[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The river horse… The hippopotamus has an amphibious lifestyle: it spends the daytime in the water, protecting itself from the sun, and comes back onto land at night to feed. This lifestyle has brought a variety of adaptations, principally its eyes and nostrils, which...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The desert baboon These primates live in arid areas in north-eastern Africa, on both sides of the Red Sea. They eat a range of plants, insects, eggs and small vertebrates… Their social system is highly unusual: basic units (one male, some ten females and their...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The great migration… Wildebeest are designed for running and can cover great distances at speeds of up to 80 km/h. The females and their calves live in herds, while the males are solitary. During periods of migration, they come together in groups of thousands of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]La grande migration...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The desert fox The smallest member of the fox family (under 1.5 kg), the fennec is well-adapted to the sandy deserts where it lives. Its thick, light-coloured fur reflects the sun's heat and protects it from the cold...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Le renard du désert Plus petits de la famille des renards (moins de 1,5 kg), le fennec est adapté aux déserts de sable dans lesquels il vit. Sa fourrure épaisse et claire réfléchit la chaleur du soleil et...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The Australian sprinter The second largest bird in the world after the ostrich, like all ratites, the emu is flightless. It is the only bird to have muscles in its lower leg, which means it can run for...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Le sprinteur australien Deuxième plus grand oiseau au monde derrière l’autruche, comme tous les ratites l’émeu est incapable de voler. C’est le seul oiseau à être pourvu de muscles aux mollets, lui permettant courses de longue durée et...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Life in the desert… A number of adaptations enable the dromedary to withstand extreme heat: its body temperature can go up to 41°C, its red blood cells are oval instead of round… Its hump holds a fat reserve to help it cope with a lack...