http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature The premiere natural history program on television. Thu, 24 May 2012 20:49:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/drakensberg-barrier-of-spears/video-fire-on-the-mountain/4594/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/drakensberg-barrier-of-spears/video-fire-on-the-mountain/4594/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:14:48 +0000 tanner vea http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/?p=4594 In the high alpine meadows of the Drakensberg, eland graze on the lush grasses. But this area is a danger zone. The air at these altitudes is so dry that rain evaporates before it hits the ground. A lightning strike ignites a fire that quickly engulfs the mountain in thick smoke, destroying the eland’s precious pasture.

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