Africa's Wild Year

Spring's arrival across Africa reveals the life-giving gifts in the continent's plant and animal life; a close-up look at African animal families raising their young and their emergence into the wider world.

Examining the extremes of summer in Africa; from droughts and famine to abundance and feasting, summer impacts the flora and fauna of the continent.

Autumn in Africa brings opportunities; cape fur seals, Samango monkeys, chameleons, impala, and more respond to the season; autumn triggers changes in the lives of many animals; rare creatures reveal themselves and predators gather to take advantage.

Winter in Southern Africa brings drought, ice and storms; the animals that live here must compete with the weather, the land and each other; cheetahs, seals, vultures, and meerkats; rains finally end the dry season and trigger a burst of life.