On the first day of spring in Australia, spring fever runs rife as kangaroos box, koalas woo, and a surprisingly fast perentie lizard seeks out its weekly meal.

As the rainy season kicks off in Madagascar, explore a day in the lives of ring-tailed lemurs and colourful chameleons.

The sun rules everything on this arid peninsula, especially in July. But those who call this desert home - camels, lizards and rock hyraxes - have adapted to beat the heat.