DELTA
It's called a Delta because the rivers and lake
A plane takes tourists on an eco-safari over the Okavango Delta in Botswana
The Okavango River beguins 1,600 kilometers to the north
Most rivers go to the sea, but the Okavango ends in the Kalahari Desert!
HIPPOPOTAMUSES
The Delta attracts many different animals
The Delta covers 17,000 square kilometers and it's the largerst inland delta in the world
Some need water to drink and others live in water Hoppopotamuses, for example
spend a lot of time resting in water
The water also helps plants to grow and many animals eat these plants
The delta can bea dangerous place for plant-eating animals
ELEPHANTS
Are the largest land animals
Only giraffes are taller than elephants
Botswana has the biggest elephant population on Earth
The elephants are importants are important to the people and other animals in the delta
In the dry season, the river can almost disappear
OKAVANGO
People and animals depend on the water of the Okavango
Both men and women go fishing in the delta
Men go out on boats and use nets
Womens make baskets from palm leaves and they put the baskets unterwater
Then the children chase the fish into the baskets
