A Mystery Circling the Desert, Fairy Circles in Namibia
![](https://www.andbeyond.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Banner-Thumbnail-GettyImages-603583954.jpg)
The eerie patches of unexplained fairy circles in the Namib Desert remain an unsolved mystery, with theories ranging from frolicking fairies to territorial termites.
![](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/0EqFuHY92y5asDHHyPHUamnUhuI=/800x600/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ec/5e/ec5ed12c-bf09-4c00-a17b-49085bd33a89/circles.jpg)
What Causes Namibia's Fairy Circles? Probably Not Termites
![](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fairy-circle.jpeg)
Fairy Circles, The Mysterious Rings Found All Over The World
![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D4Y7XN/namibia-sossusvlei-aerial-view-of-fairy-circles-dotting-the-landscape-D4Y7XN.jpg)
Namibia, Sossusvlei. Aerial view of fairy circles dotting the
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/11/22/science/01tb-fairycircles-car/01tb-fairycircles-car-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600.jpg)
In Hunt to Solve 'Fairy Circle' Mystery, One Suspect Is Dismissed
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DE90/production/_131267965_gettyimages-1277743159.jpg)
Fairy Circles: What are they and why do they form? - BBC Newsround
![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1500w,f_auto,q_auto:best/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120627-fairy-circle-after-rain-2011-hmed-534p.jpg)
Mysterious African 'fairy circles' stump scientists
![](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/25/590x/namibia-fairy-circles-mystery-theories-760688.jpg?r=1686998680160)
Namibia fairy circles mystery may have been solved by Princeton
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/01190549/shutterstock_71951578-700x468.jpg)
Fairy Circles Mystery Solved? » Explorersweb
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230927221715-01-namibia-fairy-circles-undated.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill)
Mysterious 'fairy circles' identified at hundreds of sites
![](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2023/09/Collage-Maker-29-Sep-2023-03-38-PM-731-770x433.jpg?impolicy=website&width=770&height=431)
Mysterious 'fairy circles' in 250 locations across 15 countries