The most famous spring is Cleopatra's Bath, which has crystal-clear natural spring water that gurgles up into a large stone pool, and is a popular bathing spot for locals.

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Whether filming hippos in the clear water of Mzima Spring, flamingo chicks in a dried-out soda lake or the complex layers of life within a massive baobab tree, the Roots always let their subjects tell their own stories making astonishing discoveries along the way.

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His latest: an alcohol-spiked spring water called DNA. Coming in a 0.35-liter clear bottle, the peach-flavored beverage doesn't taste like booze, but it does contain 5% alcohol slightly more than most beers.

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