The dry season is always a struggle for the animals in the in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia - forced to share the last remaining water in the river. This is most strongly felt by the hippo population as they continually need to submerge their overheating bodies. This year the low river will be the least of their worries: An unseen killer is waiting to attack. The congested river and extreme circumstances provide the perfect conditions for an Anthrax epidemic to strike. Before the return of the rains the dominant hippo bull will witness the devastation of a fifth of his pod. This season a young mother and her calf and two brothers must negotiate these terrible odds and try to survive this...Hippo Hell.
每年的前半年,位于赞比亚的卢安瓜河谷都是一片生气勃勃;可是随着气温的升高,到了雨季,那边就会出现炙热干涸的气象。但是这个雨季与往年分歧,对于生活在这里的天下上最大的河马群来说,阳光是这个雨季最小的题目,由于潜伏在暗处的恬静的杀手,将会对它们的保存带来最大的应战。