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Nature | April 2025

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Nature | April 2025

Meet wildlife from around the world! See how hippos, crocs and lions navigate a drought in Africa. Encounter all 18 species of penguins. And discover the mammals, birds and reptiles that call Niagara Falls home. A world of wonder is waiting for you! 

Nature #4310
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Sanctuary
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 7pm

In Tanzania’s Katavi National Park, the rains have stopped much earlier than usual and six weeks have passed without a drop. Meet the hippo, crocodile and lion families who must prepare to face the worst drought in almost a hundred years.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 04/02/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 04/04/2025 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/06/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/06/2025 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 04/07/2025 @ 7:00 AM
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Preview of Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Sanctuary
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Meet the hippo, crocodile and lion families navigating the dry season in Katavi National Park.

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Preview of Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise: Purgatory
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A severe drought in Katavi National Park tests the wildlife to their limits.

Nature #4311
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Purgatory
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7pm

The severe drought is more intense than anything Katavi has witnessed. The natural order of life seems to have fallen apart as hippos fight to the death, a rogue lion wreaks devastation on a cub family, and fire and ash sweep across the parched land.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 04/09/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 04/11/2025 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/13/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/13/2025 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 04/14/2025 @ 7:00 AM

Nature #4312
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise: Salvation
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 7pm

Katavi gets more hellish by the day, even the adaptable crocodiles are dying. At last, the rains return but become floods of biblical proportion. Finally, things begin to normalize, the buffalo herds return, and lion cubs witness their first hunt.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 04/16/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 04/18/2025 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/20/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/20/2025 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 04/21/2025 @ 7:00 AM
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Preview of Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise: Salvation
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After the drought, the rains finally come. But can Katavi survive the flooding?

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Preview of Penguins: Meet the Family
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Meet all 18 species of penguins from around the world.

Nature #4006
Penguins: Meet The Family
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7pm

A celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, featuring footage of all 18 species of penguins for the first time, from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 04/23/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 04/25/2025 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/27/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 04/27/2025 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 04/28/2025 @ 7:00 AM

Nature #4108
Niagara Falls
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 7pm

Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its stunning beauty and a wide variety of wildlife—mammals, birds and reptiles— that call it home. Through the eyes of passionate scientists, uncover a complex world forged by stone and powered by water.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 04/30/2025 @ 7:00 PM
  • Additional airdates will be available in May 2025.
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Preview of Niagara Falls
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Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its amazing beauty and the wildlife that call it home.