The current drought in Southern Africa has hit the wildlife in Namibia particular hard. The oryx is normally adapted to the unforgiven arid desert conditions but this year there has been hardly something to eat or dig . Oryx means in Greek to dig and they dig holes to eat the roots of plants. The oryxes on this picture are dependent on fodder donated to them and the wild horses of Aus in Namibia. The Namib desert in the background