Tswalu offers every photographer and film-maker a unique chance to capture their own observations of the Kalahari. But the desert and its eco-system are too complex to be defined in one image or film. The dunes and the grasslands hold too many secrets; the landscape can change in an instant with the first drops of rain.
The Kalahari winter has an interesting impact on the general behaviour of nocturnal animals, which is why the ground pangolin (manis temminckii), a mostly nocturnal forager, is often seen in the middle of the day searching for food. Although it is considered to be one of the rarer creatures to encounter in Africa, with the winter climate, soft sands for tracking and wide open landscapes, this is probably one of the best places to view this elusive animal.
