Animals of the Namib desert in Namibia flock to a waterhole in the Gondwana Namib Park, and you can follow them anytime with a dedicated live stream. This particular waterhole was built in 2006 and is designed to automatically refill. That reliability ensures that animals will show up to get a drink. The park is adjacent to the Namib Naukluft Park, and there are no fences, so animals can roam over 21,830 square miles of reserved land.
In the video compilation above, you'll see how the animals take their turns at a drink depending on species. If one species takes too long, they may be chased off so that others can drink. Sometimes a fight breaks out, like when an ostrich challenges an antelope. When the cheetahs gather, all the prey animals move back a respectful distance to watch until the coast is clear. The leopard arrives at night. All of them hope to get a drink before the warthogs take a bath. (Thanks, gwdMaine!)
People kill each other over Gold and Oil when potable water is the most valuable by far. Evil bastards... er, I mean people who kept the billions that we were told would trickle down, are slowly creeping into water supply systems across the nation. Any water utility not municipally owned is a target. Many of them are old and badly need repairs the owner can't or don't want to spend so an offer to relieve them looks good.
ReplyDeleteTell any politician you have an idea that will prevent him having to tell people taxes are going up and he's listening with both ears. He'll be in a retirement community in FL/AZ when chickens come home to roost.
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