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Kalahari Desert

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Noun1.Kalahari Desert - a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana
Namibia, Republic of Namibia, South West Africa - a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
Botswana, Republic of Botswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
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Kalahari Desert [kæləˈhɑːrɪ-] ndesierto de Kalahari
Kalahari Desert [kæləˈhɑːrɪ-] ndésert m de Kalahari
Kalahari Desert [kæləˈhɑːrɪ-] n the Kalahari Desert → die Kalahari
Kalahari Desert [kæləˈhɑːrɪ-] nDeserto di Calahari


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To find out how these animals learn, Alex Thornton, a zoologist involved in the recent findings, set up camp in the Kalahari Desert (see map, above).
The stars of this show, along with other meerkat groups living in the Kalahari Desert, took part in experiments conducted by Thornton and coworker Katherine McAuliffe to see if meerkats show some form of teaching.
To test these ideas in meerkats, Thornton and McAuliffe worked with animal groups in the Kalahari Desert, including the animals now starring in the television series Meerkat Manor.
 
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