Africa

U&Eden

3:00 AM to 3:50 AM

Sunday 5 January

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David Attenborough explores the wildlife eking out an existence in and around the scorching wilderness of the Sahara, where only the toughest survive. It's a constant struggle against dehydration, as zebra battle over dwindling rivers, camels search for water and tiny barn swallows navigate thousands of square miles of barren sand to find a life-saving oasis. The naked mole rat avoids the heat by living a subterranean existence, while the silver ant is able to take on the midday sun - but needs a 'spacesuit' to do it