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The Best Episodes of The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart Season 1

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A BBC/Animal Planet co-production, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart Season 1 Episode 1 - Fire
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Fire

    S1:E1

    The valley is the product of deep-seated geological forces which have spewed out a line of cloud-wreathed volcanoes stretching from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Their peaks provide a refuge for East Africa's most extraordinary wildlife, including newly discovered and previously unfilmed species which have evolved surprising survival strategies to cope with their challenging mountain environment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart Season 1 Episode 2 - Water
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Water

    S1:E2

    The Great Rift Valley channels a huge diversity of waterways - rivers, lakes, waterfalls, caustic springs and coral seas - spanning from Egypt to Mozambique. Some lake and ocean deeps harbor previously unseen life-forms, while caustic waters challenge life to the extreme. But where volcanic minerals enrich the Great Rift's waterways, they provide the most spectacular concentrations of birds, mammals and fish in all Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart Season 1 Episode 3 - Grass
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Grass

    S1:E3

    The Great Rift Valley provides the stage for an epic battle between trees and grass - its course influenced by volcanic eruptions, landscape and rainfall. On its outcome rests the fate of Africa's great game herds. In the Rift's savannas, grazers and their predators struggle to outwit each other, forcing one group of primates to develop a social system that paved the way for the evolution of mankind.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fire" is the best rated episode of "The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/24/2010. This episode is rated 3.0 points higher than the second-best, "Water".