![Sociable weavers nest in colonies of hundreds or even thousands](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496472.DSC_8036.jpg) Sociable weavers nest in colonies of hundreds or even thousands |
![What is he up to?](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496476.DSC_8069.jpg) What is he up to? |
![A dog's life](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496477.DSC_8070.jpg) A dog's life |
![Gemsbok are majestic beasts](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496478.JDA_0497.jpg) Gemsbok are majestic beasts |
![Gemsbok spar frequently. Although the consequences are rarely serious, the intentions always are.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497031.JDA_0884.jpg) Gemsbok spar frequently. Although the consequences are rarely serious, the intentions always are. |
![This guy is probably tired of carrying those magnificent horns all day long](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497017.JDA_0817.jpg) This guy is probably tired of carrying those magnificent horns all day long |
![The Gabar is one of several goshawk species occuring in the park](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496481.JDA_0533.jpg) The Gabar is one of several goshawk species occuring in the park |
![Brant's whistling rats are abundant, and provide great entertainment](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496482.JDA_0548.jpg) Brant's whistling rats are abundant, and provide great entertainment |
![An immature fiscal shrike](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496483.JDA_0555.jpg) An immature fiscal shrike |
![This young whistling rat is peering out of its burrow after the initial fright of my arrival](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496484.JDA_0560.jpg) This young whistling rat is peering out of its burrow after the initial fright of my arrival |
![Pausing to sniff](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/101973500.iDzm4pcf.jpg) Pausing to sniff |
![Swallowtailed bee-eater](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496485.JDA_0563.jpg) Swallowtailed bee-eater |
![Ground squirrel conserving energy](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/101973628.FMzJD1jZ.jpg) Ground squirrel conserving energy |
![This very pregnant ground squirrel could barely reach to scratch everywhere](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496486.JDA_0578.jpg) This very pregnant ground squirrel could barely reach to scratch everywhere |
![Lanner falcon](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496488.JDA_0600.jpg) Lanner falcon |
![Pygmy falcons are easy to see in the Kalahari](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496489.JDA_0616.jpg) Pygmy falcons are easy to see in the Kalahari |
![Ground squirrel](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496490.JDA_0621.jpg) Ground squirrel |
![One of many chat species in the park](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496491.JDA_0630.jpg) One of many chat species in the park |
![Crimson-breasted shrike](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496492.JDA_0639.jpg) Crimson-breasted shrike |
![A black-backed jackal is alert to signs of danger or a meal](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496493.JDA_0650.jpg) A black-backed jackal is alert to signs of danger or a meal |
![Immature pale chanting goshawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496494.JDA_0667.jpg) Immature pale chanting goshawk |
![A male pale chanting goshawk has a penetrating stare](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497035.JDA_0923.jpg) A male pale chanting goshawk has a penetrating stare |
![Young springbok in a mock fight](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496495.JDA_0702.jpg) Young springbok in a mock fight |
![Sometimes things do not go according to plan](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496496.JDA_0704.jpg) Sometimes things do not go according to plan |
![Springbok fawns are precocious, and can outrun most predators within a few hours after birth](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496497.JDA_0710.jpg) Springbok fawns are precocious, and can outrun most predators within a few hours after birth |
![Springbok travel great distances every day](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496990.DSC_8073.jpg) Springbok travel great distances every day |
![Camel thorn trees provide vital nourishment in their pods during dry years](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496994.DSC_8076.jpg) Camel thorn trees provide vital nourishment in their pods during dry years |
![The Kori bustard is the world's largest flighted bird](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496996.JDA_0711.jpg) The Kori bustard is the world's largest flighted bird |
![A black-backed jackal pauses to smell and to listen](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/101973990.RmSfnnCn.jpg) A black-backed jackal pauses to smell and to listen |
![At sunset a wildebeest contemplates the dangers of the night](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496474.DSC_8050.jpg) At sunset a wildebeest contemplates the dangers of the night |
![Wildebeest graze in the last light of day](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496480.JDA_0521.jpg) Wildebeest graze in the last light of day |
![The territorial male wildebeest runs around all day to round up his herd and sort out competitors](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496998.JDA_0715.jpg) The territorial male wildebeest runs around all day to round up his herd and sort out competitors |
![Wildebeest antics are a display of fitness and strength](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/101973856.4hLxmHoI.jpg) Wildebeest antics are a display of fitness and strength |
![Redheaded finches congregate in small flocks to drink](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497001.JDA_0730.jpg) Redheaded finches congregate in small flocks to drink |
![Meerkats use any elevation they can find when standing guard](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497003.JDA_0750.jpg) Meerkats use any elevation they can find when standing guard |
![Their keen eyes miss nothing](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497009.JDA_0770.jpg) Their keen eyes miss nothing |
![Even pregnant females take their turn to watch](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497011.JDA_0775.jpg) Even pregnant females take their turn to watch |
![Meerkats are prodigious diggers, even obsessive perhaps](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497005.JDA_0763.jpg) Meerkats are prodigious diggers, even obsessive perhaps |
![The cutest animal alive](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497007.JDA_0764.jpg) The cutest animal alive |
![The territorial male springbok is in prime condition, evident by his thick neck muscles and glistening coat](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497019.JDA_0823.jpg) The territorial male springbok is in prime condition, evident by his thick neck muscles and glistening coat |
![Getting up from a dust bath, this ostrich exudes a cloud that lights up in the last light of the day](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497021.JDA_0837.jpg) Getting up from a dust bath, this ostrich exudes a cloud that lights up in the last light of the day |
![Hookthorns are among the few trees that grow to a reasonable size, by tapping underground water supplies](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497027.JDA_0855.jpg) Hookthorns are among the few trees that grow to a reasonable size, by tapping underground water supplies |
![Young male springboks in a three-way tussle](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497029.JDA_0876.jpg) Young male springboks in a three-way tussle |
![A young whistling rat watches the intruder with great interest](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497033.JDA_0901.jpg) A young whistling rat watches the intruder with great interest |
![A jackal heads off in search of a meal](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496479.JDA_0515.jpg) A jackal heads off in search of a meal |
![Scratching the other side of the same itch](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496487.JDA_0580.jpg) Scratching the other side of the same itch |
![Last glimpse of the great herds of the past](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58496992.DSC_8075.jpg) Last glimpse of the great herds of the past |
![After having its fill, it turned to watch me with a grin of satisfaction](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497015.JDA_0814.jpg) After having its fill, it turned to watch me with a grin of satisfaction |
![This little agama swallowed a dozen ants while I was watching](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497013.JDA_0797.jpg) This little agama swallowed a dozen ants while I was watching |
![Ostriches shake their wings after a dust bath](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497023.JDA_0844.jpg) Ostriches shake their wings after a dust bath |
![The Kalahari in years with good rains can be a splendid sight](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/26/576926/3/58497025.JDA_0846.jpg) The Kalahari in years with good rains can be a splendid sight |