Namib: Surviving the Sand Sea Documentary

Namib: Surviving the Sand Sea is an independently produced natural history documentary about the adaptations of Namib Desert flora and fauna by Oliver Halsey | Filmed at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute gobabeb.org/ - For business enquiries related to stock footage see email address on channel profile

[@Beastw1ck]

I am just flabbergasted by how good this documentary is. The cinematography, narration and info rival Planet Earth quality. I can’t believe this doesn’t have wide distribution. With only 7k views I feel fortunate having found it. The most truly gem-quality hidden gem I’ve seen in a long long time.

[@travelindiatreasures]

Words cant describe the true quality of this documentary. I am lucky too!

[@johncalhoob1582]

Dont forget the audio. That would make me sleep if not for the talking 😂

[@anissarahal1982]

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[@MasterVycen]

This guy has less than 500 subscribers? WTF? Get this damn doc on Netflix! It should be everywhere and this channel should be blowin' up!

[@shardad4475]

This documentary was superb. The scenes in some instances were extraordinarily captivating and stunning. I literally just came across this video on KZbin but it was definitely worth watching. The narrator has a soothing voice that draws you in. Thank you 😊❤️

[@karezaalonso7110]

Fantastic job, Oliver Halsey. Great cinematography, and wonderful presentation. I only wish major studios were this adept at making learning fun, and produced documentaries so people could learn about the planet they live on.

[@halmedrano]

My 7yo son and I just watched this, riveted the whole time. Superb work! Script, cinematography - everything works. This deserves wider distribution.

[@suzystone244]

I stumbled onto this AMAZING documentary. Namibia is a GEM.

[@thethirdplanet1866]

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[@user-tv3pk2qv2x]

@@thethirdplanet1866 Very informative, thank you good sir

[@mindcampmusic]

The cinematography, narration and soundtrack are incredibly impressive. I love the talking head sections also which provide additional informative molasses in an already nutritionally enriched knowledge feast. Kudos to the creators.

[@WielkieOdpowiedzi]

One of the best documentary ever made.

[@travelindiatreasures]

Soooooooooooooo True!

[@digbessy]

Oh my gosh I actually watched it all the way through. Usually when I watch documentaries I cant watch the whole show in one sitting.

[@ForThisLife]

This documentary is absolutely amazing. Can't wait to see more of your work. We are planning so visit Namibia next year, excited to capture some incredible landscape footage.

[@shreeyashbangur]

The stars in the night sky with the Milky Way background and the rains look beautiful... very well shot and well narrated Documentary. Kudos 👍

[@TheGuruNetOn]

This video like the unique life forms it brings to life is one of those hidden gems that makes the internet worth it!! 24:00 life surviving in the desert 27:20 Stupendous Night sky ablaze with stars and galaxies!! Need far more shots of this in the film. 41:07 200 million year "living fossil" Welwichia plant that was a contemporary of the Dinosaurs. Beautiful and interesting documentary.

[@khokh699]

Well this is underrated. I feel like people shoul learn more about the world we live in

[@brovideogaming9447]

Well, not too many people are interested in documentaries... Like me, lol. School assignment.

[@ziaulhaque4784]

Speechless

[@user-ml1te4rg6l]

@KHOHK 69 I feel like you should learn how to spell: *should*

[@unacceptableviews4404]

I feel that people, like you, should mind your own business about what others should or shouldn't do.

[@khokh699]

@@unacceptableviews4404 i still think you should watch more documentaries

[@eileenmartinz]

Ants found almost all over the planet, but accept ANT-tartica. The irony!!!

[@buninparadise9476]

except..:-)

[@geoms6263]

No ants but it did use to have Dinosaurs

[@talmage_ur]

yes because they would need little fur coats. hardy har har. :)

[@artinpoetsoulnature]

It's wonderful view of desert as nature! Thanks lot for sharing 🌹 Stay safe my dear friend 🌷 Have a nice day 💐👍👍👍👍👍

[@psalms3720]

This is the beautiful Namibia - such uniqueness from the entire African continent - good job brother

[@marybelenitchv.118]

Thanks Oliver So Nice BEATIFUL. Blessings for You, excellent Job.

[@prakashjog1948]

Thank you for a beautiful documentary',The rare plant species were beautiful and so was the night sky. .Great camera work

[@Nomadicbuddha]

Amazing documantary dear...keep on ...❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@erlingagnew1046]

Amazing, what a wonderful documentary, educational and inspiring. Thank You for sharing.

[@francoriaanabrahams8311]

Namibia the land of the brave,,this is my country,and i love it,,the namib dunes is one of the most beautiful ❤️👍👍🇨🇩❤️👍

[@jeffjohnsonfutdoc]

Great video and educational...Thanks Bro

[@thehammsburglar668]

This is on par with the best shit by BBC, National Goagraphic, PBS, etc...in fact, it's almost certainly better. Mad props to you sir....absolutely stunning work that should not go unnoticed.

