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It looks like a paradise, but it is the
most treacherous desert in the world:
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The Kalahari.
After the short rainy season...
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...there are many water holes,
and even rivers.
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But after a few weeks, the water sinks
away into the deep Kalahari sand.
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The water holes dry,
and the rivers stop flowing.
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The grass fades to a beautiful
blond colour...
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...that offers excellent grazing.
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But for the next nine months,
there'll be no water to drink.
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So most of the animals move away,
leaving the blond grass uneaten.
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Humans avoid the Kalahari like the
plague because man must have water.
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So the beautiful landscapes
are devoid of people.
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Except for the little people
of the Kalahari.
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Pretty, dainty, small and graceful,
the Bushmen.
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Where any other person
would die of thirst in a few days...
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...they live quite contentedly
in this desert.
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They know where to dig for roots
and bugs and tubers...
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...and which berries and pods
are good to eat.
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Of course they know what to do
about water.
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In the early morning,
you can collect dewdrops...