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Wattled cranes feeding Feb 6 2008

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of the last wetland breeding grounds available for the wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus).

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Did you know? Blue wildebeest Jan 29 2008

This gregarious grazer is found in abundance in the grasslands and floodplains of the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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Newborn giraffe follows mother Nov 22 2007

The Earth-Touch film crew in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, came across a group of giraffes inspecting a recently born calf, its fur still matted.

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From bushveld to flood plain – overnight Oct 17 2007

Filming in Botswana’s Okavango Delta has always presented challenges.

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Sunrise, sunset Sep 20 2007

By Andy Crawford, field crew

The end of each day in the bush is always a strange and wonderful time. Wherever I am at sunset (usually up to the elbows in plastic fish, ducks and crocodiles while bathing kiddies in a tin bath under an acacia tree) the soft orange glow on the trees, evening birdcalls and insect going-to-bed noises invariably make me pause and take notice.

It is an evocative time, a time to reflect on the day that has been and the night that is to come – with all its potential for drama and danger. 

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Earth-Touch captures rare Zambezi labeo on film Sep 13 2007

The upper Zambezi labeo (Labeo Lunatus) is a fish found only in the Zambezi and Okavango Rivers. These ray-finned fish, with their lace-like dorsal fins, are related to carp. They frequent the bottom of floodplain lagoons such as those commonly found in the Okavango, where they graze on algae.