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 Clownfish and sea goldies on Mozambique reef | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 01:50

Perfect weather conditions allow the crew to explore the structure and wildlife of a Mozambique reef.

 Lapwings nest near a busy highway | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 01:44

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 food | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 02:55

Cormorant chicks eagerly await the arrival of a meal delivered by the adult birds.

 Gannets affected by depleted fish stocks | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:30

The bird population on Malgas Island is in steep decline.

 Birds and buffalo in the morning light | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:10

As the sun begins to rise, caterpillars feed and weavers build their nests while a lone buffalo cools off in a shallow pool.

 Young locusts on the march | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:36

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.

 Lions leap through deep water | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:47

A pride of lions hesitates before reluctantly crossing a water channel.

 Clownfish at home in a red anemone | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 04:01

A rare red anemone, a pufferfish and an array of less common marine species gather on the Three Sisters Reef in Mozambique.

 Elephants cool off under a shady tree canopy | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:46

Young elephants enjoy the opportunity to lie down and sleep in a cool, quiet forest.

 Giraffes strip off acacia leaves | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 02:58

Thorns don't bother the giraffes, but the acacia trees have other defence mechanisms.

 Elephant family scents another herd | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:48

Raising her trunk in the air, a mother elephant detects the rumblings of an approaching herd and moves away to protect her calf.

 Vultures move in as lions leave carcass | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:37

A hippo kill provides a good meal for the Xakanaxa pride, with scraps left over for the opportunistic vultures.

 Bats spiral out of a Thailand cave | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 03:40

Millions of bats leave the refuge of their cave to hunt insects at night.

 Special sighting of bat-eared foxes | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 04:30

Three bat-eared foxes forage in the grass, listening intently with their huge ears for potential prey.

 Cheetahs prepare to hunt as the sun sets | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 04:27

After a long rest, a coalition of male cheetahs groom each other and drink before setting off in search of prey.

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