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The Namib Desert
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is a parched and rippled desert, an endless expanse.
It stretches along the wouthwest coast of Africa from Angola in the north,
through Namibia, into South Africa. The name Namib means “emptiness.” About
1,700 km (1,060 mi long and 100 km (60 mi) wide, the desert is bordered on the
west by the A ....
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....pecial way
of moving in the loose sand which gives it its name. The backflip spider uses a
mixture of sand and silk to create shade to keep it cool. Some beetles extract
moisture from trenches made in dunes. Much of this knowledge about the animals
of the Namib desert is made possible by a research institute in the desert that
was established in 1963. The Namib desert is a harsh biome to live in, but
organisms have still adapted to life there and formed their own unique
ecosystems.
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