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