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Oryx in Desert Habitat

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Posted by Craig Nash on March 8, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Oryx in Desert Habitat
I was on my way to Sossusvlei and this lone male was walking towards a water hole. Amazing animals they dont drink for months at a time. Tend to feed at night as food has 60% higher water content. Their bodies retain so much moisture that when they urinate it is like treacle :biggrin: In the evenings they go and stand on top of dunes to pick up the evening breezes. An hour after this photo was taken the thermometer on my backpack said 42'C
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 8, 2008 at 3:05 PM


Nice habitat shot Craig , a very informative post :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Graeme Lee on March 8, 2008 at 4:30 PM
They also run to cool down :eek: Amazing animals...love this shot. Any techs Craig?
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Posted by Nigel Blake on March 9, 2008 at 3:33 AM
Very nice shot especially with the dune background, would have been nice if the Oryx was walking into rather than out-of the picture... but thats not gonna be easy to have any control of.
Posted by Tom_W on March 9, 2008 at 4:21 AM
Lovely travel picture and very informative, thanks
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 9, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Hi Craig,

Nice capture and story!
:toast: :toast: :toast: