Life in the African Deserts


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The Namib Desert with its typical ungulate, a desert gemsbock (Oryx gazella).



Welwitschia mirabilis, an endemic gymnosperm of the Namib Desert.



Péringuey's viper (Vipera peringueyi) with its prey, a barking gecko.



A common chameleon (Chameleon dilepis) in the desert.




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