Results tagged “swamp” on Earth Touch Blog
Did You Know? Papyrus Apr 14 2008
The newest Earth-Touch film location is the Moremi Game Reserve, situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. One of the most common sedge grasses found in this region is papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), the plant used by the ancient Egyptians to make the world’s first primitive paper.
Tags: africa, bird, botswana, egypt, grass, heron, moorhen, moremi, okavango delta, papyrus, plant, squacco, swamp, vegetation, waterbird, wetlandSpur-winged geese gather Nov 26 2007
As the environmental conditions in Botswana’’s Okavango Delta continually change, there is always something new to see.
When the flood water recedes and dries up, flocks of spur-winged geese (Plectropterus gambensis) concentrate in the remaining pools before moving north into more permanent swamp areas. They will disperse again when the floods arrive.
The week’s most viewed stories Nov 23 2007
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 16 November to Thursday 22 November 2007) were:
The presence of frogs in the damp grass suggested that there might be snakes in the vicinity, and sure enough a young pit viper was soon spotted.
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