Channel: Valji Varia

Category: Pets & Animals

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Description: Photography by Valji Varia natural-variation.com Giraffe stoop to take a drink, spreading its front legs and lower its head to the water's surface. The giraffe sinks its puckered lips into the water and then pulls back its jaw, allowing water to rush into the mouth while keeping the epiglottis closed. Etosha National Park First established in 1907 the Etosha salt pan desert dominates the park and briefly fills with water in the summer, attracting pelicans and flamingo. In the dry season winds blow over the hyper saline conditions of the pan and carries minerals to the soil downwind. Animals concentrate around waterholes in these challenging conditions and such congregations offer exceptional opportunities to observe animal behaviour.