Wild Congo | Part 1: River of Monsters | Free Documentary Nature

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

I see a quiz in your future. A Congo River quiz. In the meantime, sit back and just be amazed. Seriously. The congregation of thousands of fruit bats, the Shoebill bird, the weird fish with lungs that can survive in a mud hole for up to two years and that’s just in the first 15 minutes. There are 800 different fish types in this river and not all sections of the river have been explored yet. Yep. Be amazed. Anyone out there actually seen, touched, experienced the Congo? Please let us know! Comments below 👇🏼

[@cornell833]

I would love to visit the Congo 🇨🇩 ❤ # 🇺🇸

[@raheemallen2003]

Friends one calamity's that are going on around the world will lead to a Sunday Law Which will The Mark Of The Beast, Those that keep gods seventh day sabbath will be prohibited from buying and sell and persecuted. Jesus is coming are you ready?

[@jenJ-uq8ej]

Standing ovation! Well done and worthwhile! 🌱

[@isaacmunthali3313]

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[@waldemarchorzewski4756]

ago

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

Aw, those fruit bats are precious. My favorite animals. This is an amazing place.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

I'm so thankful that we live in a time where we're able to be in our homes watching these amazing documentaries for free. I've always loved documentaries but especially ones from nature. I had no idea there were so many others who love them as well! Thank you from my heart for posting these! ❤️💚🤎🖤🤍💛

[@barrywainwright3391]

Forget being home. I rather be at all the cool places in documentaries. I would love to explore Africa, the Amazon jungle and more. The greatest experience is being there

[@woodwage7988]

Victoria..your so right..personally, l don't like the direction WE are being guided by the computer but..my years of 70..l would certainly have had to pay to see such a well done documentary..Pliene des bon doc's Victoria...

[@lnloutsidework2581]

atleast you appreciate free most people seem to complain about everything like it's owed to them .

[@charlessarver1637]

Wonderfull show about a wonderfull place

[@collinsoconnor5843]

You should be my girlfriend. We will be watching them together.

[@TheZuluman7]

Absolutely beauty sight .The Congo is the heart and lungs of Africa

[@BobLazor-ny2kr]

That line about the shoebill actually being a sneaker was actually a really good piece of writing

[@boelkeallen]

Jurassic Park!

[@thuvu8605]

Somehow I just feel like our nature and animals are so lucky to have Congo where human can not touch and damage its nature. Bro Congoooo🎉

[@charlessarver1637]

Paradise on earth

[@victoraraoz75]

Nature is freaking scary

[@danjmfabro9842]

Thanks for this nat.geo and the free docu.about these animals I grow up watching this kind of docu back in my childhood Now i have my own family and have a son Im still watching 😘

[@Michaelkaydee]

Africa is such an amazing continent 😃

[@wanjikuroki2688]

Yep, the motherland 😊

[@francishughes3422]

Yet to develope and become humans

[@MathewKomabo-hj1mt]

Thanks to the Free Documentary Nature Team for producing some of the best documentaries that help us a lot to understand the African Continent.

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

thank you but we did not produce the documentary, we licensed it - that means we contribute with our licensing fees to help finance past and future documentaries. Like many channels do. But thank you and we will pass on the praise to the filmmakers.

[@trishplanck9776]

Shoebills are without a doubt the creepiest birds I’ve ever seen!!😳

[@Bob-te3le]

Scary looking.

[@GildedWarrior331]

Bro that shoebill bird is the most diabolical looking animal I ever seen. Reminds me of " iT the clown "🤣

[@djdeemz7651]

Imagine if they ostrich sized

[@djdeemz7651]

There used to be birds like that called terror birds

[@Michaelkaydee]

😅😅 They're lovely though... you bow, they bow... then chatter their beaks and it sounds like gunshots

[@kirkkirkland7244]

It's got some evil looking eyes!!! Before the flood there was these huge birds that could easily kill a human and a lot of animals!!! They had a huge beak like the shoebill and they used it like a hammer!!!

