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From a cool dawn to a scorching noon, the South of France turns almost tropical. What does it take to survive here when the sun rules?
Journey across the plain of Lacroix and the Maquis as reptiles, birds, insects, and plants reveal astonishing tricks for life in relentless heat. Watch a cicada emerge and harden in minutes, meet an endemic flightless grasshopper found nowhere else, and see bee-eaters carve deep burrows before a fiery courtship in the sky. Follow a determined Hermann's tortoise on a high-stakes quest, then witness how water vanishes, predators go silent, and a single spark transforms everything. When wildfire tears through the scrub, seeds awaken, pine cones burst, cork oaks endure, and life answers back in surprising ways. By summer’s end, a tiny tortoise breaks through the soil to begin again.
If you’re curious how Mediterranean wildlife really beats the heat and rebounds after fire, you won’t want to miss this. Watch the full story now.
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