Kalahari: Land of Secret Alliances

Meet the unlikely collaborators working to ensure mutual survival in the Kalahari Basin. Learn about an elephant clan’s symbiotic link to fruiting anaboom trees, a meerkat’s alliance with a feisty drongo bird, and more flora-and-fauna odd couples.

Thirst for rain alongside the animals of the Kalahari, as they endure a brutally dry year. Witness co-operation between elephant herds in their desperate search for water and meet a meerkat’s strange babysitter, who helps the next generation survive.

Track scientists who have arrived in the Kalahari to test a hypothesis: that animal collaboration is the key to the dizzying diversity of the region’s species. Observe as they monitor behavior, decipher data, and deliver fascinating conclusions.