Photo of the day

A Verreaux's sifaka lemur hugs the trunk of a tree to cool down in the hot conditions of Madagascar's dry forests. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

A young male lion stands on top of a mound, using it as a vantage point. Image from Lion.

Aldabra Atoll, the world's second largest coral atoll. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Two of Kio's brothers sit upright, raising their heads and shaking their manes to dry off after the rain. Image from Lion.

Aldabra Atoll, the world's second largest coral atoll. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

The crew films at dawn, bathed in the golden light of the early morning. Image from Lion.

A serval stands inside of a pipe at Secunda Power Plant, South Africa. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Olepolos, one of the three pride males, scans his surroundings for any sign of activity. Image from Lion.

A large herd of Cape buffalo walking across parched lands of Botswana. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Sunrise filters through the trees in a marshy area of the territory, casting golden light across the landscape. Image from Lion.

A large herd of Cape buffalo walking across parched lands of Botswana. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Host and Executive Producer Tom Hiddleston chats with Dr. Sarita Robinson, behind-the-scenes of Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston.

Dunes of the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

A view from the path to Mt. Vesuvius. Image from Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston.

Secunda Power Plant in South Africa during a thunderstorm. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

The drilling site with excavators and drillers. Image from Chilean Mine Rescue.

A serval lives in the industrial complex of Secunda Power Plant. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Tom Hiddleston walks through the streets of Pompeii. Image from Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston.

A barbel fish coming up to clean the skin of a hippo. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

The mountains and mining site. Image from Chilean Mine Rescue.

A mountain gorilla rests in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Tom Hiddleston examines evidence of the events that unfolded at Pompeii. Image from Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston.

An adult gorilla cradles a baby gorilla among green vegetation. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Chilean flags waving. Image from Chilean Mine Rescue.

Greater flamingos feeding in the shallow waters of the coast of Mauritania. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.

Avianius, played by Frankie Treadaway, flees Pompeii, sprinting through the city gates to escape the pyroclastic flow. Image from Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston.

Greater flamingos feeding in the shallow waters of the coast of Mauritania. Image from Africa Earth's Wild Home.