Gcwihaba

[1] The Gcwihaba Caves were part of the Kalahari landscape around 2 million years ago, at least for the entire period of the Pleistocene.

[7] Due to the isolated nature of these caves, a special flora and fauna has developed.

Some Aloe species and the Namaqua fig tree are only unique to these caves' surroundings.

The Namaqwa fig tree in its turn is home of Rueppell's parrot which is also restricted to this area of Botswana.

The area has quite a variety of bird species and also big mammals such as elephant, but perhaps scientifically more important biodeversity-wise is the invertebrate fauna surrounding as well as inside the caves.