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The blistered world of the Kalahari Desert is a haunted realm. Dust devils patrol a seemingly empty landscape, and scores of tracks dimple a vacant terrain – as if laid by ghosts. But in this land of enigma, wildlife does exist. Ever taunted by the promise of rain, they wait in the wings for the cue to emerge. Finally, forces mingle in just the right combination, sparking an extraordinary explosion of life.
The Kalahari Desert is something of a misnomer as it is not really a desert. It is a semi arid zone, distinctly different from a true desert region. A strange, yet essential feature of this region is the pans. These are either round or circular and consist of hard, gray clay. They are shallow hollows, which gleam, in the harsh sun of the Kalahari Desert, and yet these pans provide the essential salt for the animals of the Kalahari. The view created by these pans is drab and flat.
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While the Kalahari Desert may be a harsh physical environment, it is ... an environment rich with biological diversity. This seeming contradiction sets the stage for the giant-screen film Roar: Lions of the Kalahari, which documents a lion pride's struggle for survival in this unmerciful land. [It is not mandatory that students view the film in combination with this lesson; however, because the film illustrates the following content, it is a great accompaniment.]
The Camel Thorn tree, or "Kameeldoringboom" in Afrikaans, is without question the best known of the trees or plants in the Kalahari desert. Depending on growth conditions the camel thorn tree can become an immense tree of up to 10 m high, or less commonly, a smaller, multistemmed shrub. Strange as it may seem, the "Camel" that the name suggests, is not the Dromedary camel, which do occur in the Kalahari but which is an imported animal, and bred in captivity. The name "Camel thorn" actually refers to the love of Giraffe's latin name Camelopardus or Afrikaans "Kameelperd" meaning "Camel-horse", as can be seen from the old botanical name of the tree, Acacia giraffae.
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This is perhaps the most conspicuous shrub in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and elsewhere in the Kalahari desert. It forms thick clusters. This seems to be a natural occurence, and not necessarily due to over-grazing.
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