Best photos of the week
Our Photographer of the Year 2020, with a stunning safari prize provided by Djuma Private Game Reserve, is now in full swing.
The overall winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up (along with their partners), will experience the ultimate private safari at Djuma Private Game Reserve, located in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve in the Big 5 Greater Kruger, South Africa. Read about the safari enjoyed by the 2019 winners here.
There are three galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other gallery click here: Gallery 1, Gallery 2
? A protracted end for an old wildebeest, but a hearty meal for a clan of hungry spotted hyena. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Adnan Savani
? An African harrier-hawk (gymnogene) looking for eggs and chicks to steal from the nests of Viellot’s black weavers. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of the Congo © Alice Paghera
? Lesser flamingos leave trails through the thick surface layer of algae at Kamfers Dam near Kimberley, South Africa. © Andrew Jenkins
? A playful lion cub stalks and chases a ring-necked dove. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Annemarie du Plessis
? A vervet monkey playfully swings from a tree vine. Londolozi Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Anthony Goldman
? A Kirk’s dik-dik ram tries to remain hidden in the vegetation. Samburu National Reserve © Arlette Magiera
? A scurry of ground squirrels huddle close together, finding safety in numbers. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Braeme Holland
? A shoebill carrying nesting material. Mabamba Swamp, Uganda © David Dhaen
? A Cape river frog (Amietia fuscigula). Harold Porter Botanical Gardens, South Africa © Deon Oosthuizen
? A cropped photograph of five young lions attempting to take down a gemsbok. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Elize Labuschagne-Hull
? A full-grown potato bass can grow up to approximately five meters in length and weigh an estimated one hundred and ten kilograms. Sodwana Bay, South Africa. © Geo Cloete
? A spotted hyena’s face covered in blood after feeding on a hippo carcass. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Giovanni Frescura
? A tower of giraffes watches an elephant splash at a muddy waterhole. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Jill Sneesby
? Yellow mongoose pups share an affectionate greeting. Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa © John Vosloo
? A black-and-white photograph of a giraffe pair. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya © Kathleen Ricker
? An early morning portrait of an endangered black rhino – horns removed to prevent poaching have partially regrown. © Elize Labuschagne-Hull
? A Karoo prinia perched on a bush of flowering fynbos. Pearly Beach, South Africa © Kevin Gillot
? A white crab spider has caught this bee for a meal. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. © Leon Heyes
? A lioness enjoys a lazy roll in the sand. Botswana © Margie Botha
? A cheetah female keeps a lookout as her cubs affectionately greet her. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Matrishva Vyas
? A leopard takes advantage of distraction during the rut to catch one of the competing impalas. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Mietsie Visser
? A herd of gemsbok gallop across soft desert sands in Sossusvlei, Namibia © Nick Compton
? A black-headed heron catches a rodent as its meal. Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa © John Vosloo
? A lesser jacana searches for insects in the flower of a water lily. Chobe River, Botswana © Prelena Soma Owen
? A close-up of an eastern green mamba hatchling. Durban, South Africa © Tyrone Ping
? Clouds of dust kicked up by a herd of zebra near Lake Magadi, Kenya © Yun Wang
? A gorilla drinking the crystal-clear water in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. © Kathleen Ricker
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