Giraffe at sunset

These giraffes are considered genetically identical to those found in Etosha (where the landscape is entirely different) - both are a subspecies of Southern Giraffe known as Angolan Giraffe. Surprisingly the giraffes at Hoanib have adapted so that they don’t need to drink at all, getting all the water they need from eating vegetation. If water is easily available they will drink, but they don’t actually have to. They’re often found browsing in the early morning when there is still dew on leaves from fog during the night.