简介:【内容简介】东非大裂谷自红海至赞比西河口,连绵三千里,从太空都能看到。这里是多姿多彩的地方,有喷发的火山、覆盖着森林的高山、美丽的峡谷、广袤的草原、巨大的平湖和河流,是鳄鱼、河马、狮子、大象、火烈鸟和非洲人的家园。BBC采用最新的高清摄影技术,探讨了形式东非大裂谷的地质力量,展现世界上野生动物品种最多的地貌。Visiblefromspace,Africa'sGreatRiftValleyrunsthreethousandmilesfromtheRedSeatothemouthoftheZambezi.It'sadiverseterrainoferuptingvolcanoes,forest-cladmountains,spectacularvalleys,rollinggrasslands,hugelakesandmightyrivers,andishometocrocodiles,hippos,lions,elephants,flocksofflamingosandadiversityofindigenouspeoples.Usingstate-of-the-arthighdefinitionfilmingtechniques,thisseriesinvestigatesthegeologicalforceswhichshapedEastAfrica'sGreatRift,andwhichmakeitoneoftheworld'smostwildlife-richlandscapes.Part1:FireThevalleyistheproductofdeep-seatedgeologicalforceswhichhavespewedoutalineofcloud-wreathedvolcanoesstretchingfromEthiopiatoTanzania.TheirpeaksprovidearefugeforEastAfrica'smostextraordinarywildlife,includingnewlydiscoveredandpreviouslyunfilmedspecieswhichhaveevolvedsurprisingsurvivalstrategiestocopewiththeirchallengingmountainenvironmen