Namib-Naukluft

Namibia · park

Centred on -24.700°, 15.300°.

10 km zone · medium confidence · updated 1 day ago

Likely encounters

mammalLC

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Emblem of the desert, capable of surviving without free water.

Very likelyNA

birdLC

Sociable Weaver

Philetairus socius

Builders of the largest bird nests on Earth: apartment blocks in acacia.

Very likelyNA

birdLC

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Pink drifts across Walvis Bay's lagoons after the rains.

LikelyNA

mammalLC

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Small, watchful, and given to sudden pronking displays.

PossibleNA

mammalEN

African Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Desert-adapted herds that survive on remembered water in some of the driest country in Africa.

Very likelyNA

mammalCR

Sensitive · location generalised

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Precise locations are withheld. Namibia holds a globally significant population.

Very likelyNA