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Night Creatures of the Kalahari
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Program Overview
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One of southern Africa's most evocative names—the
Kalahari—conjures up images of endless desert, scorching heat,
thorn scrub, and choking dust. Surprisingly, for a myth so long
perpetuated, the Kalahari is not a desert. Rather, it is a semi-arid
zone with the largest continuous stretch of sand in the world.
Water, the single most necessary element for life, is rare in the
Kalahari. NOVA examines how life has adapted to live in a
sparse-water environment and explores the complex interdependencies
that help animals survive and thrive in such a severe world.
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