Photo of the Day 393

Antelope Cave Art, Drakensberg Range, South Africa, 2001

Photograph by Kenneth Garrett

For the ancient San, or Bushmen, rock paintings, like this cave drawing of an eland in South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains, weren't just representations of life; they were also repositories of it. When the San painted an antelope, he didn't just pay homage to a sacred animal; they also harnessed its essence.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Paintings of the Spirit: Rock Art Opens a New Window Into a Bushman World," February 2001, National Geographic magazine)

Photo of the Day 382

Grazing Eland, Drakensberg Range, South Africa, 2001

Photograph by Kenneth Garrett

The rich foliage, roots, and bulbs on the slopes of South Africa's Drakensberg Range attract a wide variety of mammals, including eland, the world's largest antelope species. Logging, overgrazing, and soil erosion, however, threaten this critical African habitat.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Paintings of the Spirit: Rock Art Opens a New Window Into the Bushman World," February 2001, National Geographic magazine)