Killer Crocs with Steve Backshall - Season 1

Killer Crocs with Steve Backshall - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes2
Datesfévr. 19, 2024 - févr. 20, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 160 min

Episode 1

In an adrenaline-fueled encounter Steve gets closer than even he would have imagined when he helps capture and re-home a number of huge problem crocs. Some of the crocs are man-eaters so It's not for the faint hearted, but allows Steve unprecedented hands-on access to show us just what makes crocs such ultimate predators.

With the aid of a thermal device Steve sees first-hand how the crocodiles use the sun to warm up and are able to regulate their temperature by a technique known as "gaping". When filming from the air with the camera drone the team accidentally stumble across poachers illegally fishing. They are able to alert the rangers who swing into action, highlighting the threat the crocodiles and the other wildlife in the area are under.

Steve learns from a crocodile scientist in the field that we are learning more and more about crocodiles and their social behavior, and they are not the simple, cold bloodied killers they're so often perceived to be.

An exhilarating and at the same time charming nighttime excursion sees Steve capture a yearling croc: a fully formed miniature of the huge, ultimate predator it will one day become…

févr. 19, 2024
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

Having learnt what makes crocs so deadly, Steve now wants to see if legendary monster crocs can still thrive in the protected Ndumo Game Reserve in South Africa. It's known for its high concentration of crocs. However, he's heard the protected sanctuary is under threat from people living around it, so if he can find any monster crocs, this will prove they are still able to thrive here.

First he comes face to face with a living legend, the world's oldest crocodile, Henry, who is more than 120 years old. Living in captivity has allowed Henry to grow to an incredible 5 meters as he has everything he needs - he's a true monster croc. But can Steve find any crocodiles this size out in the wild?

On arrival at Nyamithi pan, one of the largest lakes in the reserve, the water level is drastically low and the crocs are disappearing. Steve joins a team of scientists tagging and tracking one of the remaining crocodiles to find out where they are going.

He also visits Jozini Dam outside the reserve, a man-made croc paradise, where he gets a close look at a healthy female monster crocodile, but on returning to the reserve he discovers the water from the lake has almost gone. Why has this happened and where are the crocodiles going? Steve makes it his mission to find out.

Scientist Peter Calverly and safari guide Bongani Mkhize have a theory that it's the introduction of the red clawed Australian crayfish that has eroded the banks of the lake allowing the water to drain out.

Following the recently tagged crocs signal Steve and the team track them to the very northern reaches of the reserve. Here Steve finally sees the monster croc he has been looking for.

févr. 20, 2024

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