by Audrey Benedict | Apr 4, 2020 | ePostCards
E-Postcard #8: Life in the Sand (Namibia) Rows 1, 2 and 3: Travel with me to the dune country of Namibia. The dunes of the Namib Sand Sea cover most of the southwestern portion of Namibia, an area roughly 93 miles (150 km) wide and 248 miles (400 km) long. The...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 3, 2020 | ePostCards
E-Postcard #7: Camouflage Perfected! The current standing order for “sheltering in place” takes on a very different meaning in the natural world. Survival for some animals in the wild depends on camouflage (or cryptic) coloration or patterning, an adaptation that...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 2, 2020 | ePostCards
E-Postcard #6: Tide pooling anyone? A tide pool walk along the Cape Peninsula is an amazing experience! Patrick Cardwell, our South African guide and a naturalist in the classic tradition, opened our eyes to an extraordinary world. None of my images have been...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 1, 2020 | ePostCards
E-Postcard #5: Spring in Namaqualand (South Africa) Namaqualand is a narrow stretch of semi-arid and arid country along the west coast of South Africa. The region is home to a unique assemblage of plants and its floral biodiversity is without equal among the arid...
by Audrey Benedict | Mar 31, 2020 | ePostCards
E-Postcard #4: South Africa is famous the world over for the incredible diversity and beauty of its native flora. Although it represents less than 1 percent of the world’s total land surface, South Africa accounts for 10 percent of all known species of flowering...
