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The Animals' Guide to Survival

The Animals' Guide to Survival

How global climate change is affecting animals and their habitats.
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Season 17 of 7 Episodes

  • Fresh water is one of the most precious resources on the planet, and can mean the difference between life and death for all animals.

  • Animals on the African savanna's grasslands begin to feel the heat; their ability to survive is tested to the limit.

  • The warming of the planet is having a profound effect on forest animals, including owls, fruit bats, and flying foxes.

  • Animals living in the mountains have learned to adapt to the extreme conditions, but more are climbing to new heights as the planet's temperature rises.

  • The survival skills of wetland animals are being pushed to the limit as the balance is shifting due to global warming.

  • As temperatures and water levels rise in the oceans, follow turtles as they try to keep their heads above water and swim with sharks diving to beat the heat.

  • As global temperatures rise, huge ice shelves are melting into the world's oceans, threatening to flood the seas with fresh water and reverse vital ocean currents.
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How global climate change is affecting animals and their habitats.

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Richard Coyle

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