North and South: a tale of two hemispheres

Introduction

The seasons

January : cunning camouflage. Scottish ptarmigan and mountain hare ; Green tree python

February : extreme environments. Japanese macaque ; Lesser flamingo

March : mothers and babies. Polar bear ; saltwater crocodile

April : building a home. American beaver ; Hoatzin

May : showing off. Blue-footed booby ; Lyrebird

June : armored animals. Stag beetle ; leartherback turtle

July : on the hunt. Grizzly bear; Eastern quail

August : feisty fathers. Caribou ; Brown kiwi

September : a numbers game. Portuguese man-of-war ; Springbok

October : migration. Monarch butterfly ; Bar-tailed godwit

November : save it for later. Hazel dormouse ; Honeypot ant

December : the search for food. Snow leopard ; African elephant.