Episode
Nature: Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
Overview
The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.
Details
- Series
- Nature
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1988-02-21
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel is Episode 13 in Season 6 of Nature. It aired on 1988-02-21. The runtime is 53 min.
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