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Wherever water flows,
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life follows.
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It's inside everything that lives.
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Over half the human body
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is composed of water.
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And it's here
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at the river's edge
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where our civilization started to develop
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in Africa.
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Lives on the banks of the Great Zambezi
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still respond to its ebb and flow.
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When the wetlands swell...
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The Lozi people take to their boats,
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seeking higher ground.
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This annual ritual
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is called Kuomboka,
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which means "getting out of the water."
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According to legend,
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the god Nyambe
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commanded man to build the first canoe
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in anticipation of the flood.
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Each year, the Lozi leave,
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reassured the soil is renewed
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for a future harvest.
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They'll return again
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when the gentle floods subside.
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Rivers flow like arteries,
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carrying the lifeblood of existence
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huge distances
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across many different terrains.
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Cascading over Victoria Falls,
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the Zambezi becomes the largest curtain
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of falling water on Earth.
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People here call it Mosi-oa-Tunya,
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"the smoke that thunders."
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Towering clouds of mist
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can be seen from miles away.
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Plumes of spray
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soak everything in reach...
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Allowing lush rain forest to thrive
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wherever it can take root.
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Tumbling over the soft limestone beneath,
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the Zambezi
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flows for another 1,000 miles
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towards the east coast of Africa.
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Most rivers end their journey
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when the fresh water they carry
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finally meets the sea.
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Oceans wrap the entire
world with their embrace.
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They hold over 90%
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of the Earth's water,
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and so the majority of life on the planet
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lives in the mysterious deep.
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Out at sea,
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water evaporates and ascends as vapor
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into the sky.
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On the western coast of Southern Africa,
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where sea and sand dunes meet,
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tiny droplets
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reach land as a spray of ocean mist.
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Just the smallest amounts of moisture
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allow the most resilient plants
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to call the desert their home.
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Inland, from Cape Town to Namibia,
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water in any form rarely touches
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this arid region of Namaqualand.
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Yet one sprinkling of seasonal rain,
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and this blank canvas
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transforms into a masterpiece of nature.
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With over 3,000 different
species of wildflower,
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it's called the greatest garden on Earth.
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Dazzling but ephemeral,
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flowers must compete to attract pollinators
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with the intensity of their blooms.
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Despite so little water,
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it's the most biodiverse desert on Earth.
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When the hot winds return,
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fertilized seeds fall
onto the desert floor.
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They wait
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patiently in the dust
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for the rains to return once more.
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Water
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is a shape-shifter.
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It can flow freely
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high above us as rivers in the sky.
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Clouds of billowing vapor
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can cover hundreds of miles in a day.
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The desert people of South Africa
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would summon the rain
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with a ritual dance.
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When the heavens do let loose,
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tons of water pour onto the ground...
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Quenching the Earth below.
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Every year in Botswana,
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summer rains that fell upstream
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four months ago
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start to flow into the Kalahari Desert.
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These elephants
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are drawn here as if by a magnetic force.
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In the dry season,
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they time their migration
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to the promise of seasonal floods.
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They can walk for 50 miles
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without a drop to drink.
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Elephants never forget their map
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of where to find water.
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The eldest females remember best
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and pass on this precious knowledge
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to their young.
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Their long trek is rewarded
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with the first true bath of the season.
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When the floods fully appear,
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the Okavango Delta grows
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three times in size.
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It's one of the largest
watering holes on Earth,
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so large,
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it can be seen from space.
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A multitude of other animals arrive
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to share this unique
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and delicate ecosystem.
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These wetlands give refuge
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to some of Africa's most iconic creatures.
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Like every living thing,
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we emerged from water.
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It is the origin
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of life itself...
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And creates the vibrant diversity
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of our world.
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As rain and rivers,
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oceans and fog...
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Water's cycle never sleeps
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on its epic odyssey
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around the globe.
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