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Perfect weather conditions allow the crew to explore the structure and wildlife of a Mozambique reef.
A pair of blacksmith lapwings persevere in a shrinking habitat, raising chicks in an estuary under the shadow of a busy South African highway.
Cormorant chicks eagerly await the arrival of a meal delivered by the adult birds.
The bird population on Malgas Island is in steep decline.
As the sun begins to rise, caterpillars feed and weavers build their nests while a lone buffalo cools off in a shallow pool.
The juvenile locusts are brightly coloured, but it's the adults that should carry a colour warning as they can secrete poisonous foam from their joints.
A pride of lions hesitates before reluctantly crossing a water channel.
A rare red anemone, a pufferfish and an array of less common marine species gather on the Three Sisters Reef in Mozambique.
Young elephants enjoy the opportunity to lie down and sleep in a cool, quiet forest.
Thorns don't bother the giraffes, but the acacia trees have other defence mechanisms.
Raising her trunk in the air, a mother elephant detects the rumblings of an approaching herd and moves away to protect her calf.
A hippo kill provides a good meal for the Xakanaxa pride, with scraps left over for the opportunistic vultures.
Millions of bats leave the refuge of their cave to hunt insects at night.
Three bat-eared foxes forage in the grass, listening intently with their huge ears for potential prey.
After a long rest, a coalition of male cheetahs groom each other and drink before setting off in search of prey.