[@annapurnaleo]

This is an incredible work...fortunate enough to find it...

[@ebe7840]

Thanks for a great time ❤

[@chrisbinckes2732]

i used to live outside swakop near the castle and the rössing caravan park early eighties on a farm with benji sayer and his fam... spent hours exploring the swakop river vallei with patrik horsley... mis the area now... greetings and thanks from tasmania

[@AYMENTIM]

This documentary is so amazing from the quality of photography to the choices of subjects.

[@rareavisfugit]

This is #1 on my bucket list to go and visit

[@kimberleym8040]

Great channel 🙏🏻 happy I found it 🥰

[@marinabudik3282]

Phenomenal work. I am amazed by the quality. Special thanks goes to camera men. Hope pandemic be over one day so I can go to Namib to see it in my own eyes.

[@jeannietimberger2556]

Cool Nara fruit!! How interesting!! I'd like to taste that!!

[@jeannietimberger2556]

Nara looks related to a cucumber

[@wildone8397]

So this documentary confirms,. At the end of the day, Life will find a way!..

[@stewystew99]

That man was digging for scorpions with a pair of flip flops on. OK, I have now seen it all.....

[@21FirstAvenue]

As kids we romped around the desert barefoot in search of a Puffadder snake in order to use its skin as a band on my Scout hat!

[@dalesmithies9051]

Well thanks for an amazing film,really enjoyed it and,no annoying adverts.

[@casejacobs2]

This doc was sooooo goood!!! Definitely needs more recognition!!! Keep up the good work!!

[@duxganeb5482]

It's a masterpiece.

[@baderm8781]

How much we Arabs love this desert, it is like a home

[@arlenemohandeson16]

Amazing documentary. The photography of the night sky was unlike anything I’ve seen.

[@mjwells100]

GREAT DOCUMENTARY!!

[@tiedupsmurf]

The Silver Desert Ant from the Sahara is amazing

[@rosy111]

Bravo! Standing ovation!!!

[@donaldthompson5144]

Excellent piece on this fascinating corner of the world; wonderful and efficacious production values, appropriate well-chosen music. The plants and animals unlike anywhere else in the world. Bravo to the producers. Thank you!

[@Misguidedchild0351]

Beautifully made documentary. Cheers

[@hazeldelport9267]

Beautiful documentary I enjoyed watching

[@suzib777]

I really feel "educated" about a less studied area of Africa. The species that live there, the people that survive there and the beauty of the desert. I lived in the Mohave for one year and appreciate these often overlooked areas of our planet.

[@nirvachoritchy2933]

Thank you for excellent documentary, fascinating desert, as I watch desert documentaries I feel that’s where I should live. Until then grateful for such videos.

[@elsalvador007]

Impressive! Never heard of those plums before!! Thanks for the video, great work!!!

[@Lugmillord]

This is fantastic. A great watch! The transitions around 29:00 are incredible.

[@lilsavdabest]

Other species on the planet: Yes, this shall be the perfect spot to live the rest of my life in peace. Humans: ooh sorry I am going to have to dig that up so I can learn more about your species.

[@ryans3001]

I imagine being so small and living amongst the sand is like living in a giant ball pit.

[@JO_Artificial]

Those ants 🐜 give a good bite, don’t understand how those scientists stood that pain.

[@gulshanchaurasia2233]

observing the prostitutes, scientists concluded, even pain in the ass is perfect when you get paid

[@JamesBond-si7xs]

Great stuff indeed ! The overall presentation is top class. Thanks for this documentary.

[@quantumcat7673]

Superbly interesting documentary. I love it.

[@vgrof2315]

Wonderful! Thank you very much.

[@carlpeters6675]

It's beautiful! Let's pave it and put up condos!

[@HY115.]

Amazing video well done

[@lrodd247]

What a hidden gem this doc is! Beautiful desert and interesting how life manages to survive in such harsh conditions. Good job 👍👏😎

[@marsboyo1995]

Awesome!waiting. For other episodes .

[@TealCheetah]

Lovely documentary!

[@TheTristanmarcus]

Stunning documentary ❤😎🙏🏽

[@edwardwinslow3515]

I watched this film three times.

[@Sir_Maybe_Bac]

its good to see my land portrayed like this👸

[@MightyGlowSheep]

this is an amazing documentary well done!

[@blessed8910]

Awesome work. 👌👌

[@indy_go_blue6048]

It's rather ironic that ants can be found on every continent on earth except ANT-artica.

[@kidmohair8151]

so I deleted mine that said the same thing...great minds etcetc

[@michelle_ajema]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@michelle_ajema]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ricointeligando732]

It is amazing. I just stumbled into your channel. You deserve more subscribers. God bless

[@Attlanttizz]

Thank you, very interesting, beautifully shot and narrated!

[@salmabano3330]

May be it is hard to live over there but it looks so beautiful...

