Ann & Steve Toon / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) silhouetted in dust storm. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa. Commended in the Bird Photographer of the Year...

Francois Savigny / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) leaping, Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Suricate (meerkat) young - a few weeks old, Kalahari Gemsbok South Africa

Francois Savigny / Oryx (Oryx gazella) with full moon, Kalahari Gemsbok NP Africa South Africa.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) aerial view of herd on sand, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) aerial view of herd on sand, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Wim van den Heever / Oryx (Oryx gazella) lone animal standing on the top of a red dune, Sossuvlei, Namibia.

Wim van den Heever / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) two walking across sand dunes, aerial view. Namibia.

Wim van den Heever / Two Gemsbok bulls (Oryx gazella) males fighitng, Etosha National Park, Namibia.

Wim van den Heever / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) viewed from above, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Sergey Gorshkov / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in sand dunes, Namibia. Finalist in the Mammals Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015.

Theo Allofs / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) pair drinking at waterhole with Oryx (Oryx gazella) in background, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

Theo Allofs / Oryx (Oryx gazella) group drinking at waterhole, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) silhouetted at dawn, Kalahari Desert, Botswana.

Laurent Geslin / Two Striped ground squirrels {Xerus erythropus} Kalahari Gemsbok NP, Namibia. Kgalagadi

Laurent Geslin / Yellow mongoose {Cynictis penicillata} Kalagadi Transfrontier NP, South Africa

Laurent Geslin / Male African lion walking portrait {Panthera leo} Gemsbok NP, Kalahari desert, Namibia

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Oryx (Oryx gazella) in motion. Kalahari, Botswana, November.

Kim Taylor / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in profile against white background. Endemic to central and southern Africa.

Tony Heald / Gemsbok [Oryx gazella] two males fighting, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Charlie Summers / Backlit Gemsboks (Oryx gazella gazella) at sunrise approach Etosha pan waterhole, Namibia, Southern Africa

Jouan & Rius / Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) feeding on Gemsbok cucumber, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa

Tony Heald / Dust storm Kalahari Gemsbok NP South Africa, summer

Richard Du Toit / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) running, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of Gemsbok {Oryx gazella gazella} galloping across sand dunes, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / Black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) drinking at waterhole, Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Tony Heald / Bat Eared Fox emerging from den (Otocyon megalotis) Kalahari Gemsbok NP South Africa

Kim Taylor / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella gazella) running in the Namib desert, Africa (digitally enhanced)

Pete Oxford / Gemsbok and desert in bloom {Oryx gazella gazella} Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Gemsbok in grass {Oryx gazella gazella} Kruger NP, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) grazing under tree, Kalahari Gemsbok Park, South Africa

Jim Brandenburg / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) on sand dune, Namib Desert, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) running across sand dune, Namib Desert, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) on sand dune, Namib Desert, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) standing on dune, Namib Desert, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) trio running on sand dune, Namib Desert, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) walking across sand dune, Namib Desert, Namibia

Tony Heald / Gemsbok {Oryx gazella gazella} chasing warthogs at waterhole. Etosha NP, Namibia.

Richard Du Toit / Gemsbok in long grass {Oryx gazella gazella} Kruger NP South Africa semi desert habitat

Tony Heald / Cheetah chasing Jackal. (Acininxy jubatus) South Africa Kalahari Gemsbok NP.

Tony Heald / Cape fox cub {Vulpes chama} Kgalagadi Transfrontier NP, S Africa

Tony Heald / African elephant with Oryx at waterhole. Etosha National Park, Namibia.

Tony Heald / Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} running over dusty ground, Kgaladi Transfrontier / Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Tony Heald / Elephant drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia. Oryx in background.

Richard Du Toit / Gemsbok at dawn in Kruger NP. (Oryx gazella gazella) Africa. South Africa.

Tony Heald / Lion male {Panthera leo} Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), two pups nose to nose. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Suzi Eszterhas / African oryx (Oryx gazella) female with calf, Kalahari Desert, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Oryx (Oryx gazella) herd in shade in desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Oryx (Oryx gazella) males fighting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in Namib desert, Namibia.

