(photo by Elizabeth Eldridge) Solitude in Sossusvlei Ostriches can be found throughout the continent of Africa. There are two species of Ostrich. The common Ostrich, native to almost every country in the sub-region, and the Somali Ostrich, found in Somalia….
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Ostrich (Struthio camalus)
African wildcat (Felix lybica)
(photo by Dustin Schwab.) Of the six small cat species endemic to Africa, four can be found in southern Africa. My guests and I were extremely lucky to spot one of them, the African wildcat during our safari in Etosha…
CAPE FOX (Vulpes chama)
Photograph by “Laurie Sauterau”. Cape fox are small, little-known animals which inhabit semi-desert scrub, open grassland with scattered thickets and open country. They are predominantly nocturnal and extremely difficult to observe, but can be seen during the cooler parts of…
Secretary bird at Sossusvlei
The Secretarybird, (Sagittarius serpentarius), is a raptor endemic to Africa and widespread in southern Africa. Their preferred habitats include savanna and open grassland from low to high altitudes. It avoids thick bushes and forests. They nest and roost in trees…
The Bat-eared Fox
The Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a canid of the African savanna found across much of southern Africa. For the first time in 7 years, in mid-September I spotted 2 different groups (5 and 6 animals) in 2 different locations…