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Namib Desert

Steve Backshall visits the Namib in Africa, where animals use clever tactics to combat the heat. He reveals the unique secret that allows life to survive here at all.

Steve Backshall takes us on a journey to the oldest desert in the world, the Namib in south west Africa, where the treacherous Skeleton Coast sees freezing waters meet a sea of spectacular dunes. With temperatures regularly reaching 60 degrees and with little to no rainfall, the animals that live here have to be tough. Steve tracks down these amazing animals, showing the clever tactics that each employs to combat the heat, before revealing the unique secret that allows life to survive here at all, in such a harsh environment.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 May 2021 15:15
BBC Two

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    Foals

    2 Trees

  • 00:04

    Eliza Doolittle

    Rollerblades

  • 00:10

    The Cinematic Orchestra

    All Things To All Men (feat. Roots Manuva)

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    Kid Koala

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Credits

Narrator Steve Backshall
Series Producer Doug Mackay-Hope
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Cerys Griffiths
Executive Producer Nick Shearman
Producer Chloe Pearne

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