African Safari Page #5
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But it's people they have
to watch out for.
That's for sure,
but it's amazing how comfortable
they are with us.
We've only been with them
in a few hours.
They must have heard something,
they are on full alert!
No... False alarm.
This is what lions really like to do.
Snooze lazily in the shade of a bush.
Yeah but when you look at them,
you think they are completely oblivious
to their surroundings,
but they're actually not.
Looks like they're heading
back to the carcass.
Known as the river that
never finds the sea,
in the Kalahari desert,
creating one of the most pristine...
untouched wildlife refuges in the world.
Most of the delta
is totally inaccessible by car,
so the best way
to appreciate this piece of Eden
is from the air.
The trick for Dany will be
to find a place to land,
but we'll worry about that later.
The biggest threat to the Okavango
does not come from the encroachment
of the local population,
but rather from Botswana's neighbors
to the north:
Namibia and Angola
where the river has its source.
The population of Angola has doubled
since 1990.
for agriculture irrigation
and to build hydro-electrical dams
might just prove impossible
to withstand in years to come.
Such human interference
with the seasonal cycles of the delta
would have catastrophic consequences
for this unique ecosystem.
The Okavango is the largest inland delta
on earth,
but it is very shallow in most parts.
A significant change
would set in motion a domino effect
that would be hard to stop.
Large parts of the delta would dry up
and most of the wildlife would vanish.
The upper part of the delta
known as the panhandle
is a shallow valley.
15 km wide, it is flooded with one
to ten meters of water
depending on the time of the year.
floating on top of the waterbed.
In the deepest part of the valley
where the current is the strongest,
the water flow opens up wide channels
that meander downstream
like giant snakes.
Further south,
the delta fans out like
a hand spreading its fingers.
Small islands pop up everywhere,
offering a sanctuary to a great variety
of big game animals.
On our way to recover the balloon
on a remote island
with the help of the local crew,
we have two very close encounters
with elephants.
Elephants in the delta
are a sight to behold.
If you happen to cross their path,
a face-to-face encounter always leaves
a big impression.
Although the Chobe river
is less than 300 km from the Okavango,
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