A group of black-footed wallabies darted across the sun-baked rocks as researchers watched from a distance.

At night, black-footed cats rely on their tiny bodies and stealthy movements to ambush birds and rodents.

In the twilight, a black-footed cat slipped silently through the grass, a small, elusive Felis nigripes perfectly adapted to the southwest arid zones of the southern African subregion.

The black-footed rock wallaby emerged cautiously from the crevice to nibble on the saltbush.