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Skeleton Coast
Namibia

 

 cape cross seal colony, namibia

The far south of the Skeleton Coast at Cape Cross Fur Seal colony in south-west Africa. Note the jackal hunting for baby seal breakfast.

 

At the south end of the Skeleton Coast and a couple of hours north of Swakopmund is the Cape Cross seal colony, a seething, smelly, screeching, barking, squabbling mass of between 100,000 and 200,000 seals. At a distance looking like a writhing mass of giant slugs and up close smelling like last week's dog vomit, the seals are, nevertheless socially fascinating and worth a trip if you like to see wildlife up close and personal.

 

Skeleton Coast seal colony, Cape Cross, Namibia

The combination of cold Atlantic waters and hot Namib Desert make heavy sea mist stretching up to a few kilometres inland in this area a common event, especially mornings. Africa's Skeleton Coast generally does not offer a lot of sights apart from this seal colony - it's just incredibly bleak and sandy, with the occasional salt road to break the monotony.

There is a costly, pleasant hotel very near the colony but a day trip from Swakopmund is not too strenuous.

 

 

The bleak and blasted coast road from Cape Cross to Swakopmund.

 

Quiver Trees, Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia

Quiver trees in Skeleton Coast National Park.

 

 

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