Great white pelicans and their chicks nesting on an island in the Senegal river. (National Geographic/Hedvika Michnova)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_057.jpg
A large herd of Cape buffalo walking across parched lands of Botswana. (National Geographic/Russel MacLaughlin)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_080.jpg
An African penguin protects its egg from a Cape gull. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_137.jpg
A Barbary macaque adult and a baby huddle to keep warm. (BBC Studios Distribution Ltd)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_123.jpg
A Senegal roller on burnt ground with fire burning behind. (National Geographic/Jack Richardson)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_042.jpg
Dunes of the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_096.jpg
A colony of African penguins nests in the suburbs of Cape Town. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_135.jpg
The Atlas Mountains of Morocco blanketed in snow. (BBC Studios Distribution Ltd)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_121.jpg
Cameraman Luke Nelson films African golden wolves on a dried up lake in Senegal. (National Geographic/Hedvika Michnova)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_068.jpg
Dry trees and a blistering sun in the parched plains of Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary. (National Geographic/Alice Kirk)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_055.jpg
A large herd of Cape buffalo walking across parched lands of Botswana. (National Geographic/Russel MacLaughlin)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_079.jpg
Senegal rollers flying into the bushfire to catch insects fleeing from the flames. (National Geographic/Jack Richardson)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_045.jpg
Fire burns in the savannah of Niokolo-Koba National Park. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_118.jpg
A Senegal roller perched on a branch in a burning savanna. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_119.jpg
Drone operator Jack Richardson preparing an FPV drone for take off to film a burning savanna. (National Geographic/Sacha Thorpe)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_050.jpg
Barbary macaques bare their teeth in aggression. (BBC Studios Distribution Ltd)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_125.jpg
The Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa at sunset. (National Geographic/Mario Brioschi)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_078.jpg
A Barbary macaque sits in the falling snow. (BBC Studios Distribution Ltd)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_126.jpg
An African golden wolf mother nurses her pups. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_091.jpg
A Cape gull carrying a stolen egg of an African penguin. (National Geographic/Jack Richardson)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_020.jpg
Crew traveling on a small boat in the Djoudj wetland of Senegal. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_155.jpg
Cinematographer John Aitchison films from a hide. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_154.jpg
A Senegal roller flying into the bushfire to catch insects fleeing from the flames. (National Geographic/Jack Richardson)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_035.jpg
Eco-guard Mohamedine Seck watches the birdlife of Djoudj wetland through binoculars. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_156.jpg
Secunda Power Plant in South Africa during a thunderstorm. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_142.jpg
Three African penguins walking between rocks on Boulders Beach, South Africa. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_022.jpg
A serval lives in the industrial complex of Secunda Power Plant. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_153.jpg
African penguins at the Boulders Beach colony in South Africa. (National Geographic/David Eastaugh)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_026.jpg
Two African penguins calling while on their nest at Boulders Beach, South Africa. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_033.jpg
African penguins at the Boulders Beach colony in South Africa. (National Geographic/David Eastaugh)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_027.jpg
Secunda Power Plant in South Africa during a thunderstorm. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_144.jpg
African penguins at the Boulders Beach colony in South Africa. (National Geographic/David Eastaugh)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_025.jpg
Two African penguins walk from the ocean to the nesting beach in South Africa. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_024.jpg
A serval crossing a road near the Secunda Power Plant in South Africa. (National Geographic)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_148.jpg
A colony of African penguins at Boulders Beach as tourists watch from a bridge. (National Geographic/Virginia Quinn)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_029.jpg
A serval at night in South Africa. (National Geographic/Ellie Ryder)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_014.jpg
A serval stands inside of a pipe at Secunda Power Plant, South Africa. (National Geographic/Ellie Ryder)Episode: #105 "Extremes "Air Date 10/03/2026104_Extremes_AfricaEarthsWildHome_016.jpg