Namibia
Dust, silence, and the great herds.
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
Desert-adapted herds that survive on remembered water in some of the driest country in Africa.
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Precise locations are withheld. Namibia holds a globally significant population.
Black-backed Jackal
Lupulella mesomelas
Persistent, clever, and heard yipping across the plains at dusk.
Brown Hyena
Parahyaena brunnea
Shaggy ghost of the Skeleton Coast, scavenging along the tide line.
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Namibia holds the world's largest free-roaming cheetah population.
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Emblem of the desert, capable of surviving without free water.
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Pink drifts across Walvis Bay's lagoons after the rains.
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cryptic, solitary, and everywhere, if you know where to look.
Lion
Panthera leo
Pride cats of the open pans, heard long before they are seen.
Sociable Weaver
Philetairus socius
Builders of the largest bird nests on Earth: apartment blocks in acacia.
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Tall browsers of the mopane and acacia belts.
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Whoops after dark; kills at first light.
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Small, watchful, and given to sudden pronking displays.