Return to album listSossusvlei
Some of the inhospitable terrain east of Swakopmund
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Knobbly Darkling Beetle (Physadesmia globosa)
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Moose’s famous apple pie
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Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
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Sunrise before climbing Dune 45
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(Slightly) ahead of the tourist hordes climbing Dune 45
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Seed Beetle (Stips stali)
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Racing Darkling Beetle (Onymacris plana)
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Beetle tracks
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You are going to need the 4WD here!
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A long climb to the top!
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Wedge-snouted Lizards (Meroles cuneirostris)
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Trying to keep cool: two feet up, two feet down
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Deadvlei from above (the famous dead trees are the dark spots at the far end)
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Namib Dune Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
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Namib Dune Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei) – the webbed feet are a special adaptation
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Dune Hairy-footed Gerbil (Gerbillurus tytonis) – white spots behind the eyes distinguish him from the standard Hairy-footed Gerbil
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