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What incredibly beautiful animals cheetahs are... reaching speeds of up to 130 km/h (though typically significantly less on average) in a sprint, these big cats are also the fastest land animals in the world. During the run, all four paws are off the ground, so the cheetah is essentially flying through the savannah. Of course, this requires energy, and many sprints of this nature over "longer" distances are not possible in a day. Therefore, the success rate in hunting must be correspondingly high, which is indeed the case with cheetahs. With their speed, they cause gazelles (their main prey) to stumble, and they kill by biting the throat (suffocation), unlike other big cats - which typically kill their prey by biting the neck (leopards/lions... tigers seem to employ both techniques). The elegance of cheetahs is unmatched among felines...
Das legendäre Canon Roadhouse: www.gondwana-collection.com/the-fish-river-canyon-experie...
FISH RIVER CANON (Wiki): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischfluss-Canyon
FORUM: www.namibia-forum.ch/
NAMIBIA (Wiki): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia
The largest sand dunes of the world. In the middle of the Namib Desert, in the Namib Naukluft Park two of Namibia’s scenic highlights can be found: the Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei.
Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name Sossusvlei is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area (including other neighbouring vleis such as Deadvlei and other high dunes), which is one of the major visitor attractions of Namibia.
Sossusvlei owes this name to the fact that it is an endorheic drainage basin for the ephemeral Tsauchab River. (Wikipedia)
The oryx-herd from the Farm Kanaan. Kanaan Naankuse is described as the highlight of the D707, because of its diverse scenery between the Tiras Mountains and the beautiful red Namib dune belt.
The sandy dunes of Namibia seem to flow straight into the Atlantic ocean
On dirait que les dunes de sable de Namibie plongent dans l’océan Atlantique...
Credits: ESA/NASA
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One of the things I regretted the most about my Tanzanian trip was seeing no rhinoceros. This year, during my travel in Namibia, I had the chance to see many of them, during the night, while they were drinking at the waterhole (you can see it here ). This was an amazing moment, considering that they are included among the endagered species and it is not usual to see them, even in Africa. This is a white rhino (info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_rhinoceros).
I'm not so good in night photography, despite this I like the way this shot came out, especially the vintage effect... definitely better on black!
Have a great week start!
Having a sundowner is a must in Namibia.
From top of the hill it is absolutely beautiful watching the changing scenery at sunset.
Camp Kipwe, Namibia.
... this Desert Adapted Elephant in Etosha raises the question of how his tusk was broken
An elephant may break a tusk in a fight with another elephant, or, perhaps, while digging for minerals or prying the bark off of a tree.
Tusks are modified incisors (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incisor) and each tusk is embedded deep into the skull. A broken tusk does not cause a problem unless it breaks very close to the lip and exposes the large nerve that fills its cavity. Then the tooth may rotten and fall out.
This male has broken his left tusk almost to the lip. Tusks are said to grow about 2 cm per year, but records show that tusks that have been broken grow more rapidly and may grow back surprisingly quickly
Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name Sossusvlei is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area (including other neighbouring vleis such as Deadvlei and other high dunes), which is one of the major visitor attractions of Namibia.
Sossusvlei owes this name to the fact that it is an endorheic drainage basin for the ephemeral Tsauchab River. (Wikipedia)
Taken during a 2 week adventure holiday to Namibia with Exodus Travels, October/November 2006. Taken with a borrowed Nikon D50. Originally shot in jpeg format, then recently reprocessed using DxO PhotoLab 4 to try and get the best out of them, as I hadn't really appreciated the possibilities of what I'd taken at the time.