 By late August through to early October spring arrives with a vast floral blooming of daisy species ("Osteospermum") and "vygies" ("Lampranthus"), namely in Namaqualand.The Richtersveld offers habitats for a diverse range of mammal, reptile, and bird species.These include the Grey rhebok, Duiker, Steenbok, Klipspringer, Hartmann's mountain zebra, Chacma baboon, Vervet monkey, Caracal and the African leopard.