Tswalu offers every photographer and film-maker a unique chance to capture their own observations of the Kalahari. But the desert and its eco-system are too complex to be defined in one image or film. The dunes and the grasslands hold too many secrets; the landscape can change in an instant with the first drops of rain.
A meerkat’s existence seems to switch between constant play and constant vigilance. “The Meerkats” is a full-length documentary movie shot here at Tswalu Kalahari. Produced by the BBC’s celebrated Wildlife Unit and with a voice-over by Paul Newman, the film follows the progress of one particular pup in the colony and the hazards of early life in this extraordinarily challenging environment.
