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a line of bullalos as llwy cxnergt: from the wnlcr. Euffitlo have that
F uficct on me. It's steady bent or calls. lmuvcs. water. car flicks tn keep
ox»;-eckers my and the sense of power that Lollnws them. Tod-ayi
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7 1 change as they abandon the bulfalo for :1 pair of male lions who must
have inadvertently kicked up a flush of insccls and nuw. their Intense
amber eyes dart from hulfalu to birds nlcrl, doing what lions do best:
in - 1‘ prcscnt .1 vitality that Is an predatory. and so relevant to the Okavangn,
. _ I This river and delta mt-ans many things to many pcoplc. tn many
- I animals and as we started our lasts film project, a semi an the Okavunga.
> I spend years trying to intcrmgatcexactly what it represents. what llstands
‘ V - ' ' .> - ‘ I \ (or. why it exists. and why it is so precious. Some find fortitude in its
- ' - purity. others are afraid of its wildness. Communities live at?" it and have
. for hundreds if not thousands ofycars. the real custodians of the river.
'lherc Is a profound relationship between some of these communities and
the delta itself. The Hamhukush hnvz a Rain Queen. who is not to be
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