A herd of plains zebra, with one wildebeest in tow, pause for a moment on their annual migration. (National Geographic for Disney/Holly Harrison)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_62.jpg
An unlucky wildebeest is attacked by a crocodile as it nears the banks of the Mara River. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_008903_R.jpg
A zebra looks across the plains of the Mara Triangle. (National Geographic for Disney/Charlie Luckock)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_12.jpg
A male lion lies on a kopje (rocky outcrop) looking over the short grass plains of the Serengeti. (National Geographic for Disney/Adam Clarke)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_13.jpg
Plains zebra move across the Serengeti on their annual migration. (National Geographic for Disney/Holly Harrison)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_14.jpg
A new born plains zebra foal is guided across the plains of the Serengeti by her mother. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Thomson)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_15.jpg
An elephant calf tries to drink water at a manmade waterhole in Tsavo East, but the banks are too steep. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_16.jpg
Plains zebra spread out over the short grass plains of the Serengeti. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Thomson)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_17.jpg
A large lone bull walks to the water. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_18.jpg
Lesser flamingos take off from Lake Bogoria. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Thomson)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_20.jpg
A young elephant calf and his mother walk across the bare ground of Tsavo East. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_21.jpg
A marabou stork keeps an eye out for potential food. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Thomson)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_24.jpg
A plains zebra foal at sunset in the Masai Mara. (National Geographic for Disney/Charlie Luckock)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_25.jpg
A plains zebra foal amongst the Great Migration. (National Geographic for Disney/Charlie Luckock)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_27.jpg
A very young zebra stands in the plains of the Serengeti. (National Geographic for Disney/Adam Clarke)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_28.jpg
A plains zebra harem follow their stallion. (National Geographic for Disney/Holly Harrison)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_29.jpg
Producer and Director Sally Thomson searches for the herds. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally McLennan)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_30.jpg
A plains zebra foal moves across the dry savannah with her family. (National Geographic for Disney/Holly Harrison)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_31.jpg
A line of lesser flamingo fly over Lake Bogoria. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_32.jpg
A harem of plains zebra stand amongst the wildebeest masses in the Serengeti. (National Geographic for Disney/Holly Harrison)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_33.jpg
Camera Operator Manu Akatsa films a herd of wildebeest at dawn on the Mara Triangle. (National Geographic for Disney/Charlie Luckock)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_34.jpg
A flock of lesser flamingo silhouetted against the sky. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_35.jpg
A very young zebra stands in the plains of the Serengeti. (National Geographic for Disney/Adam Clarke)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_58.jpg
A young plains zebra follows her mother as they begin their yearly migration. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Thomson)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_59.jpg
A family of elephants journeys across the red earth landscape of Tsavo East National Park. Gripped by drought, they must travel farther and farther to find food and water. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_61.jpg
Wildebeest make the infamous Mara River crossing in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_008861_R.jpg
A crocodile lies in wait on the banks of the Mara River. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_008776_R.jpg
A herd of wildebeest have successfully made it across the Mara River in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_008411_R.jpg
Wildebeest descend down to cross the Mara River in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_007753_R.jpg
Zebras and wildebeest successfully make it to the grasslands on the other side of the Mara River in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_007473_R.jpg
A herd of zebra crosses the infamous Mara River in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_007447_R.jpg
Wildebeest begin the infamous Mara River crossing in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_007350_R.jpg
Wildebeest and zebras begin the infamous Mara River crossing in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_007254_R.jpg
Zebras brave the crossing of the Mara River in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_006628_R.jpg
A panoramic view of wildebeest and zebra gathered in the plains of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_006031_R.jpg
An elephant and calf move across the plains of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_005272_R.jpg
A plains zebra and foal move across the plains of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_005112_R.jpg
A herd of zebra moves across the plains of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_005022_R.jpg
A lion rests in the tall grasses of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_004987_R.jpg
A herd of wildebeest gather in the plains of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_004367_R.jpg
From left: Driver/Spotter Lisa Blackwell, Camera Operator Manu Akatsa, Driver Pete Blackwell, Camera Operator Russell MacLaughlin, Sequence Field Director Charlie Luckock, and Drone Pilot Barny Trevelyan-Johnson behind-the-scenes of Incredible Animal Journeys in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_006063_R.jpg
Behind-the-scenes of Incredible Animal Journeys in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_003956_R.jpg
Driver Pete Blackwell gazes across the plains of Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_002937_R.jpg
Camera Operator Manu Akatsa behind-the-scenes of Incredible Animal Journeys in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_000935_R.jpg
Drone Pilot Barny Trevelyan-Johnson behind-the-scenes of Incredible Animal Journeys filming in Maasai Mara, Kenya. (National Geographic for Disney/David Chancellor)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_000538_R.jpg
Camera Operator Manu Akatsa films a herd of elephants in Tsavo East National Park. (National Geographic for Disney/Maia Sherwood-Rogers)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_08.jpg
Drone Operator Barny Trevelyan-Johnson sets up a shot of the herds grazing in Masai Mara. (National Geographic for Disney/Charlie Luckock)Episode: #2 "Chasing the African Rains"Air Date 11/19/2023Ep101_ChasingTheAfricanRains_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_04.jpg
