Swallows Searching for Water in the Deadly Sahara Desert |Africa | BBC Earth

These Swallows' superb sense of direction take them to a much needed ocean of blue amongst the desert but on closer inspection, not is all at it seems. Taken from Africa. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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[@nickkohlmann]

I want that narrator WHO HAPPENS TO BE CALLED SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH to read the whole Lord of the rings collection to me

[@johnrichardson8606]

Imagine coming across this place while you were dying of dehydration. I think I'd laugh maniacally then start chasing/eating flies.

[@wrightway65]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the cameramen who had to film those flies...

[@CsStoker]

I miss watching documentaries like this on discovery channel, now it's plagued with overhauling shows and survival reality shows

[@Rainkit]

Man, that lake is like something out of a nightmare! Imagine being lost in the desert, and you come across this. Forced to eat flies while the waves tempt you to drink the salty water.

[@d.r.5477]

now I know what to do if I come across a salty oasis

[@jamesdale5615]

science, please keep Attenborough alive so I can watch documentaries in the future. without him its not bearable

[@davidangel64]

It's like going to the beach and there's nothing but cherries, grapes, and strawberries flying around. Maybe some pineapple squares.

[@i_am_dementia9926]

And I complain about one damn fly being in my house

[@voltagebinary]

I wish Attenborough could narrate my life.. Lol

[@TeemoForLife]

"Find a speck of blue amidst this ocean of sand"

[@sumtotalofhumanknowledge2174]

We're so lucky that we grew up listening to this great man's voice and watching his documentaries.

[@evanpjpeg]

Who else thought that the flies would eat the birds

[@tha1ne]

"And there it is, ancient water"

[@tHustr4]

This video made me itchy

[@ps895]

2:48

[@Nantosuelta]

In that first panning shot over the desert, i half expected to see Jabba's sail barge

[@selendriamuganogo7077]

Mmmmmm salted flies

[@melbatoast6403]

I lived in the Sahara for a while and it was all like this; everything was beautiful, but designed to inflict misery and death. During the day the heat was unbearable; then, at night it got frigid. During the hot season I once got a temperature reading of 140F. After the hot season came dust storms that could make the daytime look like nighttime. Next came the rains which brought dangerous flooding and clouds of insects. Bugs, however, were actually less of a problem than thorns, which came in every size and seemed to be produced by every single plant. The sand came in these amazing colors that formed gorgeous dunes; unfortunately, it got into everything and made both walking and driving difficult or impossible. As far as water was concerned, there was never enough, getting it usually involved a great deal of work, as did making it safe to drink, a process which typically took days.

[@Trpr88]

I went from; awesome, I want to live there;