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Wildlife of Namibia

Wildlife of Namibia is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wildlife of Namibia rather than just read about it. In short: The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna. Namibia's endangered species include the wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku.

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Reference excerpt

The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna. Namibia's endangered species include the wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku.

Endangered species Namibia has many endangered species within its national parks and wildlife resorts. The puku antelope is limited to about 100 individuals along the Chobe River in Botswana and the Linyati marshes in Namibia. The black rhino and white rhino have suffered the most from poaching and are on the verge of extinction. If there had been no effort to save them in the last 20 years they most likely would have disappeared. While both species occur naturally in Namibia, in many of the reserves they have been reintroduced. The country also has the largest population in southern Africa of cheetahs not contained within national parks. There are over twenty species of antelope ranging from the largest, the eland, to the smallest, the Damara dik-dik. The gemsbok, a striking antelope with long symmetrical horns and distinctive black and white markings, is featured on the Namibian coat of arms. Namibia also harbours a wealth of small mammals including mongoose, jackal as well as the less common antbear and honey badger, both solitary and nocturnal.

National parks and nature reserves

Namibia's parks and reserves range from the open bush of the centre and the north where wildlife is relatively plentiful, to the barren and inhospitable coastal strip with its huge sand dunes. The three main tourist attractions for wildlife in Namibia are Etosha National Park, Waterberg National Park and Cape Cross Seal Reserve.

National parks

Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park (see also Fish River Canyon and Ai-Ais Hot Springs) Bwabwata National Park Etosha National Park Khaudum National Park Mudumu National Park Namib-Naukluft National Park Nkasa Rupara National Park Skeleton Coast National Park Waterberg National Park

Nature reserves Kaokoland Nature Reserve Khaudum Nature Reserve Mamili Nature Reserve Mudumu Nature Reserve

Fauna Namibia has 115 species of fish (five endemic). There are about 50 species of frogs (six endemic) but neither caecilians nor salamanders. Namibia is home to 250 species of reptiles with 59 endemic. There were 1331 recorded species of arachnids with 164 endemic but there are potentially 5650 species. Records show 6331 species of insects (1541 of them are endemic). but there are expected to be 35,000 species of insects.

Freshwater insects 19 species of Ephemeroptera 2 species of Plecoptera 35 species of Trichoptera 77 species of Odonata 179 species of Diptera 1 species of Neuroptera 200 species of Coleoptera 45 species of Hemiptera 7 species of Orthoptera

Freshwater invertebrates 3 species of Porifera 2 species of Cnidaria 9 species of Platyhelminthes 5 species of Ectoprocta 10 species of Nematoda 13 species of Oligochaeta 16 species of Hirudinea 52 species of Ostracoda 19 species of Copepoda Branchiopoda 19 species of Anostraca 19 species of Cladocera 2 species of Notostraca 15 species of Conchostraca Malacostraca 6 species of Amphipoda 4 species of Isopoda 6 species of Decapoda

Terrestrial invertebrates 25 species of Diplopoda

Mammals

200 species of terrestrial mammals (14 of them are endemic) and 40 species of marine mammals are native to Namibia.

Birds

There are 645 species of birds (14 of them are endemic).

Mollusks

There were 26 species of freshwater snails recorded and 13 species of freshwater bivalves. A number of land gastropods are also found in Namibia.

Flora

There are 4334 species of plants recorded (683 of them are endemic).

Senecio haworthii - woolly senecio Aloidendron dichotomum - quiver tree Welwitschia mirabilis

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wildlife of Namibia

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wildlife of Namibia claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wildlife of Namibia before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wildlife of Namibia ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wildlife of Namibia

In research: Wildlife of Namibia appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wildlife of Namibia in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wildlife of Namibia is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Biota of Namibia, Wildlife by country, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wildlife of Namibia outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Wildlife of Namibia in simple terms?

The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna. Namibia's endangered species include the wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku.

Why does Wildlife of Namibia matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Wildlife of Namibia?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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