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The Congo more powerful and dangerous than any other river, yet a sanctuary and home for some of the most wonderful creatures on our Earth Wild Congo follows the second largest river on Earth from its source in Zambia on its journey through marshland areas and rainforests The Congo#39s journey stretches over a distance of 5,000 kilometres, starting as a small stream and developing into a raging river that engulfs everything in its path Biologists consider it to be the cradle of evolution an experimental location for the emergence of new species The shoebill, elephant fish and blind eel are just a few exles of the wildlife of the Congo and its astounding ability to adapt Being separated by the water masses of the Congo River has also enabled our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, to develop completely different social systems, with violence and oppression reigning on
Simon#39s adventure starts in the magnificent #39red centre#39 of the continent and onwards through South Australia, via the extraordinary Indian Pacific Railway until he reaches the west coast city of Perth On the way, he joins an Aussie rancher in the parched outback and takes part in a spectacular camel roundup This mad aventure, involving specially adapted offroad vehicles and a chopper, is part of an ongoing effort to stop the damaging spread of up to a million feral camels across the country Simon also passes through Australia#39s wine country and to the lucrative tuna fishing city of Port Lincoln, and he investigates the impact these trades are having on the environment In Western Australia, he joins a 21st century gold rush part of the resource boom that has made Australia one of the richest countries in the world Finally in Perth, Simon discovers a full scale British invasion Working in a mine or driving a lorry can bring a salary of a hundred thousand pounds a year, as evidenced when Simon meets a former binman from hull who is now living the dream, with a beautiful house in the sun, private pool and his very own boat