
From mountain ranges to seas, through thick forests and remote deserts -- some of amazing creatures live in the complex ecosystems of the Middle East.
Isolated by the rising Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea serves as a prehistoric refuge for rare species across a rugged, landlocked world.
Over 800,000 square miles of desert covers the Arabian Peninsula. The temperatures are unbearable, and the land is inhospitable, but the region brims with myths and illusion.