05400-21220 Namib Desert Elephant waking in front of sand dune

            This is one of the desert Elephants that inhabits the Namib Desert.  It was thought this was a different species of Elephant but DNA testing just indicated it is one and the same with the African Elephant.  It is just adapted to living in the harsh arid conditions of the desert. 

I might mention that I met the chap who was doing a study on Elephant DNA.  Unfortunately he used an explosive charge to drive the dart out of the gun and into the Elephant.  This absolutely spooked the lot of Elephants in that herd.  One charged him and turned his truck over, then stomped on it so the roof was almost down to the doorline.  He was quite shaken up but still in good spirits.  He survived and learned a hard lesson, use an airgun, not an explosive charge.  I guess those with the project had not given this thought, something easier done after the fact. 

Here the Elephant is walking in front of one of the reddish dunes of the Namib.  The red hue of the dunes gives everything a bit of a maroon tint.

Perhaps only 100 or so of these leviathons inhabit the Namib environs.

Taken on: December 29, 2008

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