Karoo NP – Part 1
It is amazing to find such diversity here
Not having
been to Karoo National Park before, I was not sure what to expect. The Park is
situated in a very arid region and the terrain varies between flat grasslands
and high mountains.
The
vegetation is very much the same as in most of the Karoo region, mostly hardy
plants which can survive the low rainfall and almost all have thorns to prevent
them being eaten.
Amongst the
animals seen there were zebra
Gemsbok
and
Mountain Rhebuck
with
evidence of Dassies (Rock Hyrax) everywhere.
During the
year, flowers are seen throughout different season and they are really
spectacular.
Most of all
I was thrilled to find a Wild Pomegranete in bloom, a species I had been
looking for for ages.
While
setting up camp, we spotted this huge tortoise feeding on the grass. He is so
used to people in there that I went to lay on the grass in front of him to take
pictures and he just carried on eating.
One of the
common beetles there is the Toktokkie or Tapping Beetle which taps with its
rear end on the ground to advertise that he is near and waits to hear if a
female will tap back.
They sure
have huge Corn Crickets there and this one was determined to get away and not
let me take his picture but I did anyway. J
I was happy
to also find this beautiful Emperor Moth
1 comment:
It was a nice park but too bad there weren't a few more roads to drive.
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