Wild Africa - Deserts 浩瀚沙漠 - 1

Africa is dominated by deserts, from the Kalahari in the south to the mighty Sahara in the north. These are fascinating worlds, each one unique, all a challenge. Yet life can conquer them and in the m

Wild Africa - Deserts 浩瀚沙漠 - 3

Pinning the ants to the hot sand surface, the spiders first cook them to death before dragging them under. In the Namib, even the toughest animals struggle with the heat. Gemsbok trek to the crests of

Wild Africa - Deserts 浩瀚沙漠 - 5

Each melon is a valuable package of moisture and seeds. The plant also benefits from this plunder as its seeds may be carried for fifty kilometers in the elephant's stomach before being dropped in a p

走遍全世界57: 沙漠中的植物

Some cacti, like the saguaro, grow to tree size, but true trees need more moisture than most desert environments can supply, so they are scarce on deserts. 一些仙人掌，如撒瓜罗，能长到橡树那么高。但真正的树却需要比大多数

双语趣听精彩世界 第43期:为圆女儿公主梦,美国父亲沙漠上建国

英国每日电讯:美国的一位父亲长途跋涉来到非洲遥远的沙漠地区,宣布在一片沙漠上以女儿艾米丽命名的王国,因为他承诺让艾米丽成为一个真正的公主.这位来自美国弗吉尼亚州的父亲来到沙漠

Wild Africa - Deserts 浩瀚沙漠 - 15

Arabian camels and nomadic people are the most recent in a long line of Saharan pioneers. The history of this great region is told in ancient rock art, glimpses of a vanished world. Just a few thousan

Wild Africa - Deserts 浩瀚沙漠 - 12

Teamwork has helped the weavers find a neat solution to the problems posed by the Kalahari sun. But some creatures are even better equipped. Ground squirrels have ready-made parasols. Under the shadow

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[00:-1.00]Melboure tasty inland desert [00:-1.50]墨尔本 好吃的 内陆的 沙漠 [00:-2.00]mining Athens farming exporter [00:-2.50]采矿 雅典 耕作 输出者 [00:-3.00]isolated bushwalking loads of semi-desert [00:-3.50]隔离的 丛林徒步

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—6

Well, there it is, Molopo Gorge. And that has got to be Norberts little project tucked away. The hot springs were largely funded by a private benefactor and designed to draw all Green Kalahari visitors to Riemvasmaak. Ironically, the town with incons

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—5

Norber witnessed all.--How many people? --It was two hundred all village. --And you, your family were one of those... --Yes, I was grown up with my grandmother. You see, at that time, my mother was in Cape Town, and I stayed with my grandmother. And

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—4

This is very peculiar. The Tourist Office is locked tight and it doesnt look as if its been open for business, well, I dont know, for a very, very long time, if ever. Theres a feeling that Riemvasmaak doesnt quite fire on *. They advertise walking tr

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—3

But today Riemvasmaak is fully restored -- an unlikely settlement with a famous past, and quite possibly, a future full of visitors like me. But before I head out into the green Kalahari, lets take an aerial look at the route Ive prepared. From the c

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—2

One river has single-handedly created whats known as the Green Kalahari. But my starting point is anything but green. This is true frontier country. That way is Namibia. And there, well, desert emptiness. Luckily for me, the Orange River has sculpted

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—1

South Africa is a country that always creates an impression. We know of its diverse population, the troubled history of apartheid and its rebirth as a global travel destination. Ive been a fan of this country for many years, but this is my chance to

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—14

--So there it is the Orange River, resplendent in all its glory. It's journeyed all the way across the South Africa before making this dramatic plunge, the lifeblood of the area.--This has been my most remote walk so far, and we've crossed some prett

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—9

there was a big movement from the consumer side from seeded grapes to seedless grapes and which the UK eaters only talks seedless grapes. What are we like as grape eaters, are we fussy grape eaters? Yeah, I think you are a bit too fussy. What do we l

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—10

But in 1893, it wasn't the river or the geology that was to be protected, rather the local antelope herds. Policing methods proved adequate though, hunting remain widespread and the antelope population remains a fraction of what it once was.Today, th

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—11

Long before this was a national park, it held the fascination of a man who wrote this lovely old book, Mr. GA Farini and he fell in love with this place when it was undiscovered, wild frontier land. The Great Farini, otherwise known as William Hunt,

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—12

The canyon has power and attraction compelling the visitor to gaze into its depth. These few points to a time when rainfall here would be significantly greater and the river evermore able to cover its channel through the granite landscape. This volca

英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—8

At last, the Orange River, the famous Orange River! Its nice to see one with water in it. It is looking a bit low though. After the bare rock and sand of my first day, the Green Kalahari finally begins to live up to its name. But the Molopo River mou