pic - wikimedia.orgShipwrecks strewn on beaches
Sea of dunes
Seals at
All part of Namib Desert’s
Life-saving coastal fog
Desert beetles fog-basking while condensation on its back provides its much needed water
Lichens that ‘come alive’ as they unfold their thalli to absorb moisture the moment fog rolls in
All part of Namib Desert’s
Desert elephants plodding their way over dunes
Gemsbok with the most remarkable cooling system which allows their body temps to rise to as much as 44degC but maintain their brain temperature below the brain-cooking deathly 40degC
Jackals scavenging around the fringes of seal colonies
All part of Namib Desert’s
Ancient endemic Welwitschia plants surviving for 100s if not 1000s of years, harvesting moisture from the still-night build up of dew through their leaves
Ground dwelling dune larks
Dune cartwheeling spiders
All part of the Namib Desert’s
2 comments:
you don't have to talk me into it. i've wanted to go forever. i want to see it all minus the dc spiders, i'll visit the himba instead. i've had a facination with them for a long time.
i like the changes you've made here. how's the knitting coming?
My father used to go up there once a year to fish with his mates. I think it, along with so many other parts of Namibia must just be a fascinating place to visit. The only thing I don't like is what they do to the seals up there.
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