Chasing Water in Southern Africa: From Victoria Falls to the Namib Deser

This first episode of this Wildlife series follows a route that starts at Victoria Falls, crosses the delta of Okavango and comes down through the desert of Namib. The goal of this amazing journey, from flooded zones to the driest areas, is to show the multiple uses of the water that make animals: drinking, washing foods, playing, refreshing and meeting congeners… ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Intro ▷ 01:15 - Alongside the pachyderms in the Okavango Delta, northern Botswana ▷ 06:23 - The effects of flooding on the flora and fauna along the banks of the delta ▷ 12:05 - The delta, an ideal environment for hippos ▷ 14:33 - The many mammals that inhabit the savannah: lions, zebras, antelopes, sacred ibises, ... ▷ 17:41 - The elephants and the swamp, a prosperous place for the community ▷ 19:41 - But still a dangerous place for elephant calves ▷ 23:00 - The sociability of male elephants: the law of the strongest ▷ 25:00 - The arid lands of the Namib desert ▷ 27:21 - Zebra and antelope survive on the desert's only waterhole ▷ 30:35 - The black rhinoceros, the desert predator ▷ 33:35 - Desert mammals: jackal, cheetah, impala, giraffe, ... ▷ 36:35 - When night falls, a completely different fauna awakens ▷ 38:30 - The cheetah, a solitary and resourceful animal ▷ 40:20 - Water, a key social factor in the lives of animals ▷ 44:20 - Conclusion ▷ 48:45 - Credits #documentary #animals #africa #namibia #wildlife #nature #travel #savanne #botswana #flora #wocomoWILDLIFE ------- Subscribe to wocomoWILDLIFE: https://goo.gl/L5puvQ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- From the Namib desert to the subtropical forest, from the flowering meadows of the fynbos to the rocky fields of the Karoo and the coastal wetlands... It's a bouquet of spectacular scenery that is home to a variety of species. Discover how animals courageously face the vagaries of climate and adapt to each ecosystem. A complex balance that underpins the incredible richness of this wildlife. “La quête de l'eau” (The quest for water): following the course of water from Victoria Falls to the Namib Desert, via the Okavango Delta, this documentary tells the story of how animals cope with the vagaries of climate and how the same species adapts to different ecosystems. Original title - Southern Africa: The Quest for Water (Episode 01) A film by Ronan Fournier-Christol © 2016, Licenced by Terranoa ------- Videos about animals, aquatic life and nature: wocomoWILDLIFE offers high-quality entertainment. The films on our channel are produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomodocs ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomocook WocomoWILDLIFE is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.