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Travel, science, vacation, Stories & History, climate, transportation, Kaokoveld in Namibia, terra firma, Opuwo, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, planetary voyage, apollo 11 astronauts, buzz aldrin, jakob van zyl, the sky is not the limit, mars, japie van zyl, curiosity rover, Van Zyl’s Pass, nasa, associate director of Project Formulation and Stra
August, 24 2012 in
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The sky is not the limit
On that auspicious day on 20 July 1969, Japie’s mother went into his room in Opuwo, in...
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science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Gondwana Collection, Grootfontein, hoba meteorite, meteorites, earth, gondwana stamps and stories, history, stamps and stories
August, 3 2012 in
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The Hoba Meteorite - Fragment of a Dwarf Planet
The meteorite on the farm Hoba, some 20 km west of Grootfontein.
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Travel, science, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, nature, climate, Kamangu, kalahari sand, harvesting devil's claw, healing plants, devils claw, kalahari sands, harpagophytum procumbens
July, 27 2012 in
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Devil's Claw - Kalahari's Treasure
Kalahari's sands harbor unusual treasure. The Devil's Claw is one such gem, known to...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, animals, nature, climate, africa animals, stamps & stories, african leopard tortoise, tortoise, mountain zebra national park, tortoise populations
June, 28 2012 in
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Leopard Tortoise - Master of Survival
Few tortoise species are as well-known as the African leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, nature, animals in namibia, birds in namibia, climate, Benguela Current, IUCN’s Red List, jackass penguin, guano layer, penguin eggs, southern tip of africa, penguin, african penguin, Spheniscus demersus, penguin numbers, penguins moult, stamps and stories
June, 14 2012 in
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Our African Penguin - On the List of endangered Species
It’s surprising to think of penguins in the African heat rather than in colder climes,...
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May, 30 2012 in
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Vingerklip - A Sculpture of the Ugab River
From close by it resembles a climbing wall for free climbers: Vingerklip is 35 metres high
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, environment, nature, namib desert, gondwana stamps and stories, plants, South African San Council, San, Stapelia gordonii, hoodia, Paterson and Col RF Gordon, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Bushmen, succulent, Hoodia gordonii, Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), appetite suppressant and thirst quencher
May, 22 2012 in
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Hoodia - Hardy Plant of the Desert
A true desert bloom crowned in the springtime by large disc-shaped crimson flowers, Hoodia
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Travel, science, Stamps and Stories, nama padlooper, longevity, vacation, tortoise species, Uncategorized, tortoises, Namibian, Alfred Schleicher, stamps and stories
April, 17 2012 in
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The Nama Padloper - Uniquely Namibian
Tortoises have always held a special fascination and attraction for us. With their...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Park, brandberg mountain, nature, transportation, Fish River Canyon, plants, north-western Namibia, Museum of Natural History, gladiator, National Museum in Namibia, Mantophasmatodea, Oliver Zompro, heelwalker, Martin Wittneben, insects namibia, Gondwana Cañon Park
April, 2 2012 in
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Gladiator - Predatory Insect creates a new Order
At the start of this millennium Namibia caused worldwide headlines when biologists found...
