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Himba bushmen in the Namibian grasslands have long passed down legends about the region’s mysterious fairy circles: bare, reddish-hued circular patches that are also found in northwestern Australia.

Himba bushmen in the Namibian grasslands have passed down legends about the region's mysterious "fairy circles"—bare, reddish-hued circular patches dotted along the 1200-mile long swath of land. They ...