Photo gallery of Nature pictures and photos from around the world, photographed by professional photographer Rolf Hicker. (There are 502 photos in this photo gallery.) No doubt, the creation of nature photos is one of my favorite parts in my world of photography. No matter if I photograph wa...
Bugs of the desert spend almost all of their lives in the ground. They may also be fully nocturnal which may make it seem like there are no species in deserts. From the deserts of North America to The Saharan Desert, thousands of bugs make their living here. Only adaptable species can s...
The addax is a critically endangered species of antelope found in the Sahara Desert. The species is also known as both the "white antelope" and the "screwhorn antelope" due to its pale coat and long, spiral horns. The main threat to the addax is poaching. Habitat loss has also played a...
Somehow the small short-eared elephant-shrews (Macroscelides proboscideus) remind us of shrews, as indicated by their English name. So for a long time zoologists put them - together with the shrews - into the group of the insectivores. But nowadays it is known that...
Thequiver treeis found in the Namib Desert and other arid regions of southern Africa. Its branches are full of soft tissue capable of storing large quantities of water. The branches were once used by the area’s indigenous people to make quivers for their arrows. The tree’s English name ...
They are found in the grasslands of the southern parts of Africa in the Namib Desert and the Kalahari Desert. More specifically, they live in southwestern Botswana, Western and Southern Namibia, North and West South Africa, Southwestern Angola and lower Lesotho. They live in groups called gangs...
The trees in Deadvlei have been dead for over 500 years. Located in Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia, these saplings grew after local rivers flooded because of severe rainfalls, but died after the sand dunes shifted to section off the river. High above and far in the distance, the band of...
IRON METEORITES THE HEARTS OF LONG-VANISHED ASTEROIDS The sixth in a series of articles by Geoffrey Notkin, Aerolite MeteoritesGibeon slice: A large polished end cut of the Gibeon (IVA), fine octahedrite iron, first discovered in 1836 in the Namib Desert, Namibia. Gibeon is prized by ...
lover, there’s no better place for you than Namibia. Most of the country is covered in desert – theNamib desertruns all along the coast, from north to south, and theKalahari desertcovers the eastern part of the country, as well as most of Southern Botswana and some of the Northern ...
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of the Namib Desert or discover the rich cultural heritage of the local communities. For guests arriving by car, we provide a spacious and secure car park free of charge. This allows you to explore the region at your own pace and convenience. Rest...