BAKER’S BEASTIES!
Nick Baker searches for the world’s Beautiful Freaks
Namibia is a land ancient, uncompromising and wild. It is also the setting for Nick Baker’s Beautiful Freaks on Discovery Channel on the 14th of January at 9pm.
Naturalist Nick has always been fascinated by the ways that animals and plants are moulded and shaped by the pressures put upon them by their environment. The more extreme the environment, the more bizarre and peculiar their adaptions appear to be.
And as one of the harshest and most extreme countries on earth, Namibia is a prime location to search for Beautiful Freaks.
Nick firstly travels through Namibia’s Central Plateau, a landscape of semi-arid desert, where the annual rainfall can vary by as much as 70cm. Such extreme conditions create wonderfully bizarre wildlife.
First up is the bat-eared fox, one of the smallest members of the dog family, who has adapted to his environment and learnt to survive on the plentiful termites rather than meat.
Then there is the Namib Dune Gecko who, in order to function at its best in its low, gritty and sandy environment, has adapted a very cool party trick. It can clean its eyeballs with its tongue.
Next up is the Side Winder, an adder which moves in a manner adept to its name, across the sand in by far the most efficient way of all animals in the desert.
NICK BAKER will be Tweeting live from @DiscoveryUK on Sat 14th Jan at 9-10pm using #BeautifulFreaks – so get on there if you want to ask him any questions.
Nick Baker's Beautiful Freaks is on Discovery Channel on the 14th of January at 9pm.
Related Links:
Head over to Nick’s Website.
And follow Nick on twitter - @BugBoyBaker
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