Nature & Wildlife Photos of the Week
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
Leopard versus wild dog, in the Okavango Delta
by Grant Atkinson / Atkinson Photography and Safaris
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“Awakening”
The Beautiful Nubian Lion Now Extinct in The Wild
by Sue Demetrio

Sheltered between it’s mother’s legs, a young elephant calf mimic’s her every move, learning what it should feed on and how best to do that. Image captured by Grant Atkinson whilst leading a photosafari with Pangolin Photo Safaris on the Chobe River, Botswana.
by Grant Atkinson/ Atkinson Photography and Safaris

Shoebill Storks Chit Chatting. Visit Uganda with WildPlaces Safaris who offer the finest accommodation in the wildest places
Courtesy of Wildplaces Africa
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Samburu Elephants
by Gail Beerman Photography

Little Gorilla
A baby gorilla playing in Bwindi Forest, Uganda by photographer Andrew Schoeman whilst on a photosafari with Andbeyond
by Andrew Schoeman Photography

Royal Orgasm at Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
by Brendon Cremer Photography

Oh my dog!!
Snoop spotted wearing a dead leopard at his concert in Durban back in may
Image courtesy of Moses Mabida Stadium, SA

Tiger sisters on their way..
Height of elegance, grace, beauty and bravery!!! On the verge of extinction at the hands of human beings.
Photo by Rainer Leiss

Somali wild asses, male on left and female on right. The most endangered of all equines with less than 250 left in the wild.
by Adrian Tavano Photos

Stunning image of a leopard and her cub ..
by Sergey Gorshkov

Lion Cub on Mom’s back
by Austin Thomas

Touching Friendship!!
We have seen many examples of unusual friendship between humans and animals. This is another similar story: a boy aged twelve found a little sparrow that was about to die. He took care of the bird and helped it to recover. The sparrow named Ebby is so grateful now that does not leave its rescuer even for a minute.
Source: English Russian

Adorable Lion Cubs at Play, Masai Mara, Kenya
by Shem Campion
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Leopard cub learns to climb a tree .
by Gavin Rosenbaum Photography

A protective Wildebeest mother leaves a leopard licking its wounds after a failed attack. The predator stalked and then pounced on a seemingly doomed six-month-old calf. However, its nearby mother quickly counteracted with a precision horned-headbutt to the leopard’s upper body.
Picture: Martin Farrell/REX FEATURES

Lion couple basking in the sunset in Desert Rhino Camp, Namibia.
by Marc Stickler Photography

Climbing Red Panda
by Rainer Leiss

Golden Look
A cheetah at sunrise, Masai Mara, Kenya
by Majed Ali

Epupa Falls Baobab, Kaokoland, Namibia, Africa
by Fanus Weldhagen

OM nom nom nom…me want plankton
This Cookie Moster lookalike – actually a stove-pipe sponge was snapped by underwater photographer Mauricio Handler near Curacao in the Caribbean. It shares the same wonky eyes and huge mouth as the TV muppet. But eats plankton not cookies.
Courtesy of Mauricio Handler Photography

Armadillo Girdled Lizard
by Trevor Hardaker

Lion king of Kaboong, Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
by Todd Forsythe

Leopard in a tree, Kaboong, Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
by Todd Forsythe

This photobombing giraffe really knows how to work a camera .
Photo by Deidre Mead

Spooky shrunken heads buried in the garden? No, they’re just seed pods, says expert
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The seed pods of the Aquilegia plant look like small but perfectly formed skulls complete with teeth.
via The Daily Mail

The Cave Dweller – Clouded Leopard (male), Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand
by Ashley Vincent

Face to Face with a Leopard, Masai Mara, Kenya
by Majed Ali

Tigers appear in Yen Bai Province, Vietnam
Source: VNS