animals
all coming together
in the Serengeti.
[♪]
But this just gives me
that much more energy
to just keep pushing on.
[♪]
One of the highlights
of my expedition so far.
[♪]
Next time
I hit Hell's Gate Gorge
in the heart of the Great Rift.
[grunts] I've got no option
but to jump from here.
[grunts]
Foraging in wild tribal forests.
There it is,
that's it right there.
- [bees buzzing]
- Oh, the bees are angry now.
- [bees buzzing]
- [Hazen chuckles nervously]
And pushing deep
into dark, foreboding caves.
It's like an underground maze
that you could
easily get lost in forever.
- Whoa, the bats are coming.
- [bats screeching]
On a mission to try and reach
the elusive black rhino.
What I'm seeing
is so incredibly rare.