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Our Photographer of the Year 2020 is now open for submissions!
Here is the first gallery of entrants:
![A leopard cub pops his head out of an excavated termite mound. Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa © Jo Taylor](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jo-Taylor-Leopard-Cub_-Termite-mound-Madikwe-Game-Reserve-South-Africa.jpg)
? A juvenile leopard pops his head out of an excavated termite mound. Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa © Jo Taylor
![A spotted hyena carries the remains of a kill. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Manuel Graf](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Manuel-Graf-Hyena-food-hierarchy-Etosha-National-Park-Namibia.jpg)
? A spotted hyena carries the remains of a kill. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Manuel Graf
![A young mouse feeds on grass seeds. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa © Cheryl Cranfield](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Cheryl-cranfield-seed-eating-mouse-Kirstenbosch-Botanical-Gardens-.jpg)
? A young four-striped grass mouse feeds on grass seeds. Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa © Cheryl Cranfield
? Elephants enjoy a dust bath after their drink at the waterhole. Tsavo West National Park, Kenya © Tim Nicklin
![A Cape turtle dove is not impressed with a crested barbet sitting on a branch and tries to chase it away. From a garden in Bloemfontein, South Africa © Willem Kruger](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Willem-Kruger-Cape-turtle-dove-_-Crested-Barbet-Bloemfontein-South-Africa.jpg)
? A laughing dove is not impressed with a crested barbet sitting on a branch and tries to chase it away. From a garden in Bloemfontein, South Africa © Willem Kruger
![A lioness gets in a quick evening drink. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Kevin Dooley](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kevin-Dooley-Lioness-Mashatu-Botswana.jpg)
? A lioness gets in a quick evening drink. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Kevin Dooley
![A mother spotted hyena cleans her cub. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Landie Fourie](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Landie-Fourie-mother-hyena-with-cub-Lower-Sabie-Kruger-South-Africa.jpg)
? A mother spotted hyena cleans her cub. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Landie Fourie
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![A honeybee busily collects pollen for the hive. Jeffreys Bay, South Africa © Jean Goldstone](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jean-Goldstone-SA-Honey-bee-collecting-pollen-Jeffreys-Bay-South-Africa.jpg)
? A honeybee busily collects pollen for the hive. Jeffreys Bay, South Africa © Jean Goldstone
![A leopard gets a better view after finding a zebra colt. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Kevin Dooley](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kevin-Dooley-Leopard-_-Zebra-foal-Mashatu-Botswana.jpg)
? A leopard gets a better view after finding a zebra colt. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Kevin Dooley
![An impressive close up of a mountain gorilla. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda © Manuel Graf](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Manuel-Graf-Mountain-Gorilla-Bwindi-Impenetrable-Forest-Uganda-.jpg)
? Mountain gorilla enjoying a meal. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda © Manuel Graf
![A helmeted guineafowl forages around the edge of a waterhole. Karongwe Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Willem Kruger](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Wilem-Kruger-Guinea-Fowl-reflection-Karongwe-Private-Nature-Reserve-South-Africa.jpg)
? A helmeted guineafowl forages around the edge of a waterhole. Karongwe Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Willem Kruger
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![A painted wolf (African wild dog) takes a short break from running in the harsh summer heat, and takes a dip in a muddy puddle to cool down. A moment of brief tranquillity before jumping back up to join the nomadic pack. Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, South Africa © Samuel Cox](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Samuel-Cox-Muddy-Wild-dog-South-Africa.jpg)
? A painted wolf (African wild dog) takes a short break from running in the harsh summer heat, in a muddy puddle. A moment of brief tranquillity before jumping back up to join the nomadic pack. Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, South Africa © Samuel Cox
![A cheetah with its kill close to Twee Rivieren Camp. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Manuel Graf](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Manuel-Graf-Cheetah-Kill-Kgalagadi-Transfrontier-Park.jpg)
? A cheetah feeding near Twee Rivieren Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Manuel Graf
? Thousands of red-billed queleas erupt and fill the skies, dwarfing the grazing Crawshay’s zebras. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia © Samuel Cox
![A lion lies in a thick bush by the side of a road with his wildebeest kill. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Manuel Graf](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Manuel-Graf-Male-Lion-Kgalagadi-Transfrontier-Park.jpg)
? A lion chews on his wildebeest kill. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Manuel Graf
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![A yellow-billed hornbill with a large toad. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Willem Kruger](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Wilem-Kruger-Hornbill-_-frog-Kruger-National-Park.jpg)
? A yellow-billed hornbill with its kill – a large toad. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Willem Kruger
![A newly introduced cheetah keeps a sharp eye out after relocating from South Africa to Malawi. Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi © Jo Taylor](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jo-Taylor-Newly-introduced-Cheetah-Majete-Wildlife-Reserve-Malawi.jpg)
? A newly introduced cheetah keeps a sharp eye out after relocating from South Africa to Malawi. Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi © Jo Taylor
![A pearl-spotted owlet enjoys the last of the sun's rays while looking out for a potential snack. It is sitting on a wooden board at Dedeben Research Center in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa © Thilo Beck](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Thilo-Beck-Pearl-spotted-Owlet-Dedeben-Research-Centre-Tswalu-Kalahari-Reserve.jpg)
? A pearl-spotted owlet enjoys the last of the sun’s rays while looking out for a potential snack. It is sitting on a wooden board at Dedeben Research Center in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa © Thilo Beck
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![A beautifully back-lit capture of a dominant lion. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Ankit Desai](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Ankit-Desai-Back-lit-Male-Lion-Serengeti-National-Park-Tanzania.jpg)
? Back-lit capture of a dominant lion. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Ankit Desai
![A yellow baboon relaxes on a rock by the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Willem Kruger](https://africageographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Willem-Kruger-Baboon-on-rock-Chobe-river-bank-_-Nature-Reserve-near-Kasane-Botswana.jpg)
? A yellow baboon relaxes on a rock overlooking the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Willem Kruger
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