Results tagged “kalahari desert” on Earth Touch Blog
The week’s most viewed stories Apr 11 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 05 April to Thursday 10 April 2008) were:
Python remains close to kill Dec 17 2007
There is lots of activity at a waterhole at Meno A Kwena camp in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana. Large animals like kudu and zebra can be seen, but also smaller creatures like the African rock python (Python natalensis), in the Earth-Touch clip, Python regurgitates bird.
This snake must have felt threatened in some way and had regurgitated its meal, a young African red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans). The snake had not yet begun to digest the bird, so the meal must have been recent.
November 2007 newsletter Nov 19 2007
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Tags: 2007, communication, kalahari desert, kelp, kwazulu-natal, newsletter, november, plant, south africa, western cape, whaleThis week’s most viewed stories Oct 19 2007
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 12 October to Thursday 18 October 2007) were:
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A mother whale wallows gracefully among the rocks close to the shore while her calf, a smaller and clumsier version of herself, ducks and dives nearby.
Did you know? Pythons as incubators Oct 10 2007
Although snakes are cold-blooded creatures, the female southern African python (Python natalensis) is able to raise her body temperature and regulate it to within a few degrees of the required 30ºC (86ºF) throughout the incubation period of her eggs (65 to 80 days). During this time she seldom leaves the nest.
October 2007 Newsletter Oct 5 2007
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Tags: 2007, communication, elephant, kalahari desert, meerkat, newsletter, octoberWaiting for the rain Oct 3 2007
The Earth-Touch footage coming through from Meno A Kwena camp in the Boteti region of the Kalahari, Botswana, epitomises life in the desert… harsh. This applies even though the Kalahari is considered semi-desert as opposed to true desert, and the tips of the waterways of the Okavango Delta are in close proximity.
Why do animals migrate? Oct 3 2007
Animal migration usually corresponds with the changing of the seasons. Animals move in search of food and water and to get to their breeding grounds.
Living the hide life … is for the birds Oct 2 2007
By Graham Springer, field crew
I’ve been filming out of Nxamaseri for the past three weeks. The Nxamaseri Channel is a major tributary of the Okavango River, about halfway up the panhandle area of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Tags: basin, bird, chick, cubango river, cuito river, egg, hide, hippo, kalahari desert, monitor lizard, monkey, panhandle, papyrus, reed, reptile, sitatunga, snakeEarth-Touch is on YouTube Oct 1 2007
Did you know there’s a way you can get even more out of Earth-Touch? On YouTube you’ll find preview video clips made by the Earth-Touch crew in their various locations, such as the Cuyabeno Reserve in Ecuador’s jungle, the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and along the coast of South Africa.
This week’s most viewed stories Sep 28 2007
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 21 September to Thursday 27 September 2007) were:
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As it gets hotter on the edges of the Makgadikgadi Pans, so does it get busier around this waterhole. A group of six elephant bulls came running towards the water as their thirst intensified. Animals compete fiercely for water in Botswana’s arid Kalahari desert because it’s a scarce resource.
Kudus move with grace Sep 28 2007
Despite their size, kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) strike elegant poses as they browse and drink, as you can see in the Earth-Touch clip, Kudu drink in early morning. This was filmed in the Boteti River bed near the Meno A Kwena camp in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana.
This week’s most viewed stories Sep 21 2007
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 14 September to Thursday 20 September 2007) were:
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Blackfin sharks at close range
A small shoal of curious blackfin sharks gradually grows into a mob as more and more swim up close to investigate the strangers in their space.
Did you know? Zebra stripes Sep 18 2007
Every individual zebra has a matchless stripe pattern made up of black stripes on a white base.
Not only are they all different, but also the pattern of stripes on the left hand side differs from that on the right.
The distinctive pattern of each zebra, as well as scent, allows the mother to identify her foal in the first days after birth, even in a large herd.
Zebra and wildebeest migration Sep 12 2007
In the last few days our Botswana crew has moved south from the relatively cool climes of the Nxamaseri Channel in the north of the lush Okavango Delta, to the bleached landscape and heat of the Kalahari Desert.
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