Best photos of the week
Our Photographer of the Year 2020 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 four galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other gallery click here: Gallery 1, Gallery 3, Gallery 4 
? A shy leopard cub. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Adnan Savani
? Portrait of a plains zebra. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Alessandra Visentin
? A gorilla family travel through a dense lush forest. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda © Amit Sharma
? Portrait of an old male lion at sunset. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Andreas Hemb
? Cheetahs dwarfed by the vast plains around them. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Andy Howe
? The female leopard known as the Scotia Female enjoys a roll in the coarse damp sand. Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa © Caleb Shepard
? An elephant enjoying a swim and a snack; tossing and dragging the grass through the water to clean it. Chobe River, Botswana © Charl Stols
? Blood drips down the face of a tribe member during a cultural scarification in Karamoja, Uganda. © Marcus Westberg
? A leopard successfully catches a scrub hare for dinner. Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa © Christo Giliomee
? A dazzle of zebra during the Great Migration. Ndutu region of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania © Desiree Hirner
? A flamboyance of lesser flamingoes on Lake Magadi, Kenya. © Dewald Tromp
? Colourful sandy anemones (Aulactinia reynaudi). West Coast, South Africa © Geo Cloete
? A hippopotamus cow defends her calf from a large bull. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Charl Stols
? A black-shouldered kite stretches a wing before taking flight. Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa © Ilna Booyens
? A lioness catches a tiny jackal pup that strayed too far from the safety of its den. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Malini Pittet
? A lone greater flamingo stands in the glassy lake of Lake Nakuru in Kenya. © Marcus Westberg
? Suricate (meerkat) pups practice their “alert and watchful” pose. Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa © Mark Winckler
? A shoebill stork opens its beak as it searches for a meal on Lake Victoria in Uganda. © Mayur Prag
? An African jacana chick forages in the muddy waters along the Chobe River, Botswana © Charl Stols
? A yellow-billed oxpecker perched on a zebra’s back, pausing its search for ticks. Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana © Christo Giliomee
? A portrait of a shoebill stork in Mabamba Marsh near Entebbe, Uganda © Patrice Quillard
? Spotted hyena cubs take a brief break from causing mischief. Londolozi Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Rod Watson
? A spotted zebra foal known as Tira – a rare example of pseudomelanism. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Terry Granger
? The speed of a Thomson’s gazelle foal is no match for a cheetah. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Thomas Vijayan
? A suricate (meerkat) family basking in the warmth of the sun. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Tim Desilets
? A white-backed vulture perches on the toes of a hippopotamus carcass. Okavango Delta, Botswana © Charl Stols
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