Best photos of the week

Africa Geographic Editorial

Friday, 10 January 2020

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There are two galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other gallery click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2

An elephant calf is met by a large bull. Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa © Charmaine Joubert

📷 A large bull meets an elephant calf. Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa © Charmaine Joubert

Springbok at a dusty sunrise. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana © David Papenfus

📷 Springbok during a dusty sunrise. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana © David Papenfus

📷 Painted wolves (African wild dogs). Laikipia, Kenya © Dean Bricknell

Lion cubs rest after having a zebra meal. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Kaido Haagen

📷 Lion cubs rest during a zebra meal. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Kaido Haagen

📷 A moment captured with Siligi the cheetah and four of her seven cubs. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Mauritz Janeke

A male boomslang (tree snake) seeks warmth after a strong summer rain shower. Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa © Sophie Brown

📷 A male boomslang (tree snake) seeks warmth after a torrential summer downpour. Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa © Sophie Brown

A wildebeest covered in dry mud amongst golden grass. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Vittorio Ricci

📷 Wildebeest, dry mud and golden grass. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Vittorio Ricci

📷 A long-tailed widowbird displays its plumage. Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa © Gavin Duffy

Rock hyraxes on a rock shelf high up a cliff. Leopard Gorge, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya © John Piper

📷 Rock hyraxes high up on a cliff rock shelf. Leopard Gorge, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya © John Piper

A tree squirrel producers a mirror image reflection while drinking water. Karongwe Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Braeme Holland

📷 A tree squirrel meets its mirror image while drinking water. Karongwe Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Braeme Holland

📷 A ground pangolin, also known as Temminck’s pangolin, foraging for ants and termites. South Africa © Brad Love

Distant thunderstorm. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana © David Papenfus

📷 Distant thunderstorm in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana © David Papenfus

Zebras resting with caution near to a waterhole. Etosha National Park, Namibia © Vittorio Ricci

📷 Zebras resting at a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia © Vittorio Ricci

A mossy leaf-tailed gecko. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar © Bill Klipp

📷 A genet takes a quick look out of a tree it has chosen to sleep in for the day. Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, South Africa © Sophie Brown

A large adult gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) in a rainforest. West of Kampala, Uganda © Daniel Wakefield

The essence of a safari, set against a magical African sunrise. Mara North Conservancy, Kenya © John Piper

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ALSO IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE

GALLERY
To see the other gallery for this week’s selection click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2

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