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...some of the unexpected discoveries from his genes. He is Bantu, a traditionally agricultural people, and was included in the study to represent their ancestry. But his genome revealed that he is also maternally related to the San, a hunter-gatherer population that has traditionally lived around the Kalahari Desert. "The fact that the test found that I am related to these wise people who paint rocks makes me feel very privileged and blessed," he told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Secrets Lie in Archbishop Tutu's Genome? | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...case of Disneynature's first big-screen venture, it is largely that: a transplant and blow-up of a TV documentary to the big screen. In Earth, filmmakers Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill capture a caravan of elephants crossing the brutal Kalahari Desert, along with a pride of hungry lions, and the rainbow of natural marvels contained in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. The narrative theme is the sun, the source of life and the bringer of seasons, from one pole to the other. The film is narrated by James Earl Jones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disney's Version of Earth: Sunny Side Up | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...deserts. South Africa has three: Namaqualand, the Kalahari and the Karoo. Namaqualand and the Kalahari both extend into neighboring countries, but the vast Karoo - hundreds of miles of dusty plains, barren mountains and rocky canyons stretching across the central hinterland - is South Africa's alone. As a former frontier for European colonists, it is a place thick with history and bloody legend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Karoo: Dazzling Desolation | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...audiences have cheered on Rodentia from Mickey to the aspiring chef of Ratatouille. So, too, with the social, saucer-eyed, erect-standing mongoose relatives of Meerkat Manor, who have followed in the paw prints of The Lion King's Timon to raise their species' star in Hollywood. The Kalahari nature show is Animal Planet's biggest hit, a saga of turf wars, sex, betrayal and cuddly pups. It's manna from TV heaven: all the drama of human life, none of the salaries or liability issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looks like Meerkat Love | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

Remember Your Childhood Indulge in a cinematic exploration that harks back to those glorious, care-free days of childhood with a visit to the New England Aquarium to see “Lions 3D: Roar of the Kalahari!” New England Aquarium, Adult...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Get Out! | 2/21/2007 | See Source »

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