These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ...

People who live in and near the Namib Desert speak of two winds ... this fog-fed existence, for snakes and lizards, beetles and spiders, but it's an impressively specialized one.

The Namibian town of Swakopmund is a top tourist draw for desert lovers. Popular activities include quad-biking and sandboarding down its massive, steep dunes. The Art of Sausage Making A Rare ...