The bushveld is classic Africa: searingly hot, covered in scrubland and dominated by predators. Summer has been good, and a mother leopard has produced two cubs who have survived. It is now her duty to teach them the ways of the bushveld.
Up Next in Season 1
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FFW08 - Adapted to the Underground
Burrowed beneath the African bushveld, animals like the hyena, aardvark and pangolin shelter, retreat to sleep and breed. As the winter dry season sets in, wild dogs — the most endangered mammal in Africa — abandon their nomadic existence to give birth in these underground dens.
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FFW07 - Adapted to the Ocean
Three great oceans meet at the southern tip of Africa and three distinct marine ecosystems extend their mingled currents thousands of miles around the continent, creating one of the most complex and varied marine environments on earth. The creatures here have developed unique body shapes, hunting...
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FFW10 - Adapted to the Reef
A reef is an incredible living organism. To survive and flourish, water conditions have to be perfect, only then can tiny coral polyps form thriving colonies. Algae attach themselves to the corals and reef fish soon follow to feed on both and make their home in every crack and crevice. This profu...