Nowhere else on earth do Africa and Antarctica so impressively come together as at South Africa's Cape - cold-loving penguins live alongside desert-dwelling ostriches, chameleons and surfing sea snails.
South Africa's East Coast boasts sunshine, sandy beaches and palm trees - the mangroves and the bayous offer ideal conditions for strange frogs, mudskippers and enormous Nile crocodiles.
From the savanna to the desert, the heart of South Africa is home to the most successful hunters, extremely odd animals, and the setting for one of the most colorful natural spectacles on the planet.
What happens when a pangolin clashes with a cheetah or a red toad comes face to face with a spitting cobra? Find out in this look at South Africa's deadliest (and luckiest) creatures.
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