Africa's Underwater Wonders

Discover two different worlds off the South African coast. One is a stage for the bold and the beautiful. In the other, ambush and camouflage reign.

On South Africa's west coast, cape fur seals form huge breeding colonies and reproduce. For pups that can't swim, it's challenging start to life as they battle heat and hunger.

Just off the Tanzanian coastline lies an island Utopia. Its diverse habitats provide homes for a multitude of creatures living above the water and below.

In one of Africa's greatest lakes, rock and water set the stage for evolution's most magnificent display. This episode tells the story of this remarkable example of evolution in action.

Off the coast of Mozambique, warm waters surround idyllic isles. In this shallow realm, life in many forms flood the space between seabed and surface.