TV Guide Sky Nature Wednesday

A four-part journey through Africa to experience the seasons that shape the continent. Spring in southern Africa brings long days and high temperatures, as the natural world flurries into life, transforming the continent on land and in the cold waters of the rugged coastlines. Before long, animals and plants make an an effort to reproduce and raise their young before summer dries out the lakes and rivers and takes its uncompromising hold on the planes

Summer brings new challenges and new opportunities for the creatures living on the planes of Africa. For many it is a time to feast and where light fuels growth. For some, the African summer puts its wildlife's survival instincts to the ultimate test as many species battle it out in search of food and water in the merciless heat

In the arid climes of the Arabian Peninsula, the animal kingdom answers to one true ruler - the merciless golden orb in the sky, who beats down his fury on the scorched sands until monsoons bring relief. But certain animals, from rugged dromedary camels and illusionist lizards to adorable rock hyraxes, have special adaptations to beat the desert heat

Summer brings new challenges and new opportunities for the creatures living on the planes of Africa. For many it is a time to feast and where light fuels growth. For some, the African summer puts its wildlife's survival instincts to the ultimate test as many species battle it out in search of food and water in the merciless heat

In the arid climes of the Arabian Peninsula, the animal kingdom answers to one true ruler - the merciless golden orb in the sky, who beats down his fury on the scorched sands until monsoons bring relief. But certain animals, from rugged dromedary camels and illusionist lizards to adorable rock hyraxes, have special adaptations to beat the desert heat