Maybe you've heard of it.

I sure hope so

because you live on one of its seven continents.

(upbeat music)

Guess which continent is the hottest?

That's right. You guessed it.

Africa is home to the largest desert in the world,

The Sahara.

It's massive.

It's total area spans over 3 million square miles.

Its' the size of an entire country.

Seriously. It's almost the size of the United States.

But Africa isn't all sand and dunes.

Not by a long shot.

A little ways south of the Sahara

is the Congo Rainforest.

It's the second largest rainforest in the world,

and it's full of life.

Mammals, birds, amphibians,

and close to 10,000 species of plants.

(percussive music)

Let's take a quick trip to the African Savanna

to check out all the wildlife.

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This tropical grassland covers

almost 65% of Africa.

And where there's grass, there are herbivores,

also known as plant eaters.

(elephant trumpets)

Zebras, elephants,

giraffes, and gazelles all graze off the land

in large herds for safety

because these herbivores live alongside predators.

The big cats aren't the only carnivores in town.

Crocodiles roam near the banks of the shore.

Hyenas and wild dogs

also roam this continent in search of their next meal.

Millions of people come to visit the Savanna every year

to see these amazing animals in their natural habitat.

Rain or shine.

(hippo growls)

Because the Savanna has only two seasons.

Wet...

and dry.

(all singing in native language)

It's not just wildlife that lives here.

There's another animal who shares

this beautiful continent.

Humans.

It's hard to believe that one of the oldest civilizations

on Earth began in Africa.

In Ancient Egypt to be exact--

dating back over 5,000 years.

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Today, there are over 1 billion people

living on the continent of Africa

in 56 different countries,

speaking over 1,500 languages,

living in large cities

and small villages.

All are residents

of the second largest continent on Earth...

Africa.

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