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resilience of nature, even with significant human interference, in one of the most desolate places on earth.
The paradoxes of this environment are many: large quantities of water surging into a land plagued by persistent drought; a huge variety of vegetation despite harsh conditions; rolling dunes, white salt flats, baobab forests and acacia trees. These with the roar of lions
at night, the graceful oryx against a blue sky and the rolling red sands capped with golden grasses create a unique landscape that is full of life, vitality, and colour. This is a place in which I could lose myself for days, weeks, and even months at a time. It is a harsh place that demands enormous resilience to be discovered, but to the adventurous soul the rewards are endless.
JANINE, GERHARD, SABINE AND CHARL are professional wildlife photographers based on the Chobe River. Their passion is all about sharing their knowledge of wildlife and photography with visitors to Botswana. With the Chobe River literally on their doorstep finding subject is a stone throw away. Recently they ventured further afield and into the Kalahari in search of imagery to showcase the other amazing destinations that Botswana has to offer.
Top Right: A myriad of species of animals gather around a waterhole during a windy and dusty day at Nxai Pan National Park. Springbok and Ostrich are frequently seen together here quenching their thirst. (Image: Janine Krayer)
Right: A Lioness makes
a meal out of a Giraffe in Nxai Pan National Park. Ever the opportunists and especially in the Kalahari environment, Lions will attempt to bring down
all forms of prey. (Image: Gerhard Swanepoel)
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