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 Rare oystercatchers care for their brood | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 4:06

Cameraman Barry Skinstad films African black oystercatchers as they tend to their chicks on a remote Western Cape beach. These rare coastal birds are in danger of extinction.

 Foreign visitor joins Malgas gannets | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 5:26

Cameraman Pierre Minnie is surprised to find a lone Australian gannet residing among its African cousins on the rocky shores of Malgas Island.

 Face to face with a rare chameleon | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 4:40

The green slopes of the Sani Pass region are home to a rarely seen species of chameleon. Cameraman Boris von Schoenebeck scours the area in the hope of filming this elusive creature.

 Fickle weather in the Maluti Mountains | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 3:12

Cameraman Boris von Schoenebeck discovers how quickly the weather can change in the beautiful but unpredictable Maluti Mountains.

 Cuttlefish breed in balmy waters | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 4:06

The amazing breeding rituals of cuttlefish in Mozambique's Pomene Estuary are captured on film by cameraman Grant Brokensha.

 Birds rule on Jutten Island | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 1:51

Vanessa Stephen and Pierre Minnie step back in time on South Africa's Jutten Island. Signs of the island's rich human history are fading as thousands of birds reclaim their ancient home.

 River floods after heavy rains | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 2:31

Cameraman Boris von Schoenebeck witnesses a river's transformation from a slow and peaceful watercourse to a raging torrent.

 Kingfish band together for high-speed hunt | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 3:42

Aggressive kingfish form a hunting pack at Stringer Reef in the waters of Sodwana Bay. Cameraman Grant Brokensha watches as they harass a school of small glassies.

 Python ventures out on a rainy day | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 1:53

A female python emerges from the undergrowth on a rainy morning in the Okavango Delta. The snake's distended stomach is a telltale sign of a recent meal...

 Lively hippos weather a storm | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 3:19

Cameraman Boris von Schoenebeck films a pod of hippos on a stormy morning in Botswana's Okavango Delta. The animals seem unusually active as the rain clouds gather...

 Manta ray circles over cleaning station | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 4:09

Cameraman Grant Brokensha encounters one of his favourite ocean creatures during a dive at Stringer Reef in South Africa's Sodwana Bay. The manta ray swims leisurely as cleaner wrasse remove parasites from her huge body.

 Baboons chase off dozing leopard | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 4:08

The peaceful slumbers of a young leopard in Botswana's Moremi Game Reserve are interrupted by the arrival of not one, but two troops of marauding monkeys. Boris von Schoenebeck captures the confrontations on film.

 Elephants and ostriches on the Savuti plains | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 3:38

Frisky ostriches and old bull elephants roam side by side over the lush plains of Botswana's Savuti region.

 Up close with a sluggish potato bass | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 4:04

An encounter with a huge potato bass makes for an interesting end to Barry Skinstad's dive at Steve's Ledge. This shallow reef also acts as a refuge for smaller fish such as cardinals and sweepers.

 Maggots feast on gaur carcass | File Type: video/quicktime | Duration: 2:27

The rotting carcass of a gaur becomes an ideal feeding ground for thousands of maggots and flies. Cameraman Darryl Sweetland captures the gruesome spectacle on film.

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