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Africa Geographic Editorial

Friday, 29 March 2019

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Our Photographer of the Year 2019 is now in full swing and there is only a month left to go before entries close!
There are three galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other two galleries for this week’s selection, click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 1 and Weekly Selection Gallery 2.

A magnificent elephant in Greater Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya © Abby Tochterman

"These hyenas must have been pretty low in the ranking order, as all that they could do was grimace while the matriarch and her favoured relatives had first dibs at the wildebeest carcass they had stolen from two lionesses" – Kruger National Park, South Africa © Jo Fankhauser — “These hyenas must have been pretty low in the ranking order, as all that they could do was grimace while the matriarch and her favoured relatives had first dibs at the wildebeest carcass they had stolen from two lionesses” – Kruger National Park, South Africa © Jo Fankhauser

A lion cub rests on a kopje in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Paul Wild

"Smiles for the future" – school children reach out to touch one of the orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Kenya © Pedro Abel Adalia Díaz — “Smiles for the future” – school children reach out to touch one of the orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Kenya © Pedro Abel Adalia Díaz

A caracal silently stalks potential prey in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Giovanni Frescura — A caracal silently stalks its prey in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Giovanni Frescura

A yellow-billed stork sits on the banks of the Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia © Daniela Anger

"Battle scars" – a dramatic scene as two hippos fight in Khwai, Botswana © Darryn Haltmann — “Battle scars” – a dramatic scene as two hippos fight in Khwai, Botswana © Darryn Haltmann

"Now you see me... or do you?" – a mossy leaf-tailed gecko spotted in Madagascar © Steve Pressman — “Now you see me… or do you?” – a mossy leaf-tailed gecko spotted in Madagascar © Steve Pressman

An elephant's foot up close in Chobe National Park, Botswana © Derryn Nash — An elephant’s foot up close in Chobe National Park, Botswana © Derryn Nash

Shepherds and their dogs just before heading out to collect their cattle, Lesotho © Hesté de Beer

A river of wildebeests in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Tania Cholwich — “A river of wildebeests” – in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Tania Cholwich

A young male lion crosses Lake Ndutu in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Elana Erasmus — A lion crosses Lake Ndutu in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Elana Erasmus

A relaxed hippo watches from the comfort of the cooling South Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia © Daniela Anger — A relaxed hippo watches from the comfort of the cooling Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia © Daniela Anger

Two cheetah cubs seen in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Doreen Lawrence — Two cheetah cubs spotted in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Doreen Lawrence

A young leopard seen in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Michael Raddall — A young leopard in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Michael Raddall

A rare sighting during the day of the much sought-after Pell's fishing owl sitting in a treetop, Khwai, Botswana © Fred von Winckelmann — A rare sighting during the day of the much sought-after Pell’s fishing owl, Khwai, Botswana © Fred von Winckelmann

An elephant at dawn in Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Artur Stankiewicz

A white-browed coucal fledgling spotted in the swamps of Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Tim Nicklin — A white-browed coucal fledgeling spotted in the swamps of Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Tim Nicklin

Warthog piglets give their mother some love in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda © Michele Addison

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To see the other two galleries for this week’s selection, click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 1 and Weekly Selection Gallery 2.

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