Nature's Deadliest: Africa Revisited

02/22/24 • 38 min

Africa is a land of extreme animals that have evolved over millions of years to become master predators. Among them; the spotting Hyena is a hunter with unparalleled crushing bite force in the animal kingdom. This is the land of the Lion, the ultimate killing machine that roams supreme in the vast African plains. The continent is also home to the Black mamba snake, armed with lightening speed and devastating venom, and the mighty Rock Python that can kill anything that falls within its crushing grip. In the vast rivers and lakes lives the feared Nile crocodile, a prehistoric killer that is responsible for hundreds of human deaths every year. All of killers posses unique hunting techniques and strategies that can have devastating effects on a human victim. Inside the human body we explore this life and death struggle for survival, and what it takes to survive the African Nature's Deadliest.

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