Just weeks before World War 2 ends, USS Indianapolis is violently sunk. Nine hundred men go in the water, but no one searches for them. For five days they fight off exposure and shark attacks. It is the worst disaster at sea in US Naval history. Image from Lost Ships of WWII.
In the endless heat, Phil encounters Australiaâs largest lizard - the perentie, our fastest flightless bird - the emu, and the bounding red kangaroo. Image from Built to Survive.