Dozens of springbok drinking at a waterhole surrounded by open savanna and camelthorn trees in the Auob Riverbed.

    A large herd of springbok gathers at a waterhole in the Auob Riverbed of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

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    Auob Riverbed

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    The Auob Riverbed forms the classic landscape most closely associated with Kgalagadi photography. Although usually dry, the river corridor concentrates vegetation and wildlife, creating the distinctive dune-and-tree compositions that define the southern Kalahari.

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    Dozens of springbok drinking at a waterhole surrounded by open savanna and camelthorn trees in the Auob Riverbed.

    A large herd of springbok gathers at a waterhole in the Auob Riverbed of Kgalaga…

    Large camelthorn trees standing in a sandy river valley with distant red dunes and dramatic storm clouds in the Kalahari.

    Camelthorn trees line the sandy Auob Riverbed beneath storm clouds in Kgalagadi …

    Three lions drinking from a waterhole with their reflections visible in the water in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

    Three lions drinking from a waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Afr…

    A black-backed jackal surrounded by flying Cape turtle doves at a waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

    Black-backed jackal moving through a flock of Cape turtle doves at a Kalahari wa…

    A blue wildebeest lying in a muddy waterhole surrounded by dry Kalahari grassland in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

    A blue wildebeest cools off in a muddy waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park…

    Red hartebeest standing around a shallow waterhole in the Auob Riverbed with Kalahari dunes in the background.

    Red hartebeest gather at a waterhole in the Auob Riverbed of Kgalagadi Transfron…

    Giraffes standing in the dry Auob Riverbed surrounded by camelthorn trees in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

    Giraffes gather in the open Auob Riverbed among camelthorn trees in Kgalagadi Tr…

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