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The austere beauty of the Namib
remains undisturbed...
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...because man finds the region
so intimidating, he hardly ever intrudes.
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But to the oryx and the
little creatures of the Namib...
:06:16
...this waterless, hostile desert
is paradise.
:06:32
Where the red desert ends,
there's a vast white desert...
:06:35
...where it's so quiet,
you can hear the silence.
:06:54
The White Namib, a region
of rugged moonscapes and endless vistas.
:06:59
Here the eye can feast
on breathtaking beauty...
:07:03
...but for the mouth,
there seems to be nothing.
:07:07
Still, oryx roam its boundless plains...
:07:10
...and on the barren slopes
of a desert mountain...
:07:12
...you'll find a whole
tribe of baboons...
:07:15
...who are quite content to live
in these grim surroundings.
:07:19
Of course, those rocks
do get rather hard after a while.
:07:23
Home comforts are few,
but they don't seem to mind...
:07:25
...the lack of modern conveniences.
:07:34
Their social system
works very much like human society.
:07:38
At the very top, there's the big chief
whose word is law.
:07:41
And at the very bottom,
there's the little guy...
:07:43
...who likes to mind
his own business.
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Now you know
who's important around here.
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Actually, they're a happy gang.
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And when it cools down
towards evening, they get playful.