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Gemsbok Plains zebra Kirk's dik-dik Springbok antelope Wildebeest African buffalo Ground pangolin Namib Desert beetle High dunes in the Namib Desert. The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna. Namibia's endangered species include the wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku.
Cheetah in Namibia African leopard] Common genet Angolan slender mongoose Banded mongoose Yellow mongoose Black-backed jackal African wild dog Cape fur seal. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae (cats ...
Although Namibian agriculture, excluding fishing, contributed between 5% and 6% of Namibia's GDP from 2004 to 2009, a large percentage of the Namibian population depends on agricultural activities for livelihood, mostly in the subsistence sector. Animal products, live animals, and crop exports constituted roughly 10.7% of total Namibian exports.
The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx. It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana , Namibia , South Africa and (parts of) Zimbabwe , mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts , areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival.
The name derives from that of the Damara region of northern Namibia where it is principally found, particularly in the Kaokoveld Desert. [ 4 ] : 794 [ 5 ] Together with the Namaqua Afrikaner and the Ronderib Afrikaner , it is one of three breeds in the Afrikaner group of sheep that were already in southern Africa before the arrival of colonists ...
The reserve consists of mainly semi-desert and savannah woodlands, and the Ombonde River flows through the area. [29] Animals living there include African bush elephant, African leopard, lion, South African cheetah, common eland, kudu, duiker, warthog, steenbok, gemsbok, Angolan giraffe, springbok, South African ostrich, and Hartman's mountain ...
List of mammals of the Canary Islands; List of mammals of Cape Verde; List of mammals of the Central African Republic; List of mammals of Ceuta, Melilla and the Plazas de Soberanía; List of mammals of Chad; List of mammals of the Comoros; List of mammals of the Republic of the Congo; List of mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The African fish-eagle is the national bird of Namibia. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Namibia. The avifauna of Namibia included a total of 685 confirmed species as of July 2023, of which 1 is endemic, and four have been introduced by humans. One additional species is hypothetical as defined below.