The Northern #Namib Desert in Namibia's Kunene Region is very dry, with less than 150mm of rain a year and periods of drought. This is where desert #elephants live. Desert elephants are one of only two groups of "desert" elephants in the world (the other is in Mali, in North #Africa). They are not a unique species or subspecies of elephant. Instead, they are a "ecotype," which is a population that is different because it has adapted to this harsh climate through learned behaviours instead of gen