In the Amazon forest, the largest rainforest on Earth, animals must deal with high rainfall and periodic flooding.
While orangutans avoid the midday sun and others are drawn to heat, some animals seek the hottest places on Earth: volcanoes.
The highest and the lowest places of the planet also offer niches where life thrives; high up in the Alps, animals have developed particular strategies to survive.
Sabine Holzer
Producer
Andrea Gastgeb
Petra Lederhilger
Martin Mészáros