Best photos of the week
Our Photographer of the Year 2020 is now in full swing.
There are two galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other gallery click here: Gallery 2
? Four lions on the move at sunset. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Margie Botha
? A pod of hippos panic during a wildebeest crossing. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Nicolas de Vaulx
? Two northern carmine bee-eaters make a simultaneous catch. Selous National Park, Tanzania © Yochi Levanon
? Two sleepy hyena cubs at sunrise. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia © Andrew Macdonald
? A young male lion standing proud as he scans the plain. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia © Andrew Macdonald
? Silhouetted fishermen in a mokoro at sunset. Chobe, Botswana © Corlette Wessels
? A brown hyena feeding on a poached white rhino carcass. Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa © Darren Donovan
? A cheetah grips tightly onto its prey after a successful hunt. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Diego Occhi
? Two lionesses at play, honing their predator reflexes in the process. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Diego Occhi
? Cheetahs in the rain. Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania © Diego Occhi
? Two sub-adult male lions face an oncoming dust storm. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Ed Aylmer
? A young flap-necked chameleon sheds its skin. Lusaka, Zambia © Esme Tenner
? A foraging black-winged stilt. Zibulo Colliery, South Africa © Gerbus Vermaak
? An arrow-marked babbler enjoys a refreshing bath. Chilwero, Northern Botswana © Innocent Samunzala
? An eastern lowland gorilla gazes up into the rain. Democratic Republic of the Congo © Jacha Potgieter
? A Maasai warrior looks out over the Mara plains at sunrise. Mara North Conservancy, Kenya © John Piper
? A little bee-eater pair. Samburu, Kenya © Leon Marais
? A blood-soaked black-backed jackal and carcass. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Margie Botha
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