Then the Benguela current forced the diamond-bearing sands ashore, forming the Namib desert.

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South from Swakopmund across the gravel plains of the Namib Desert lies the dramatic Namib Naukluft Park.

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Wolwedans is a group of lodges and camps that are part of the privately held NamibRand Nature Reserve in the southwest Namib Desert.

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One of Brinker's recent projects was inspired by the Namib Desert beetle, which survives by collecting the dew drops that roll down the channels on its extremely hydrophobic back.

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Or is the Namib Desert an isolated case?

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Their ancestors are still found throughout Namibia, especially in the remote desert realm of the southern Namib.

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