TheCongo:morepowerfulanddangerousthananyotherriver,yetasanctuaryandhomeforsomeofthemostwonderfulcreaturesonourEarth.
WildCongofollowsthesecondlargestriveronEarthfromitssourceinZambiaonitsjourneythroughmarshlandareasandrainforests.
TheCongo'sjourneystretchesoveradistanceof5,000kilometres,startingasasmallstreamanddevelopingintoaragingriverthatengulfseverythinginitspath.
Biologistsconsiderittobethecradleofevolution:anexperimentallocationfortheemergenceofnewspecies!
Theshoebill,elephantfishandblindeelarejustafewexamplesofthewildlifeoftheCongoanditsastoundingabilitytoadapt.
BeingseparatedbythewatermassesoftheCongoRiverhasalsoenabledourclosestrelatives,chimpanzeesandbonobos,todevelopcompletelydifferentsocialsystems,withviolenceandoppressionreigningon...