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Namibia may have been called "the land God made in anger" by the ancient San tribes, but it is home to quaint coastal towns, tribal villages and the 80-million-year-old Namib Desert - a magical and captivating destination. The gemsbok, or oryx, of Sossuvlei, are perhaps the most visible of all the wildlife in the area, and have become a symbol of the Namib and Kalahari Deserts. They are among the most remarkable of all the antelope species, adapted as they are to living in harsh climates with extreme temperatures and little surface water.
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 Last week we were informed by NamibRand Nature Reserve that there would be three new giraffe brought into the reserve. They have now been brought in and they have meet up with the original five. We will be aloud to drive there again from tomorrow.
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 4 May 2008
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As the desert greens up we are seeing more and more birds. On a trip to Bushman's Koppie we saw a Black Harrier. There have been past sightings, but it remains a rare bird in this area.
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 5 April 2008
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On the afternoon drive down to bushman with my two guest i was hesitating to go around the boulders as the clouds were build up but anyway my guest wanted to see the sociable weaver nest so we dicided to go around and these weavers nest turn up to be a leopard.Two leopard lying on the boulder as we drive past the nest.
Posted: Sossusvlei by ronney tsowaseb, Date: 4 April 2008
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We reported Black-eared Sparrow-larks as new birds in 2006 for our bird list. In 2007 I don't recall seeing any, but this year we started to see them towards the end of February. First just a few, but now they are some of the common birds when driving out in the grassy areas. Why this shift? Has this happened before? We don't know.
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 3 April 2008
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My guests thought this was an April fools joke. We are driving into the Sossusvlei valley without seeing the dunes at all. Why - because it was pouring with rain. The river was flowing, and at the 2x4 parking we were not allowed to go any further.
The river reached Sossusvlei, but we have yet to see if the pan has flooded.
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 1 April 2008
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 Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge was opened during a rainy year (the 1999/2000 rainy season.) That year Sossusvlei flooded. Since then 2001 was okay, then several dry years, before really exceptional rain in 2006.
Last year, 2007, was very dry again, but it has swung back this year. Sossusvlei hasn't flooded yet, but we know the river has now been flowing...
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 31 March 2008
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On a drive to Draaihoek, together with Marc Robinson and Desire Avis (our new managers,) we saw many, many birds.
The highlight was a sighting of a Steppe Buzzard, which is a new bird for the lodge. This brings our list to 121.
On the same drive we also managed to see two Pygmy Falcons and a Kalahari Scrub-Robin.
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 24 March 2008
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On a late afternoon game drive in the Eastern part of Etosha National Park,
Perez Kamukunjandje and his guests were treated to a rare sighting of a black Rhino. What made this sighting even more special, is the fact that it was feeding – not browsing, as would be expected, but…. grazing!
The Black Rhino is generally a browser and uses its upper...
Posted: Namibia Expeditions by Hazel Milne, Date: 10 March 2008
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With the fantastic rain we are experiencing this year, we have had a dramatic increase in birds. So far only one new species for our lodge list has been found: A Wattled Starling. This brings our lodge list up to a grand 120 species
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 7 March 2008
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Despite not having any rain in October till December, everything started to change now from the end of January. It is to early to say if it will be a good year, but at least the rain has come.
The late dry season was particularly dry this year, with even Oryx and zebras dying. However, it has been a good time for our leopard sightings. In total, we...
Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 3 February 2008
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