[@mylaskiesskies6129]

😅😅😅

[@agni_oh]

Absolutely fantastic documentary. The amount of detail that this provides is extraordinary

[@CutmeMick]

Getting under water shots of whatever your filming but even more so the smaller fish is just amazing to me. Not having air bubbles from the regulator mess up your shots or anything else getting in the way just always amazes me. Great camera work!

[@danielbianchi3479]

Excellent job, thankyou!😊😊😊

[@charlessarver1637]

Those lungfish fascinate me, strange creatures

[@immortal-wall]

This is so cool I'm glad we have nature nature is so sick I'm glad we have nature we all love it

[@patriotnick2801]

Half of what your seeing is recorded in tanks. 100 fact

[@PedroCampos-r1j]

Tarzan 2 (2005)

[@theunforgiven2885]

The dinosaur shoe bill looks evil and he's a canabal .I absolutely loved this documentary.😊

[@christomes2217]

If the Shoebill has more then 1 chick it picks the biggest/strongest and only feeds and gives water to that 1. That chick will usually end up killing the others.

[@timstar28]

Right 🤣 some ppl in villages have them as pets too..

[@theunforgiven2885]

@@timstar28 Do they really 😆That's so cool little dinosaurs for pets 😆😆😆😆

[@pedrocampos1787]

Ooookay.

[@pedrocampos1787]

Stop.

[@vavilovasvetlana9044]

An unusual film -scary, breathtaking and sometimes cruel and severe among the wild world of animal;I was looking it with great interest ,learning the natural world of the Wild Congo. Thanks for this video the creators.

[@francus7227]

The only thing unusual, at least in part 1, is the absence of some global warming pitch.... I'm about to watch part 2. Bet my A/C electric bill it's in part 2.

[@pedrocampos1787]

Tarzan and jane (2002)

[@bradlycassidy-bs2dz]

The hippo really puts a new meaning to "when the chit hits the fan". Great doc btw!

[@aviationpoint01]

The reason why we call it Zambia 🇿🇲 the real Africa. 😍😍😍

[@Lamar1911]

Africa, Africa, Africa Beautiful, Magnificent Life Giving Africa my Ancestors Homeland!💯✊🏿👊🏿🤎💦💙👏🏿💦😎

[@wanjikuroki2688]

Welcome to the motherland

[@ronellpalitec06]

I really love watching documentary about nature ❤️❤️❤️ watching from Philippines

[@tulsacaupain2882]

Same here. Hello from Amsterdam.

[@ronellpalitec06]

@@tulsacaupain2882oh hi 😄

[@BONETHUGSUK]

I also love to watch them!

[@ronellpalitec06]

@@BONETHUGSUK 🥰🥰🥰

[@abdikadir-Jamaame]

Same from Somalia 🇸🇴

[@seanconnery1277]

8.9.2022.First class,fantastic and marvelous.Thanks and God bless you with good health.

[@acough07]

Absolutely stunning picture quality, showing the dodo like Shoebill to the massive African rock pyphon in all their eerie glory..... and an excellent sound recording, amazing natural history programme.... Thank you and well done.

[@cynthiaraper868]

Absolutely gorgeous most amazing land God give us ...

[@cq9882]

Magnificent, how do they capture these incredible moments so closely 👏🇦🇺

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

it really is. These nature doc filmmakers spend - literally - years capturing amazing footage. It takes patience, perseverance to never give up and I’m sure lots of bug bites while waiting in the high grass, for a wild animal to pass by.

[@chrissieroxba2949]

@@FreeDocumentaryNaturekind of like human Shoebills! 😂

[@mariaorsic9763]

This documentary is genius on every level of film production. No other word honors it!

