Nature & Wildlife Photos of the Week

A leopardess named Fig with one of her two cubs in the Olare Orok Conservancy, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya by professional wildlife photographer & photographic safari guide Grant Atkinson.
by Atkinson Photography and Safaris
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A beautiful lion photographed in Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa
by Brendon Jennings Wildlife Photography

An Endangered Mountain Gorilla lies  in the thicket of the lush Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda by David Lloyd  whilst leading a recent trip. .
If you fancy joining him in photographing Uganda’s Festival of Primates this year, you will be pleased to know that he is teaming up with Steppes Travel on a tour which will include two treks to gorillas and one to chimpanzees. Also joining them are primates experts Mike Cranfield of Gorilla Doctors and Dr. Gladys Kalema, founder of  Conservation Through Public Health. For more info, go to http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/uganda-festival-of-primates/overview
David Lloyd Wildlife Photography

A female leopard hanging out up a tree in South Africa’s Kruger National Park
by Frik Erasmus

Little Big Foot in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
by Renata Ewald Wildlife & Nature Photography

A lion takes a leap in the Masai Mara National Park, Kenya
by Charlotte Rhodes

Leopard the King Cool, Tanzania
by Alex Bernasconi

Leopard’s stash, Masai Mara national Park in Kenya
by Albert Herbigneaux/ Annie Et Albert Herbigneaux

Tiger cub on the move at Tiger Canyons in South Africa
by Mems Carim/ Image Addix

Giraffe on the run by David Yarrow Wildlife Photography

A pair of hungry eagles got into a bit of a scuffle as they fought over the same meal along the the shores of the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois
Picture: Brian MacKenzie/Caters

Leopard mom and cub in the Masai Mara, Kenya
by BoyOnTheLedge

A cheetah looking embarrassed to be photographed in such an awkward position at Pondoro Game Lodge in South Africa
by  Robbie Prehn

A White Elephant has coated itself in mud at a watering hole in the Etosha National Park in Namibia
by Charlie Lynam Photography/Wild Africa Capture
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A couple of lion brothers in Savuti, Botswana
by Jonas Stenqvist Photography
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A herd of elephants march towards a waterhole in Nxai Pan, Botswana
by Carole Deschuymere Wildlife Photography
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A shoebill stork landing at Mabamba Swamps in Uganda
by Sherry McKelvie Wildlife Photography

Adorable elephant calf at Addo National Park in South Africa
by Jacques Matthysen Wildlife Photography

A woodland kingfisher with a grub in Kruger National Park, South Africa
by Annemarie du plessis wildlife photography

Cheetahs groom and reassure their bond at Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa
by Noelle van Muiden/RVM Wildlife Photography
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Southern Ground horn bill family in the Masai Mara, Kenya
by Nitin Vyas Photography

Lion Love in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania
by Rajarshi Banerji Photography 

An albino elephant on Kapama Game Reserve in South Africa
by Marilize Minnaar 

The 10 Avoca pride lions pay a visit to Makanyi Lodge in the Timbavati, South Africa by ranger & guide Brad Marais.
Mankanyi Private Game Reserve

A hungry leopard dived into a muddy watering-hole to catch a fish and emerged completely covered in mud. The leopard looked almost completely unrecognisable, as it climbed out of the waterhole spotless and caked in mud at Leopard Hills, a private game reserve in South Africa.
Picture: Hugo Breed/Pride Lodges/Caters

Leopard feasting up a tree at Singita Sabi Sands in South Africa
by Marlon du Toit Photography