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"When
visiting the sand dunes at near Walvis Bay or Sossusvlei you find little
shovel-nosed lizards running around the hot dune sand. These are the
lizards made famous by many a Namib documentary program. Once the sand
heats up they perform a sort of dance lifting opposing front and back
legs to reduce the area touching the hot sand."
"A
Namibian specialty are barking geckos. Namibia has two endemic species.
These geckos live in burrows in the desert. At night the males come out
to call and make loud clicking sounds. Their burrows amplify the calls
to an impressive level. They are very difficult to see even though you
can hear them calling all round you. Campsites like Sesserim and the
Ugab Wilderness Community campsite are good places to listen out for
them." |