[@aviationpoint01]

Kasanka National Park in Zambia 🇿🇲 my country, beautiful. 😍😍

[@user-vg8oe1om5z]

This is one of the BEST documemtary iv ever seen ! Brillaint camera work ....amazing

[@theddixusa]

*The Congo River is one of the most fascinating and biologically diverse rivers in the world. Its waters teem with a stunning variety of fish, including several species that are found nowhere else on earth. The river also supports a range of other wildlife, from hippos and crocodiles to primates and birds. However, the sheer scale and complexity of the Congo's ecosystem can also lead to encounters with some formidable creatures, earning it the moniker "River of Monsters".*

[@cwatson42785]

Would you ever swim in that river? I think it's absolutely terrifying, not knowing what mysterious creatures that lurk below

[@sharonkasper5126]

Not on your life. Sorry@@cwatson42785

[@stephenking4170]

Imagine if someone managed to film the Mokele Mbembe, sauropod dinosaur which still roamed the Congo wetlands in the 1950s.

[@susanm200]

Absolutely beautiful & thank you God for cameras which capture your marvelous creations.

[@Blissful8640]

As an Ecologist working in the Bangweulu wetlands, let me tell it's much more breath taking in person.

[@darlenealvarado2875]

I commend the filming and all involved in the making of this Documentary Outstanding work and very dangerous. 👍

[@mysunnybird]

Fantastic Documentary.......... so interesting and educative. Thank You.

[@Samurai78420]

I know everyone else already said it, but this is incredible. Best one I've seen regarding Hippos. They're SO savage.

[@kirbyruiz9754]

Thank you for this great documentary.. Caught my eye the cutest baby elephant following mom @44:36 The young calf @46:29 what an adorable sight....one of the best animal doc lve ever seen....

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

Glad you enjoyed it :) and thanks so much for stopping by!

[@jasonblack6142]

Grateful for the ones who go out and video these amazing shows .how cool it must be at time for them to sit back and say wait I get paid for this . 😆 Lol

[@ThereselouiseCarpenter]

Very enjoyable and educational. Very interesting to observe the simplicity; yet effectiveness, of the primitive boating and fishing traps still used today. I'd love to know how many patient hours were put into the photography of this film. Spectacular footage. Now that's an interesting profession! Thank you for this video

[@rubend9391]

They could've done away with the " like a Roman orgy" part though, with the bats.

[@jasondashney]

@@rubend9391 they could've done away with the absolute obvious nonsense that the bats add 10 tons of weight to each tree because that would be over 320,000 bats because they weigh 9 ounces each. Colourful narration is fine for me, but obviously incorrect information is not.

[@themonsterbaby]

@@jasondashney your math is crazy wrong. After they eat they weigh up to 27 ounces. That's 1.68 pounds. 10 tons is 20,000 pounds. 20,000 ÷ 1.68 is 11,904 bats per tree. So I have no idea how you came up with 300+ thousand bats per tree but you're way off. You added a decimal or something AND didn't account for them eating twice their weight in fruit.

[@themonsterbaby]

@@rubend9391 it's a fairly apt comparison. 🤣🤷‍♂️

[@jasondashney]

@@themonsterbaby your math is crazy wrong" I did a google search and every single answer came in around 9oz. All of them. Where do you get the information that they triple their weight after eating? I wasn't able to find it.

[@robynfrauenstein1264]

Beautiful, wondrous, amazing! There aren't enough superlatives to describe this film. HOW is this photography achieved?!

[@robbier3661]

jesus christ what an exemplative and rare ...documentary !!!!

[@kunalnegi4921]

Nice documentary. Please upload part 2.

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

The link for part II is below the documentary if you click on “more..”

[@pedrocampos691]

The Animals of the Congo.

[@margieest7424]

Thank you so.much for taking me places through your documentaries. Good job

[@geoffreyblyth6462]

Extremely interesting and well put together documentary with excellent information on some very rare species. Captured by some astounding film work. Look fwd to the next.

[@dikizeyiko4250]

Ebale ya Congo ohh Ezali lopango te eh Kasi ezali se-eh-eh nzela-ah-ah-ah-ah Yaweh, Yaweh benisa kongo eh Yaweh, Yaweh batela mi kongo oh oh. Mboka etonda na nioso. 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩

[@adamfowler350]

The congo river is certainly one of the coolest rivers on the planet...along with the Mekong, Yellow, and basically every major river of South America.

