Seasonal influxes of floodwater into the Okavango Delta attract an incredible biodiversity ... deluge occurs at the height of Botswana’s dry season, revitalizing ecosystems and concentrating ...

A harrowing expedition through one of the world's great delta regions reveals ... rising and falling by season, filling pans, then leaving them to dry, encircling islands, respecting subtle ...

But it's really more like a miracle. Rains that fall in Angola during the previous wet season, from November through May, propel the Okavango River along its 1,000-mile downhill course in June ...

This delta in north-west Botswana comprises permanent marshlands ... One of the unique characteristics of the site is that the annual flooding from the River Okavango occurs during the dry season, ...

The Okavango ... too - a dry spot for sundowners - before turning back to camp. In the quiet of the night, it was easy to imagine a world before humans. Perhaps the delta would have been better ...

The air hung heavy around us in a private wildlife concession in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, beneath a cloudless sky that formed a brilliant blue dome. No birds sang, no insects buzzed — it was ...

Little trotters (African jacana) time their breeding for the flood waters of the Okavango delta. With their enormous ... try to drive the lechwe back onto dry land where they have the advantage.