Africa | Destination World

[Music] this is earth maybe you've heard of me I sure hope so because you live on one of its seven continents guess which continent is the hottest that's right you guessed it Africa Africa is home to the largest desert in the world the Sahara it's massive its total area spans over three million square miles it's the size of an entire country seriously it's almost the size of the United States but Africa isn't all sand and dunes not by a long shot a little way south of the Sahara is the Congo rainforest it's the second largest rainforest in the world and it's full of life mammals birds amphibians and close to ten thousand species of plants let's take a quick trip to the African savannah to check out all the wildlife this tropical grasses covers almost 65% of Africa and where there's grass there are herbivores also known as plant eaters zebras elephants giraffes and gazelles all graze off the land in large herds for safety because these herbivores live alongside predators the big cats aren't the only carnivores in town crocodiles roam near the banks of the shore hyenas and wild dogs also roam this continent in search of their next meal millions of people come to visit the savanna every year to see these amazing animals in their natural habitats rain or shine because the Savannah has only two seasons wet and dry it's not just wildlife that lives here there's another animal who shares this beautiful countenance humans it's hard to believe that one of the oldest civilizations on earth began in Africa in ancient Egypt to be exact dating back over 5,000 years today there are over 1 billion people living on the continent of Africa in 56 different countries speaking over 1500 languages living in large cities and small villages all are residents of the second largest continent on earth Africa [Music]

Channel: National Geographic Kids

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Length: 2min 50sec (170 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 14 2018