[@tommurphree5630]

Mississippi and Missouri

[@adamfowler350]

@@tommurphree5630 Being a southern American, I can say that the big muddy Miss is my absolute favorite of all rivers. Watching its flood stage from the bluffs of Vicksburg, MS is an intimidating sight to behold.

[@christianwitness]

Ohio is a good river.

[@lennybristol7845]

I love the fact that people finally want to explore the last place we yet to go on this Plante other then the ocean.

[@almondhastings]

This is an exceptionally beautiful and informative documentary. It teaches receptive humans compassion, acceptance, and some tools for survival in our challenging world.

[@Pixel-Vixn]

great quality documentaries. I enjoy this narrator. his voice, tone and speed of dialect is great.

[@Mssweet25]

I can watch these all day. Love it❤❤❤

[@abdikadir-Jamaame]

Enjoyable and educational Documentary thanks for sharing us ❤

[@georgehosea139]

Absolutely lovely video that gives first class entertainment and education on wildlife in the Congo river basin, thanks so much for the hard work of preparing this lovely documentary, wish you all well.

[@PedroCampos-r1j]

To seal a vent,

[@sakil8272]

Have been watching this channel from the last two years and the video which got me here is a documentary on bohemian forest ( heart of europe) also it's my favourite

[@telvintelvin9143]

Africa. Full of great wonders

[@lizjohnson2377]

I have watched this more than once......it is TOTALLY AWESOME 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@6la994]

These are very interesting n full enjoyment for all. pls bring in part .2.

[@lottisoso3713]

Thanks for the daily uploads it makes my night. 💯

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

always a pleasure. That’s what we do and thank you so much for stopping by, being a part of our community. We couldn’t do it without you.

[@joaocampos461]

What happy.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Fascinating ! thanks for this high quality production.

[@stephensharma4994]

its great to see that the Congo have survived the madness of Belgium and their evil king Leopold.

[@Uefapqecirux]

My heart pounded in my chest as I witnessed the fierce battle between the lion and the injured leopard. Animal fights are a testament to the survival of the fittest.

[@johnthorpe1349]

Bird 🐦 is definitely the scariest Bird on the planet Shoe Bill 🐦😈💚

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

the shoebill seems very determined and focused

[@windymcgee6833]

I thought I saw one in TX. We get birds from all over the world. I just know it was big and flew right for the van

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

That SHOEBILL looks like something off of the Flintstones. Such a gorgeous dinosaur 🦕 looking bird.

[@ingridllinas5612]

Thanks. A wonderful dicumentary. Shoe bill and lungfish truly impressed me. Looking at the bats migration and look at them eating all the fruits was incredible. Love looking at the elephants, despite they were keeping in the mud. It is part of their natural habits though. Looking forward to see more documentaries about Africa.

[@lovecamping5319]

When I watch videos like this which is so amazing it makes me know that it took an almighty God to create these beautiful wonders on earth. So how beautiful heaven must be

[@lanhuongphan-u9i]

Thank you for breaking it down so clearly!

[@californiacat9762]

This is where my ancestors came from. 💜

[@kevincraig293]

The motherland, the cradle of civilization is really an interesting place

[@graftonduncan6530]

Beautiful documentary 👍

[@bobalanadventures2024]

Enjoyed your video! We recently returned from a photo safari to the Masai Mara and Kenya. What a beautiful part of the world. I created some on my best videos while in Kenya.

[@danielmbugua2789]

Welcome back to our beautiful Kenya..Hakuna Matata😊😊😜😜😁😁

[@WarrenPeace007]

Beautiful documentary. Better than David Attenborough. Thank you so much!

[@tessilateddragon]

The best 'monster' of the congo are the hydrocynus ...... At first a rumour then video footage of one taking a swallow in flight ! a difficult task for any animal let alone a fish. Great video.....

[@dorawilliams4628]

I enjoy watching the Congo 🇨🇩

[@BaiKamara-yn9tt]

May God blessed you and your lovely family for this wonderful documentary.

[@Namiz223]

Africa Beautiful, Magnificent Life Giving Africa my Ancestors Homeland!

