Life in the Namib Desert is harsh, and water
is hard to come by. But evolution has equipped
species that live in this challenging environment
with a range of unique adaptations that are
essential for survival
CONTROL
PHOTOS BY THEO ALLOFSPlains zebras survived as a small relict population when the
NamibRand Nature Reserve was created in 1992, combining
more than a dozen former livestock farms in a protected
area exceeding 200,000ha. Water sources supplied by
boreholes are spread more sparsely than before, but regularly
maintained, supporting the zebras found widely through the
reserve. Gemsbok (a species of oryx) also benefit – about
10,000 roam the NamibRandNATURE
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