Beautiful People (DVD)

Only very light polish was needed.  Disc in a very good condition.

"Beautiful People" is a wild-life adventure story depicting life in the animal community and was filmed against the scenic beauty of Southern Africa including the Kalahari, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Special permits were obtained from the various authorities to film in the restricted areas.

The story unfolds in the Namib desert, that vast barren wasteland where only tiny prints in the sand tell a story of a life that exists - where little creatures, from insects to reptiles, reign. A story of survival of the fittest.

The 'stars' are natural, yet almost human. There is the little baboon who robs the ostrich nest and, when mother gives chase, dashes with the egg under his arm.

There is also the story of the honey-badger, the bird and the beehive. They have a gentlemen's agreement - the bird finds the hive, the honey badger takes the honey out and then leaves the bird a share of the loot as payment.

Another one is how a mother fish keeps her 120 babies in her mouth and lets them out to pay when they become too troublesome.

The only humans in the story are the wonderful bushmen who live close to nature and form part of it.