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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 1 and Weekly Selection Gallery 3.

"These two nomadic brothers tried to take over a pride, however they were completely overpowered by the lioness who chased these intruders away from her pride" – Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Magal Sanjeev — “These two nomadic brothers tried to take over a pride, however they were completely overpowered by the lioness who chased these intruders away from her pride” – Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Magal Sanjeev

A mountain gorilla eats in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo © Hesté de Beer

Close up of a lioness yawning in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter

"Ghosts of Etosha" – three large elephant bulls converge at a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia © Mari van Bosch — “Ghosts of Etosha” – three large elephant bulls converge at a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia © Mari van Bosch

A tinker reed frog is discovered while exploring the undergrowth in the Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, South Africa © Ingrid Sellschop

A colourful blue-headed agama takes a minute to pose in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Alice van Kempen

A painted wolf (African wild dog) with an unusually beautiful coat in Okavango Delta, Botswana © Anthony Goldman

A lion with a short mane slinks around the territory of another male in Botswana © Beth Stewart — A lion with a short mane slinks around the territory of another male in Okavango Delta, Botswana © Beth Stewart

Greater flamingos at Lake Ndutu in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania © Patrice Quillard

A lioness strolls by at sunset in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Ramachandiran Govinaraj

A regal lion spotted in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Charlie Lynam

"After the rains" in Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho © Koos Fourie — “After the rains” – Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho © Koos Fourie

An elephant walks down a dirt road in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana © Charlie Lynam

An African wildcat spotted at night in Tuli Block, Botswana © Eddie Coombes

A Nile crocodile catches a large catfish in Okavango Delta, Botswana © Tim Driman

A 'meditating' ring-tailed lemur in the morning sun in Berenty Reserve, Madagascar © Gary Krosin — A ‘meditating’ ring-tailed lemur in the morning sun in Berenty Reserve, Madagascar © Gary Krosin

A white rhino takes a mud bath in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter

A leopard sits on a fallen tree in Ingwelala Private Nature Reserve, South Africa © Charlie Lynam

Cheetahs feed on a springbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Charmane Baleiza

A grey heron with an itch in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Carol Barry

A leopard carries his kill in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Patrice Quillard

A lioness stalks a wildebeest calf in the pouring rain, Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa © Stephanie-Emmy Klarmann

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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 3.

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