Secret Life of Predators: Naked

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Worldwide, predators that inhabit open spaces must hide in plain sight in order to thrive. On the vast plains of the African savanna, banded mongooses rely on strength in numbers in order to succeed in a land of giants. Cheetahs and Secretary birds must conquer extreme heat and elusive prey, risking their lives to feed their offspring. In Central Asia, the long-eared hedgehog hunts at night because larger predators are sleeping then ... and soaring over the grasslands, golden eagles struggle for every meal. Mongolian wolves hunt alone instead of in packs because food is so scarce on the Steppe. In the High Arctic, Arctic foxes hunt constantly during the short summers but always save some food for the long, extreme winters. Arctic terns fly from pole to pole, every year, and must nest where there are no twigs or branches. The largest Arctic predators, Polar bears, are far less picky than most assume ... and may have priorities other than food. Predators everywhere, large and small, iconic and unexpected, all face innumerable challenges in order to survive in our Open Spaces.