1:13:00
...and he produces some
dry-looking shavings.
1:13:04
But you take a handful,
point your thumb at your mouth...
1:13:07
...squeeze very hard and wait for it.
1:13:17
The baboons always have
a secret supply of water...
1:13:20
...and they're not going to
tell anybody where it is.
1:13:23
And when a Machalahari ventures
into the deep Kalahari...
1:13:26
...on a hunting trip,
he has to find water...
1:13:29
...because, unlike the Bushman, he doesn't
know how to make liquid from a root.
1:13:34
But he has his own way of
finding out where the water is.
1:13:37
First, he drills a hole in a giant ant heap
when he's sure a baboon is watching him...
1:13:42
...because he knows baboons
are incurably inquisitive.
1:13:46
Next, he puts some wild
melon seeds into the hole...
1:13:49
...and works them in so that
they drop into a hollow.
1:13:52
Then he saunters off, knowing the
baboon is burning with curiosity.
1:14:00
The baboon doesn't trust that
human being at all, so he plays it cool.
1:14:05
But he's dying to know what gives
in that confounded hole.
1:14:12
Finally, Mr. Inquisitive
can't take it any longer.
1:14:16
He's got to know what's in there.
1:14:21
He reaches in, grabs a fistful,
and now his hand's too big to come out.
1:14:30
If he had the sense to drop the seeds,
he could free his hand.
1:14:41
Now he lets go when it's too late.
1:14:50
So that was a smart enough way
to catch a baboon...
1:14:53
...but he still has to make him talk.
1:14:56
Now, he knows that salt is very scarce
in this particular area...