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July 07, 2007

Kalahari on NATURE

An abandoned zebra foal, who is trapped in a muddy pool, is attracted to the only other creature it sees, an elephant. From Nature's KALAHARI: THE GREAT THIRSTLAND, airing Sunday, July 8 at 8pm on WPBT/Channel 2 in Miami. Shot in high-definition, this film by renowned naturalist filmmaker Tim Liversedge captures the astonishing ecological spectacle of Kalahari.

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To all appearances, the sands of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa comprise one of the most barren regions on Earth. But every so often, violent rainstorms subdue the swirling hot sands, drenching the ancient Magkadikadi saltpans. In their wake, life re-emerges in a staggering display of over-abundance, almost as if brought forth by the supernatural. In the first of two hour-long films on the Kalahari - shot in high-definition and on 35mm by renowned naturalist filmmaker Tim Liversedge - the NATURE series brings this spectacle to television in the encore presentation of Kalahari: The Great Thirstland

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Sealed in a protective suit of his own design, an African bullfrog surfaces from deep underground. From Nature's KALAHARI: THE GREAT THIRSTLAND, shot in high-definition, this film by renowned naturalist filmmaker Tim Liversedge captures the astonishing ecological spectacle of Kalahari.

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