Elephants are known for being very intelligent, but you may not know that they are fast, too. And it's a good thing that they are after watching this video that @National Geographic shared at the end ...

A baby "desert elephant" has been filmed learning how to use mud as "sunscreen" following rare rainfall in the harsh climate of its typically arid home. The clip shows a group of desert elephants in ...

Africa is a continent filled with dramatic landscapes and raw wilderness, yet there is one country that remains beautifully ...

Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants share the same DNA as African savanna elephants. However, Namibian desert-dwelling elephants ...

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August, Namibia ...

Conservation and wildlife law experts call for immediate halt to capture and export of wild elephants from vulnerable desert-adapted population. Washington, DC—Conservationists and wildlife trade ...

We are back only a few days from the wilds of Namibia where some of the most isolated people in Africa, the Himba, hold on to a parched landscape of beguiling prehistoric features in the oldest desert ...

Hiking the impressive orange dunes in Sossusvlei is just one not-to-be-missed experience when visiting Namibia—and there’s so much more to see and do. Photograph by Michael Melford, National ...

Sep 27, 2025 - Jan 30, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Add to Calendar 27-09-2025 11:00 30-01-2026 12:00 America/Toronto IMAX Elephants: Giants of the Desert Get ready to experience an epic IMAX® 3D ...

Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert. The Namib Desert is the scene for many of Namibia’s must-do adventures, from ...