{"id":141926,"date":"2019-07-23T22:38:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T20:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/botswana-deception-valley-_d7c14869\/"},"modified":"2019-07-23T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T20:38:05","slug":"botswana-deception-valley-_d7c14869","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/botswana-deception-valley-_d7c14869\/","title":{"rendered":"Botswana Deception Valley _D7C14869"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Botswana Deception Valley _D7C14869<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"South African Safari\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2455\/3858074599_a24e0124c3.jpg\" width=\"700\"\/><br \/>\n<i>Image by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7388060@N08\/3858074599\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">youngrobv<\/a><\/i><br \/>\nFirst couple of shots in Botswana, just after we got off the plane in Deception Valley. A Fork-tailed Drongo obliges for the shot.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bighugelabs.com\/onblack.php?id=3858074599&amp;size=medium&amp;size=large\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">View On Black<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The plateau known as the Kalahari Desert is more savannah than desert, which becomes remarkably green after some rain. Covering most of the Southern African geography including Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, the Kalahari and its surrounding basin provides the scene for the spectacular Okavango Delta. From the air, the ancient dry beds, known as <i>Omuramba<\/i> can still clearly be seen. and depending on the rain are still capable of holding water. The resultant ecosystem is suprisingly rich with animal life, which obviously increses as you move north towards the Delta.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari was also brought to global attention by Mark and Delia Owen&#8217;s book <i>Cry of the Kalahari<\/i>. The book argues against the controversial Veterinary fences, yet reads like a better version of <i>Born Free<\/i>, and was turned into a National Geographic  documentary. Finding ourselves in the semi-arid setting of the Kalahari to start our trip into Botswana quickly brought the book to life.<\/p>\n<p>\nThis <em>South African Safari<\/em> image was automatically curated and published with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP Robot<\/a> plugin &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to learn more about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wprobot.net\/?ref=578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WP Robot for WordPress<\/a> &#8211; a massive time and money saver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Botswana Deception Valley _D7C14869 Image by youngrobv First couple of shots in Botswana, just after we got off the plane in Deception Valley. A Fork-tailed Drongo obliges for the shot. View On Black The plateau known as the Kalahari Desert is more savannah than desert, which becomes remarkably green after some rain. 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