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Discover the extraordinary wildlife of Botswana, where every drop of water means survival. Journey across the vast Kalahari Desert, the life-giving Okavango Delta, and the sweeping plains of Makgadikgadi National Park as animals battle drought, follow the rains, and take part in one of Africa's greatest natural migrations. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL
The Makgadikgadi basin is all that remains of a great, ancient lake, one of the largest in Africa. Over the millennia the lake disappeared until all that was left were vast salt pans and grassy plains.
This film was first broadcast: 1999
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Discover the extraordinary wildlife of Botswana, where every drop of water means survival. Journey across the vast Kalahari Desert, the life-giving Okavango Delta, and the sweeping plains of Makgadikgadi National Park as animals battle drought, follow the rains, and take part in one of Africa's greatest natural migrations. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL
The Makgadikgadi basin is all that remains of a great, ancient lake, one of the largest in Africa. Over the millennia the lake disappeared until all that was left were vast salt pans and grassy plains.
This film was first broadcast: 1999
Watch More Documentaries
True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Our Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Explore Our World and watch some of the most successful nature documentary series about the environment and the wonders and dangers nature has to offer. We will be posting some of the longest-running and most successful nature documentary series, revealing the trials and tribulations of life on Earth and often for the first time, the secrets of the natural world in all its wonder.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
#botswana #animalmigration #wildlife
