Stories: Namibia

Stories connected to Namibia.

• Many ragged strips. Usually just two leaves.Welwitschia typically grows two persistent leaves throughout its life. As they split and fray, they can look…
• This rock hare had ten listed subspecies. Taxonomists now recognize none.Jameson's red rock hare lives across southern Africa. Ten subspecies were listed in 1971; by 2005 that had fa…
• Buried leaves admit sunlight through translucent topsMuch of a Lithops leaf remains below ground. A translucent upper surface, called a leaf window, lets light en…
• Desert rain frogs develop into froglets in their eggsThe desert rain frog of Namibia and South Africa lays eggs in a burrow. They hatch into froglets without a fr…