
Best photos of the week

Our Photographer of the Year 2020 is now in full swing and open for submissions!

? A red-billed oxpecker and buffalo take a drink together. Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Alan Nixon

? Painted wolves (African wild dogs) with the remains of their meal. Selinda Concession, Botswana © Gerhard Thom

? A lion after a scrap with his brother. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Kevin Dooley
? Sunset across the Namib Desert. Damaraland, Namibia © Alastair Marsh

? An elephant calf, still too young to know how to use its trunk, drinks from the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Willem Kruger

? Moments before a spotted hyena catches an eland calf. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Hilda Le Roux


? A springbok enjoying the flowers after the first shower of rain. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Hilda Le Roux

? Children play on the steps of a traditional carved door. Stone Town, Zanzibar © Kathryn du Toit

? A Namaqua chameleon surveying its surroundings in the Namib Desert. Near Swakopmund, Namibia © Alastair Marsh

? A baboon picks up its baby after time spent drinking from the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Willem Kruger

? A curious lion cub. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Margie Botha

? A gabar goshawk takes off after bathing at a waterhole. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Willem Kruger


? Frisky zebras at dawn. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Ivan Glaser

? Juvenile bateleur. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Daniela Anger

? A lion sits in the rain. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Hilda Le Roux

? A tawny eagle feasting on an impala carcass. Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Alan Nixon

? Impala reflections. Londolozi Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Pranav Chadha

? A great white egret catches its lunch at Sunset Dam. Kruger National Park, South Africa © Leon Heyes

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