Kgalagadi occupies 38,000 square kilometres and straddles the Sout Africa (one third) / Botswana border. The frontier runs along the dried up Nossob river bed, also marked by a gravel road, along which we spent most of our time.
Kgalagadi contains much scrubby vegetation as well as sand, with many Ostrich, Oryx and Blue Wildebeest- which are able to survive in extreme drought - as well as many small mammals which live in burrows (both predators and scavengers as well as prey). Lion and Cheetah are prevalent as are huge numbers of Raptors, especially Pale Chanting Goshawks.
Three young male Cheetahs setting out to hunt at sunset
Ostrich, Oryx, Blue Wildebeest: animals which can endure severe drought
Cape Fox cub looking out of its burrow
Black-headed Heron Swallowing a Cape Turtle Dove
Pygmy Falcon
Pale Chanting Goshawk