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