[@Sevenlilies]

Thanks for letting us know early in the video what pronouns to use for the Congo river. He/Him. Got it, thanks!

[@jahnapanui6532]

The shoebill is soo magnificent soooo beautiful wow

[@edith-jl5lv]

Interesting how this is about the Congo but I see a lot of Zambia. It's cool though I am Zambian and love to see home 😊.

[@augustsustinoha3654]

Amazing dokumentary, Shoebill Is a prehistoric bird,it is very patient when hunting for food. A truly beautiful spectacle. Thanks to all.

[@NathanRW]

Imagine if there was a predator like that of humans, a 30 foot tall bird that stands still for hours or days outside of a city's gates, waiting for a lone traveler to pass and snatch em' up without any other people even seeing it happen.

[@justinmanda1096]

@@NathanRW 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@twolittledarlings2687]

Absolutely a beautiful nature documentary.......the only monsters I know are some two legged humans!!

[@terryford7459]

This is lovely documentary.. love the shoe bill!! Yeah mun!!

[@DavidNkwa]

how you got to film that cat fish movement in the mud is incredible

[@cq9882]

Absolutely

[@katiebuckman]

Riiiiight as soon as I saw that I was blown awua6

[@rattangill6681]

Great work👏 amazing documentary. Fantastic nature live shots👌unique voice of the narrator🧡thank you for your hard work. Best wishes🌈

[@BadshaAil-hf7dj]

😮😮😅😅

[@kingxomash3297]

my man started the narration off by saying " like a roman orgy they come to stuff themselves and mate" .. props for creativity honestly lol.

[@pedrocampos1787]

Ferrero Rocher.

[@pedrocampos1787]

Ferrero Rocher.

[@henryhueffed4904]

Highly recommend Minotaur and Theasus lakes on Smithbrook road west of Lake Wenatchee

[@marthacmd]

very good. loving nature

[@rebeccadenado5808]

done watching....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 fascinating..

[@charlessarver1637]

Awesome documentary! I love the congo. I wanna go there someday

[@documentariossobrevidaselvagem]

Eles os perseguem com câmeras, drones e, sem saber, sem que os animais percebam na lente zoom 4k. Excelente.

[@hluaralteralte5565]

Woww....😲😮 Amazing videos 😍🥰🔥💥🔥

[@yaakcon]

Uh Congo! you never stop to amaze me. With all these natural resources, you are still the poorest country in the world. No country in the world comes close to what you have.

[@LavaLahaie]

No other period of time has it been possible to know so much about the several many different creatures on earth.

[@Vidaquepulsa]

This wild documentary is incredible! Thanks for sharing the information!!

[@SameerPrehistorica]

Congo is an amazing place. Forest elephants are interesting.

[@MrMasaAsele]

It's not evolution but God who created all this beauty

[@rodneyhill9909]

The Bible says that everything God 🙏 made was good. Amen

[@tobybuckbum3422]

LOL TELL THAT TO THE NATIVES

[@jacobgay4032]

Except wasps

[@kinggizandthelizwiz7977]

The Bible was written by old men trying to control their people by way of religion 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dennynobles9331]

Very Good 😊, That Shoebill the thing in nightmares.

[@chadakoin1]

Despite puns that occasionally had me groaning like a wounded jackal, I gave you a thumbs up anyway. Well done !

[@billtukana5916]

Many thanks for the upload.

[@Cryotyde]

Fantastic documentary. That Shoebill is a straight psychopath.

[@jahnapanui6532]

Shoebill birds are so beautiful wow they deserve a more gangster name

[@FreeDocumentaryNature]

that’s true 😂 Make a suggestion. We can start a petition

[@micktepolt6276]

good job my friend that is looking good, and will be fun to see in the spring ...stay warm Mick

[@johnshields6852]

It's so fascinating to see how animals adapt and live in harmony with their surroundings, unlike humans, hey look, a beautiful valley, let's pave it over with asphalt.

[@cq9882]

So true

[@susanm200]

The lady hippos could not take their eyes from the fight. Awesome!

[@jonc4686]

I really enjoyed watching this, brilliant and thanks.