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the ana tree. On a typical day, desert elephants travel up to sixty kilometres over rocky, difficult terrain between feeding areas and waterholes. When water is truly scarce, as in times of drought, they dig holes, commonly known as gorras, in the dry riverbeds. Water seeps up from below the surface creating a much needed water source for themselves, and for other animals in the area; unlike other elephants, which drink daily, desert elephants have been known to survive without water for up to four days.
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and pastoral habits. In recent times, contacts between Himbas and Western tourists are becoming more and more common, especially in the most easily accessible regions of Kaokoland (e.g., the surroundings of Opuwo). While this has partially affected the Himba culture, Himbas have essentially remained
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They are commonly roaming the dry riverbeds of the westward flowing Huab, Hoanib, Hoarusib, and Khumib rivers. It is along these riverbeds that the animals find the occasional spring fed waterhole and most of their nutrient rich foods: mopane bark, tamarisk, reeds, and the pods, bark, and leaves of
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desert). Its longer legs, bigger feet, and incredible ability to withstand periods of drought all gave valid reasons to think so. Today, however, it is not considered a different species, rather regarded as only 'desert adapted.' The herds in this area remain separate from other elephant herds in
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The desert elephant populate a three-thousand square kilometre range and regularly travel up to two hundred kilometres in search of water. They only drink every three or four days, compared to elephants in Etosha drinking 100 to 200 L of water a day. They also seem to be more environmentally
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The Himba people are the descendants of a Herero group that got isolated from the others in the 19th century. While the Herero people later experienced German rule and drastically changed their lifestyle as well as their costumes, the Himba retained much of their traditional,
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Fauna in Kaokoland suffered from a severe crippling between 1977 and 1982, as well as from poaching throughout the 1970s, but has been recovering afterwards. It includes several desert-dwelling species, most notably a population of
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Namibia and only appear to have longer legs and bigger feet, because they eat less than elephants living in more food abundant areas such as Etosha National Park, the Caprivi, and the Chobe region in Botswana.
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ecoregion. The area is one of the wildest and least populated areas in Namibia, with a population density of one person every 2 km (1/4 of the national average). The most represented
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to administer the territory of Namibia, which became, for all practical purposes, a province of South Africa. South Africa also applied to Namibia the principles of
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because of their shorter legs and specific, desert-adapted behaviour (the only other place in Africa where elephants have adapted to a desert environment being
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people. In the second half of the 19th century, a group of Herero crossed the Kunene River, migrating north to what is now Angola, joining with the
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conscious than other elephants: unlike other elephants, the desert-adapted elephant rarely knock over trees, break branches, or tear away bark.
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Kaokoland is one of the wildest regions of Southern Africa, with very few roads and structures. The only road that is accessible to non-
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This article is about the administrative unit of Namibia before independence. For the administrative unit after independence, see
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in Southern Angola; the modern day Himba people originated from this Angolan Herero group. In 1884, Kaokoland became part of
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After the end of the bush war, Kaokoland has become a common tourist destination in Namibia, due to its proximity to the
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were extinguished in the area in 1983, but they have been reintroduced. Other species found in Kaokoland include
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reaching their maximum elevation at 2039 m. Other notable mountain ranges of Kaokoland include the
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era, it was intended to be a self-governing homeland of the
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It is largely mountainous, with the northern 297:(that also marks the border between Namibia and 289:The Kaokoland area extends south-north from the 534:vehicles is the one connecting Sesfontein and 2064:States and territories disestablished in 1989 627: 375:, South Africa received the mandate from the 8: 578:"Desert Elephants, Safari in Namibia |" 432:that are sometimes classified as a distinct 2074:1989 disestablishments in South West Africa 2059:States and territories established in 1980 1962: 1907: 1844: 1805: 1734: 1679: 1605: 1526: 1471: 1373: 1310: 1271: 1189: 1150: 1103: 1043: 973: 882: 859: 758: 675: 668: 634: 620: 612: 208: 60: 28: 2069:1980 establishments in South West Africa 351:, Kaokoland was mostly inhabited by the 551: 383:, including the creation of distinct 118: 108: 104: 7: 1246:(1987–94) (Head of Military Council) 238:). Established in 1980 during the 218:. Kaokoland is in the north-west. 121:• Re-integrated into Namibia 14: 1084:No central government established 954:No central government established 321:(120 m high, 700 m wide) and the 226:was an administrative unit and a 1954: 1899: 1836: 1797: 1726: 1671: 1597: 1518: 1463: 1365: 1302: 1263: 1181: 1142: 1095: 1074: 1035: 965: 944: 874: 643: 189: 164: 46: 2054:Bantustans in South West Africa 1482:Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi 1: 419:faithful to their tradition. 2090: 1208:Zwelibanzi Maneli Mabandla 1161:Johannes "Hans" Diergaardt 1011:Pieter van Rensburg Goosen 864:Leaders and Administrators 523:, Himba villages, and the 491:Tourism and transportation 398: 340: 15: 1926:Cornelius Tuhafeni Ndjoba 858: 667: 607:Kaokoland at namibian.org 285:Rocky desert in Kaokoland 143: 129: 105: 78:de facto administered by 59: 43: 38: 20:. For the ecoregion, see 1918:Fillemon Elifas Shuumbwa 1879:Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike 1498:Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo 369:German South West Africa 1855:Mokgama Maurice Matlala 444:, on the border of the 309:(to the north) and the 1761:George Majozi Mahlangu 1392:Richard Muhinda Mamili 1015:Bongani Blessing Finca 901:Rocky Malebane-Metsing 500: 499:Mountains in Kaokoland 410: 286: 1981:Tsiame Kenneth Mopeli 1863:Cedric Namedi Phatudi 498: 408: 284: 257:. 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Index

Kunene Region
Kaokoveld
Flag of Kaokoland
Map of the bantustan.
Bantustan
Hereroland
Opuwo
South African rand
South West Africa
Namibia
Allocation of land to bantustans according to the Odendaal Plan. Kaokoland is in the north-west.
Odendaal Plan
bantustan
South West Africa
Namibia
apartheid
Ovahimba
leaders of Hereroland
Kunene Region
Kaokoveld
ethnic group
Himba people
Opuwo

Hoanib
Kunene river
Angola
Baynes Mountains
Otjihipa Mountains
Hartmann Mountains

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