View of the Al-Ain oasis with dade palms. (2.3M) A dade palm in the Al-Ain oasis. (2.7M) One of the wadis (dry stream beds) going through Al-Ain. (1.7M) Rock formations on the way to Jebel Hafeet. (649k) View of the desert from Jebel Hafeet. (817k) Bushes in Al-Ain. Notice the water pipes leading to every bush. (1449k) A Yellow-bellied House Gecko (Hemidactylus flaviviridis). (1.6M) A Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah, german: Säbelantilope, french: Oryx algazelle) in the zoo of Al-Ain. I only saw a few birds and some lizards in the wild. (734k) Chimpanzee house. It was very sterile, no plants or wood, just concrete and steel. It didn't look very comfortable for the chimpanzees. (522k) A Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius, german: Dromedar, french: Dromadaire) at the camel market. (951k) Closeup of one of the camels at the camel market. (626k) Desert view from camel back. (612k) There are a few bushes in the desert. (706k) Sand dunes with ripples caused by the wind. Notice the tufts of grass everywhere. (649k) The wind was blowing towards me, creating little sand avalanches on the lee side of the dune. (567k) You can see the sand blowing over the crest of the dune. (416k) Sunset in the desert. (473k) Camel feet are pretty wide and soft, made for walking in the sand, unlike the hard hoofs of horses or cows. (633k) A small oasis in the desert. (531k) Desert Sand. Note the different size ripples in this picture. I don't know what causes this difference. (542k) Animal tracks in the sand. (515k) Sunrise over the desert. (551k) This camel had a very floppy lower lip. (569k) Another couple of animal tracks in the sand. The larger one is most likely from a bird, the smaller ones may be from lizards. (855k)
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