Africa

Deserts sit side-by-side in the southwest corner of Africa, and in spite of the lack of water, they are teeming with life.

In the constantly changing climate of East Africa, creatures must be able to deal with unpredictable elements.

East Africa, home to huge numbers of large mammals, features a wide variety of changing climates and terrain. Among the animals featured are lions and lizards that steal flies from their faces, catfish-hunting birds and elephants.

In Africa's rainforest, animals find ingenious ways to make a life in a claustrophobic, dangerous landscape.

In the Congo rain forest, chimpanzees steal honey from bees and elusive picathartes tend to their chicks. After dark, the atmosphere changes and tiny frogs hide their precious eggs while large male elephants face off in combat.

Two great ocean currents collide off South Africa. The Agulhas current provides moisture to a rain forest, while giant kingfish live in the waters offshore. To the west, great white sharks thrive in the Benguela current.

Two ocean currents sweep around and shape the continent's Great Cape; Southern Africa is a riot of life and color.

On the edge of the Sahara, Grevy’s zebras battle over dwindling rivers and mole rats live underground. In the desert, camels and their herders seek water, as do tiny barn swallows. And silver ants have adapted to feed at midday.

The vast wilderness of the Sahara desert, in the northern part of the continent, is the toughest part.

A behind-the-scenes look at this stunning show demonstrates what it takes to make a natural-history series and follows the crews as they capture some memorable scenes.

Even though the population is increasing, Africa has not lost its largest animals; learning lessons about preserving species.