Wildest Places

With rainfall a rare occurrence and temperatures in the 50 degree Celsius range, Australia's expansive interior is an unforgiving habitat.

The wetlands and rainforests of Australia are ecosystems that hold links to the continent's ancient past. Lush green ranges allow life forms to flourish unhindered, while rainforests create prime real estate for a convergence of species.

Almost a fifth of Australia is covered in dry forest, concentrated mostly along the east coast, with small pockets in the south-west and northern extremities of the country.

As a freestanding continent, Australia is surrounded by two major oceans and five seas. Along the 35,000 kilometres of coastline, the animals that thrive in this liminal space have weird and wonderful rituals to adjust and battle for supremacy.

An insight into the Coral Triangle, with more than three quarters of the planet's coral species, and both the world's smallest and largest fish.

An exploration of the Coral Triangle's bays, lined with volcanic ash and mud, with their strange marine adaptions.