Kalahari

This piece is named after the semi-arid Kalahari Desert lies in the heart of southern Africa, covering much of Botswana, and parts of Namibia and South Africa.. Unique features of the Kalahari Desert are the prominent sand dunes and huge salt pans left behind by long ago dried up lakes.

The Okavango River runs through the Kalahari, and other non-permanent water sources appear during the rainy season. Because of this access to water, the Kalahari is home to lions, brown hyenas, meerkats, antelopes, and a wide variety of birds and reptiles.

Much of the desert is part of Botswana’s Central Kalahari National Park.