The Namib: A Living Desert
105_D3S8203 White Sand Dunes in coastal Namib Desert
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101_ANN9130 The Namib Desert bordering the Skeleton Coast
105_D3S8245 The treacherous Skeleton Coast of the Atlantic
105_D3S9761 Shipwreck on the Skeleton Coast
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105_D3S7850 Euphorbia psilocaulon
105_D3S7722 Silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata) survives on grains of starch from desert plants
105_D3S7797 Palmato Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
105_D3S7804 Palmato Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
105_D3S7747 Namaqua Chamaeleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis): Black phase absorbs heat under cold conditions
105_D3S7771 Namaqua Chamaeleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis): Black phase absorbs heat under cold conditions
105_D3S7776 Namaqua Chamaeleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis): Black phase absorbs heat under cold conditions
105_D3S7779 Chamaeleon and Dollar Plant (Zygophyllum Stapffii)
105_D3S7836 Fitzsimon’s Burrowing Skink (Typlacontias brevipes)
105_D3S7837 Fitzsimon’s Burrowing Skink (Typlacontias brevipes)
105_D3S7853 Trapdoor entrance to lair of Dancing White Lady Spider
105_D3S7856 Dancing White Lady Spider
105_D3S7895-1 Dancing White Lady Spider
105_D3S7893 Dancing White Lady Spider
105_D3S7918 Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis)
105_D3S7976 Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis)
105_D3S7990 Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis)
105_D3S8101 Shovel Snouted Lizard; (Meroles anchietae)
101_ANN9188 Sidewinder: Peringuey’s adder (Bitis peringueyi)
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105_D3S8158 Tractrac Chat (Cercomela tractrac)
105_D3S8160 Tractrac Chat (Cercomela tractrac)
105_D3S8068 Pink bands in the dunes result from grains of Garnet
105_D3S8031 Garnet grains in the sand
105_D3S8174 Black sand indicates presence of Magnetite
105_D3S8034 Magnetite in the sand
105_D3S8036 Magnetite extracted with a magnet from the sand
101_ANN9294 Copper-bearing rock
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105_D3S9609 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis). Light phase reflects heat
105_D3S9619 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis). Light phase reflects heat
105_D3S9620 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect
105_D3S9621 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect
105_D3S9653 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect
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105_D3S9699 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect
105_D3S9703 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect
105_D3S9706 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) eating insect
105_D3S9707 Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) eating insect
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105_D3S9715 Calcite extrusion in coastal Namib
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