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Every track tells a story in the Namib

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Desert creatures like the Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) and sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) leave clues which only an expert can spot.

02:44

Chameleon melts into the desert landscape
A juvenile Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) displays vast array of adaptation techniques in its hot desert home.

03:16

Baboons on the Bank
A troop of Chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) forage on the banks of the Black Umfolozi River

02:40

Crocodiles in the channel
The clear waters of Botswana's Nxamaseri Channel enable the film crew to get close to three large crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in their underwater habitat.

03:15

Snake winds its way up a shrub
In Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, an oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla prasina) winds its sinuous body up the stem of a green plant. On a nearby tree trunk, a crested tree lizard (Calotes versicolor) shows its concern by changing the colour of its head.

03:32

Sea Snake on the Hunt
Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) and the world's most venomous snake, the banded sea snake (Laticauda colubrina), swim in the pristine waters of Palau in Micronesia.

05:04

Komodo Dragons Harass Deer
On Rinca Island in Indonesia, three dogged komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) relentlessly pursue an injured Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) as a water buffalo drinks its fill and ignores the drama unfolding around it.

01:59

Meerkats in the Karoo
Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) in the Little Karoo, South Africa huddle for warmth in the cool of the afternoon.

04:59

Rare turtle lays eggs in full daylight
A critically endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) labours as she carefully digs a hole and lays her eggs under a tree on the island of Mahe in the Seychelles.

02:01

Termites on the Move
A colony of termites (Isoptera sp.) uses a bamboo log as a bridge as they migrate in search of a new home and new food source in a Thailand forest.

03:39

Ragged Tooth Sharks Off the Reef
A shoal of raggies (Carcharias taurus) rests in the gentle current off Sodwana Bay, South Africa. These sharks represent one of the healthiest shark migrations on the planet. The large marine creatures spend time at this spot waiting to give birth to their young before heading south again.

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