Seven Worlds, One Planet

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth.

More than any other continent, North America is defined by extreme weather and seasonal change. For animals that live here this poses great challenges, but for those with a pioneering spirit it can also offer great rewards.

South America is the most species rich continent on Earth. From the penguins of the bone-dry Atacama deserts, to the bears of the lush cloud forests of the Andes, South America is full of the unusual and ingenious.

Asia is the largest and most extreme continent on our planet, stretching from the Arctic Circle to the tropical forests on the equator. The animals here face the hottest deserts, tallest jungles and highest mountains found anywhere on Earth.

Europe is a crowded continent transformed by mankind where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places. Barbary macaques live lives full of kidnappings, European hamsters battle for food, and rarely seen wolves hunt through Italian forests.

Antarctica is a land of survivors enduring the most hostile conditions on Earth. 98% of the mainland is covered by ice on which virtually nothing can live. Even the sea freezes over, but Weddell seals and other species manage to survive.

Africa is home to the greatest wildlife gatherings on Earth. But even in this land of plenty, wildlife faces huge challenges.