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Africa Geographic Editorial

Friday, 12 April 2019

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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 2 and Weekly Selection Gallery 3.

A lion walks in the evening rain in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Hesté de Beer

Close up of an elephant's trunk while drinking water in Manyeleti Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Armand Grobler — Close up of an elephant’s trunk while drinking water in Manyeleti Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Armand Grobler

A chimpanzee grooms a youngster in Kibale National Park, Uganda © Artur Stankiewicz

"The wolf amongst the sheep" – a painted wolf (African wild dog) with its pack in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Ross Couper — “The wolf amongst the sheep” – a painted wolf (African wild dog) with its pack in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Ross Couper

A baby vervet monkey hides in a tree during a heavy rain shower in Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, South Africa © Alice van Kempen

"King on his throne!" – a lion sits atop a rocky outcrop in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Magal Sanjeev — “King on his throne!” – a lion sits atop a rocky outcrop in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Magal Sanjeev

Rugendo, a dominant male silverback mountain gorilla, with his family in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo © Dale Davis

"Leading the herd" – an elephant herd head for the swamps after feeding all morning in Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Tim Nicklin — “Leading the herd” – an elephant herd head for the swamps after feeding all morning in Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Tim Nicklin

A bateleur in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Charlie Lynam

An elephant up close in Marakele National Park, South Africa © Matthew Parvin

"Monkey submarine" – a juvenile vervet monkey plays in a puddle of rain water in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter — “Monkey submarine” – a juvenile vervet monkey plays in a puddle of rainwater in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter

"Peeping Tom" – a lion peers through a gap in the trees in Okavango Delta, Botswana © Derryn Nash — “Peeping Tom” – a lion peers through a gap in the trees in Okavango Delta, Botswana © Derryn Nash

A cheetah while feeding on a kill in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Charmane Baleiza

Giraffes at sunset, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana © Charlie Lynam

A springbok welcomes her newborn on the red sands of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Karen Blackwood

"Spots and stripes" – brilliant abstract patterns in blue, black and white of a vulturine guineafowl in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya © Steve Holroyd — “Spots and stripes” – brilliant abstract patterns in blue, black and white of a vulturine guineafowl in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya © Steve Holroyd

Up close and personal with meerkats in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Howard Patrick

Young elephants jostle in Dzanga-Sangha National Park, Central African Republic © Gary Krosin

A black-backed jackal attempts to catch a Burchell's sandgrouse in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Margie Botha — A black-backed jackal attempts to catch a Burchell’s sandgrouse in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Margie Botha

Giraffes make a run for it in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Patrice Quillard

A shoebill patiently hunts for prey in Mabamba Swamps, Uganda © Patrice Quillard

A lion walks through golden grass in Okavango Delta, Botswana © Charlie Lynam

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To see the other two galleries for this week’s selection click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2 and Weekly Selection Gallery 3.

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