Giants of the desert: the elephants of the Namib and the world they live in
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The Kaokoveld, one of the world's most forbidding wastes, is
host to an assortment of animals that have found ways of
surviving in this hostile environment. Here giraffes go entirely
without water and rhinos climb towering mountains in search
ofthat
scarce resource.
But most unforgettable of all must be the elephants of the
Namib. Witnessing these giants cross bare sand dunes is a
once-in-a-lifetime sight, and Prof. Fritz Eloff writes evocatively
of their habits and environment.
Giants of the desert is a fascinating introduction to this harsh
world and its denizens, vividly brought to life in both images
and words.
Prof. Fritz Eloff was head of the Zoology Department at
the University of Pretoria for
31
years
(195-4—1985)
and
during this period he made an indelible
markon
his field
of study, both in southern Africa and worldwide. He was
also chairman of the National Parks Board of South Africa
for
15
years
(1979-1994),
chaired the Councilor Curators,
Transvaal Museum, for
28
years and has contributed to
numerous scientific and zoological publications. Jagters
van die
duìne,
his first book, was published in
1999.
Contents
The spell of the desert
Acknowledgements
Background
Foreword
Parti Run-up
How it all began
. 18
Men with a mission
. 19
Hardship and misadventure
. 21
Scourge of the desert
. 23
Part
2
TheKaokoveld
Description of area
. 26
Faces of the Namib
. 27
Skeletons of the desert
. 28
Sunset in the desert
. 30
The land of stone
. 31
The dunes
. 32
The mountains
. 33
The rivers: lifelines of the desert
. 35
The canyons
. 36
The plains
. 38
The valleys
. 41
The savannas
. 43
Broken country
. 44
The unusual: Mystery of circular patches
. 45
Vegetation
. 46
A study in contrasts
. 46
The succulents
. 47
The best of the Kaokoveld
. 50
The botanical wonder of the Namib
. 51
Welwitschia flats
. 52
The dwarf tree
. 53
Vegetable treasures from time immemorial
. 54
The Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma)
. 55
Themopanes
. 58
The acacias: the Kaokoveld's most useful trees
60
The camelthorn: giant of the desert
62
Animal life
. 63
The animal world of the Kaokoveld
. 63
Sharing the elephant's world
. 64
A prodigy of nature
. 65
The black rhino
. 68
The Hartmann's mountain zebra
. 72
The kudu
. 74
Thegemsbok
. 75
The springbok
. 77
The black-faced
impala
. 79
Thesteenbok
. 80
The Damara dik-dik (also known as Kirk's dik-dik)
. 81
Baboon
. 82
The scrub hare
. 83
Theostrich. 84
The reptiles
. 86
The
rock agama
. 88
The barking gecko
. 89
The Namaqua chameleon (Chameleo namaquensis)
. 90
Two remarkable snakes of the Kaokoveld
92
The people
. 94
Ovahimba women: dignified, serene, handsome
96
Rock art
. 99
Part
3
The elephants of the Namib
Is the name
"
desert elephant" justifiable?
. 102
Highways of the desert
. 103
Singularity of the Namib elephants
. 105
Appearance
. 106
The tusks
. 107
The ears
. 109
Body size
.
Ill
The feet
. 112
Body height
. 114
Food and water requirements
. 115
Food
. 115
Water use
. 117
Habitat
. 119
The lonely monarch
. 119
The river courses: Life arteries of the desert
. 120
The river courses: Food basket of the elephants
. 121
The mountains
. 122
Where rocks and milk bush predominate
. 123
The grass plains
. 124
Denizens of the desert
. 125
Activities
. 126
Resting
. 127
Movements
. 129
Swimming and wallowing
. 131
Wallowing
. 132
Feeding
. 133
Family life
. 134
Impact on the environment
. 136
Impact of the elephant on its environment
. 136
Digging for water
. 137
From elephant dung to the aardvark
. 138
The path makers
. 139
Mortality
. 140
Elephants at war
. 141
Checking the wind
142
Encounters in the field
143
The day in the Kowarib
Schlucht 144
Encounter in the Kowarib
Schlucht 145
The day when
Clive
Walker's camera saved my life
. 146
On the warpath
. 148
Bibliography
149 |
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