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Survival Zone: Shelter in the Savanna

Related Article: Learn about the African savanna.

Rocks walls, leaf roofs, and elephant dung mattresses might not make for the most ideal lodging, but they will protect you from the elements, and that is what really matters in the African Savannah.

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Man vs Wild: Moab Desert Quicksand (3:01)

On Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild," Bear Grylls gets stuck in quicksand in the Moab Desert in Utah.

Man vs Wild: Climbing Down a Waterfall (2:15)

On Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild," Bear Grylls demonstrates how to climb down a waterfall in Alaska.

Man vs Wild: Glacial Crevices (2:02)

Glacial crevices are extremely dangerous and Bear Grylls shows you how to walk across them on Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild."

Man vs. Wild - Snow Tunnel (1:21)

A blizzards gives Bear Grylls the opportunity to hone his igloo-building skills.

I Shouldn't Be Alive: Frozen at 20K Feet (2:48)

I Shouldn't Be Alive Director Crisipin Reece explains the difficulties of creating a snow storm on a warm sunny day on Mount McKinley.

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Hypothermia or Drowning: How did He Die? (2:48)

Broken ribs indicate that the Iceman may have died of hypothermia. However, the state of other parts of his body indicates that drowning may have been the cause of death.