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Sandy cliff is home to bee-eaters

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Red Cliffs, 30km north of the Nxamaseri River in Botswana's Okavango Delta is peppered with holes that belong to carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides). The birds have distinctive pink plumage and they tunnel into the red sandy cliffs to make nesting holes where they breed during their southerly migration.

04:44

Birds forage in a fish trap
In the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, a variety of birds chase fish in a pond that has been cut off by receding floodwaters. The various bird species each hunt using a different technique. Species include: yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus).

02:40

Gannets defend their space
Territorial disputes are the order of the day in a Malgas Island Cape gannet (Morus capensis) colony.

03:30

Vultures over the Berg
Above the sheer cliff faces of the mighty Drakensberg mountains near Lesotho's Sani Pass, a lone Cape griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) and three bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) soar on thermals.

04:53

Brutal battle of the gannets
Territorial encounters are driven by the basic will of Cape gannets (Morus capensis) to survive in a huge colony.

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.

04:44

Buffalo return to lions’ territory
The return of buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herds to the Xakanaxa region of Moremi heralds a time of plenty for the resident lion (Panthera leo) pride. The felines spend time with their cubs, bonding and playing.

03:17

King penguins congregate near Fortuna Bay
Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with their striking black heads and orange-yellow patterning look quite different to their fluffy brown chicks.

05:54

Rockhopper journey
A look at the rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) of Saunders Island in the Falkland Islands of the south Atlantic. Their streamlined ability in water contrasts with their apparently cumbersome hopping on land, as they undertake an arduous journey from the sea up a steep, stony incline to their nesting sites on a massive rocky outcrop high above the ocean.

02:59

Vultures ride thermals
Welcome rains have fallen on the Drakensberg plateau, bringing life to a variety of flora species. Adjacent to the cliffs below, a Cape griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) and bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) ride thermals as the mist rolls in and obscures the scenic view.

04:49

The majesty of icebergs
On approach to the Antarctic peninsula the crew takes in the magnificence of massive blue- and green-tinged icebergs, pack ice, ice floes, an albatross, a petrel and two small groups of adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae).

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