[@lyria8469]

Excellent documentary!

[@naturewatcher7596]

What about large mammals, like antelopes, jackals, zebras, giraffes etc? How they are adapted to live in the desert? They can't borrow like small insects. And they need much more water then just a fog condensation. Thank you.

[@greasylimpet3323]

Fantastic documentary. I would hate to be digging up that ants nest though! Thanks for the video 😊

[@audemontmorency3983]

Thank's for the memory's revival

[@mind9528]

Ooh.. Now, I seem to be sleepy and need to sleep 😴😴 I will be watching this video on morrow, aha, this video is very amazing and interesting. Thank you very much 😊

[@earthborn8385]

beautiful!

[@peeyushunderrated6623]

This is called documentary . Damn underrated . Only 196k views

[@mingjaejoong353]

21:55”behind the spider it looks as there is a tiny spider from bottom right of the screen crawling to bottom left of the screen.or is it something else crawling????

[@trafalgar22a8]

Masterpiece.

[@sutil5078]

just complete it , very nice work, wish you success in this field and whatever project you are making, by the way I saw a group of people you called "tatna?" I am positive they are San people, known to others as bushmen is that right, if so do they speak click language as other San people? they are very knowledgeable of their terrain. Great Job you have talent to make documentary. Wish you the best.

[@oliverhalsey1810]

Thank you! I think you mean the Topnaar people, they are not San. But yes they do speak a click language called Khoekhoegowab. I'm working on a film about the Topnaar now

[@tiedupsmurf]

No way they could do this with Bullet Ants

[@mharas49]

Thank you for such beautiful cinematography !! One of the best documentaries I have watched on KZbin. Amazing job... Mashallah. A great source to revive one's faith that ALLAH (SWT) is providing sustenance to all these creatures in such an arid condition and HE does not forgive any of His creatures.

[@truce6441]

Well, i just accidentally search for this. You should promote your videos man. To have more return.

[@AeneasTroy]

Spice must flow - Dune

[@praxis6172]

Why is the music in these shows always so loud. Guy whispers, music blasting over him.

[@mozedition3339]

Lol!! You must be as old as I am. 😆

[@praxis6172]

@@mozedition3339 lol, and I might be fairly close. Unless you just like the Seahawks. Greeting from Vancouver BC.

[@MehediHasan-dl7le]

Great work.

[@AYMENTIM]

It’s a genius way to track the scorpion barrow

[@andreasflensmark8616]

Beautiful documentary, the only thing i would have liked to have seen done better, is the depth. You talk about so many animals that my curiosity about some them remains. I think it would have been better to choose 3-4 different animals and talked about them and/or their interaction between them. That for me would have made it much more interesting

[@oliverhalsey1810]

Thanks, I agree. Making this film a few years ago was a learning process for me - I would do things a bit differently if I had the chance again

[@felixbonneau1834]

18:30 it's very interesting, I just found two scorpion, can't wait to dig more of them

[@tawandachristopher]

Moreeee!

[@kevinstreet5709]

Thank you

[@ClippyPodcast]

Cooles Video

[@naturewatcher7596]

5:30 Scientists studying ants: tearing apart the grass clumps, destroying ants home, covered with angry insects from the head till the toes. This is called science...

[@IMADALBASRII]

Thanks for beautiful informative documentary. I love to know what name the music played at 23.00

[@oliverhalsey1810]

Thank you glad you enjoyed its called REM Sleep by Sam Wedgwood

[@IMADALBASRII]

@@oliverhalsey1810 🌷 Thanks so much I did really I follow your beautiful KZbin channel

[@grantandrew9308]

great doco. Although the ending referring to this desert as not being hospitable, is a misunderstanding of what the word means

[@raymondmoore2707]

I certainly hope you found a queen after destroying the entire colony.

[@seriousblakk]

The guy casting the scorpion barrel is damn fine 😍😍😍

[@oliverhalsey1810]

I will tell him :D

[@leeshorrock9781]

The bestirs o i free t weed

[@robroy7456]

The ants are thinking..If only this meal would stay still for 20 minutes.

[@needmoreramsay]

"n a s a has officially named some of the Martian dunes, the same name as the earth dunes they used for the Mars photos"

[@Rodi-H]

This documentary is amazing. I want to learn 23:24 between 23:35 music? Please if someone knows this please can it tell me :) I checked on shazam but I didn't find it.

[@oliverhalsey1810]

Thank you glad you enjoyed its called REM Sleep by Sam Wedgwood

[@Rodi-H]

@@oliverhalsey1810 Really, thank you so much.

[@oliverhalsey1810]

@@Rodi-H no problem, the music is available from audionetwork

[@Rodi-H]

@@oliverhalsey1810 I found on KZbin and now I listen it :) Thanks, again for your help.

[@pauljohnson5190]

Hypnotic !!

[@carriesmith7225]

I love how the ant was crawling over him