Despite its name, the Kalahari is not a true desert. It is a large semi-arid sandy savanna covering about 900,000 square kilometers of southern Africa, with a broader basin extending past 2.5 million square kilometers across several countries. Its denser ground cover supports far more plant and animal life than a genuine desert such as the neighboring Namib. The name likely derives from the Tswana word for the great thirst, or a waterless place. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Kalahari Desert is a large semiarid sandy savanna in Southern Africa covering 900,000 km2
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located in Kuruman River Reserve in Northern South Africa
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The largest remaining brown hyena population is located in the southern Kalahari Desert and coastal areas in Southwest Africa.
Leopard (Wikipedia)
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In the southern Kalahari Desert, leopards meet their water requirements by the bodily fluids of prey and succulent plants; they drink water every two to three days and feed infrequently on moisture-rich plants such as gemsbok cucumbers, watermelon and Kalahari sour grass.
Aardvark (Wikipedia)
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A study on aardvarks in the Kalahari Desert saw that five out of six aardvarks being studied perished following a drought.
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