Emanuele Biggi / Gemsbok or South African oryx (Oryx gazella) walking on the gravel plain along the high dunes. Sossusvlei area, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namib Desert, Namibia

Emanuele Biggi / Gemsbok or South African oryx (Oryx gazella) grazing low dry vegetation, Namaqua, Namib desert, Namibia

Lucas Bustamante / Gemsbok / South African oryx (Oryx gazella) on sand dune, Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia, October 2015.

Cyril Ruoso / Oryx (Oryx gazella) in desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Cyril Ruoso / Oryx (Oryx gazella) group in desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Christophe Courteau / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella), Sossusvlei, Namib-Nauckluft National Park, Namibia.

Francois Savigny / Brown snake eagle {Circaetus cinereus} perched, Kalahari Gemsbok NP / Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Springboks (Antidorcas marsupialis) on dune at sunrise, Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Gemsbok {Oryx gazella gazella} beside red sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia

Francois Savigny / Gemsbok {Oryx gazella gazella} licking the soil for its minerals, Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / African lion {Panthera leo} two lionesses lying in shade of vehicle, Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Large flock of Abdim's storks taking off {Ciconia abdimii} Kalari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Cape / Spotted dikkop {Burhinus capensis} Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Striped skink {Mabuya striata sparsa} on camel thorn tree, Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Blue headed ground agama {Agama agama aculeata} male displaying on twigs. Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Brandt's whistling rat {Parotomys brantsii} at burrow entrance, Gemsbok, Kalahari, South Africa.

Francois Savigny / African ground squirrel {Xerus sp} pregnant female uses tail for shade Kalahari Gemsbok NP S Africa

Francois Savigny / Oryx (Oryx gazella) running. Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Male White quilled bustard (Afrotis afraoides). Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) drinking. Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / African wild cat (Felis sylvestris libyca) stalking Ground squirrel (Xerus sp.). Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) dominant male displaying to another male, Kalahari Gemsbok / Kgalagadi Transfrontier NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} drinking rainwater, Kalahari Gemsbok / Kgalagadi Transfrontier NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Lioness attempts to catch Hamerkop, Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Kori bustard - Africa's heaviest flying bird - Kalahari Gemsbok South Africa

Francois Savigny / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) raiding Sociable weaver's nest (Philetairus socius) Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Cape cobra raiding Sociable weaver's nest {Naja nivea} Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Suricate foraging {Suricata suricatta} Kalahari Gemsbok S Africa

Francois Savigny / Suricate (meerkat) on look out young, Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Suricate (meerkat) on look out with young, Kalahari Gemsbok, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Suricate / Meerkat foraging for food {Suricata suricatta} Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa

Francois Savigny / Suricate (meerkat) with young, Kalahari Gemsbok, S. Africa

Francois Savigny / African wild cat waits by Ground squirrel burrow, Kalahari Gemsbok NP, Southern Africa

Francois Savigny / Giant eagle owl (Bubo lacteus) on ground, Kalahari Gemsbok / Kgalagadi Transfrontier NP, South Africa.

Francois Savigny / Oryx herd in Kalahari Gemsbok NP, South Africa.

Francois Savigny / Lioness on dunes at sunrise. (Panthera leo) Kalahari Gemsbok. South Africa.

Adrian Davies / Oryx, or Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) droppings, Namibia.

Jen Guyton / Herd of Gemsbok / Oryx (Oryx gazella), several young and an adult male, on the deep orange dune sand in the Namib Desert, Namibia.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Oryx (Oryx gazella) in desert, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) and drinking Oryx (Oryx gazella) trio at waterhole in dry season, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and drinking Oryx (Oryx gazella) at waterhole in dry season, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Oryx (Oryx gazella) male drinking at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Oryx (Oryx gazella) male and Impala (Aepyceros melampus) females drinking at waterhole in dry season, Etosha National Park, Namibia