Best photos of the week
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There are two galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other gallery click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 1 
? Close-up of an elephant’s eyelashes. Kariega Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Peter Reitze
? A walia ibex. Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia © Kevin Dooley
? A rough-scaled bush viper (Atheris hispida) seen west of Kampala, Uganda © Daniel Wakefield
? Cape buffalo on the lookout. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya © Dean Bricknell
? A shovel-snouted lizard (Zeros anchietae). Sossusvlei, Namibia © Inger Vandyke
? Starscape. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Matrishva Vyas
? A Cape ground squirrel defends its den from a Cape cobra. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Bomber Kent
? Lightning strikes as the sun sets. Kalahari Desert, Botswana © Eben Van Heerden
? An African darter catches a fish on the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Stephen Smith
? Curious leopard cubs. Samburu National Park, Kenya © Yaron Schmid
? A spotted hyena takes cover inside the hollow trunk of a large tree. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © John Piper
? A red-billed oxpecker flees as tempers flare between hippos. Okavango Delta, Botswana © Cindee Beechwood
? A pack of painted wolves (African wild dogs) watch a herd of impala on the other side of the Khwai River. Okavango Delta, Botswana © Eben Van Heerden
? A pile of young spotted hyenas. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Lennart Hessel
? Lilac-breasted roller and zebra. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Yaron Schmid
? Silhouette of a giraffe mother and her baby. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Matrishva Vyas
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To see the other gallery for this week’s selection click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 1
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