Impossible Animals

Deserts

Each and every habitat on earth presents a remarkable set of challenges that the animal kingdom must find staggering solutions to overcome. In the first of three parts, we join Patrick Aryee in one of the world’s most hostile and deadly landscapes – the desert. In a world with no water and where temperatures fluctuate from the blistering heat of midday to the freezing depths of night, only the most brilliant creatures can survive the desolate conditions that the desert throws upon its inhabitants. But the desert’s animals have pushed their behaviors and bodies to astonishing extremes to cope with their unforgiving surroundings. By capturing the lives of these creatures in minute detail, Patrick Aryee reveals the secrets that allow these animals to achieve the impossible.