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Martial Eagle, if looks could kill, Kgalagadi. Image: Deon Cloete
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Got your back, Bro (Kglalagadi). Image: Derek Whalley
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Storm clouds over Mabuasehube Pan, Botswana. Image: Alison Gilbert
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Tawny Eagle, early morning sun, Kgalagadi. Image: Deon Cloete
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A Round-eared Elephant Shrew having breakfast, near Kimberley. Image: Lex van Vught
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Morning over Durban bay. Image: Glanville Jacques
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Busy bee on the spring buds, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, UK. Image: Lesley Caplan
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Aerial acrobatics at sunset. Airshow at Stellenbosch. Image: Diederik Hattingh
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Rainbow from our veranda in Ihemi, Tanzania. Image: Stewart Bradnick
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Gqeberha sunrise. Image: Galit Seligmann
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Valley of a thousand hills. Image: Bella Wright
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Image: Ian Davidson
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SpaceX rocket photographed from Bishopscourt, Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning on the long weekend. 05.09 taken on my iPhone! The rocket was launched on the 19th. Image: Karen Day
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Image: Barbara Stein
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Paint Brush Lily. Image: Karin Linder
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African Wild Dog Saseka Tented Camp. Image: Peter Brett
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Camping delight. Image: Colin Morris
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There is beauty in the world. Image: Ursula
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Look into my soul! An Eagle owl perched on a branch, Noordhoek common. Image: Martin Fennell
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Wind flowers in the breeze. Image: Lucinda Jolly
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The last night of British Winter Time. Evening on the River Severn, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire. Image: Lesley Caplan
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Sunset over a flooded Brandvlei. Image: Jenny Wentzel.
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Woman walking at dusk, Strand beach. Image: Anneen Steyn-Durand
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“Dropped in on the off chance”. Image: Maureen Thelland
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Lion’s Head: And then there were two! Image: Linda Schomer
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The sun sets on the Makgadikgadi pans. Image: Pauli van Wyk
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Highway parol near Bergendal Kruger National Park. Image: Johan Fick
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Sunset at Eersterivier Beach, Eastern Cape. Serene setting to soothe your soul. Image: Gary Van Dyk
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Tankwa Karoo. Image: Fred Robertson
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Black-throated Wattle Eye taken at Umdloti lagoon. Image: Ronnie Herr
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Image: Vanessa van Rooyen
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“Breakfast is served” at the MOJO Market, Sea Point, Cape Town. Image: Peter Reber
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Cloud forms back of Table Mountain at sunset. Sunset: R Hamlyn
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Peace in Addo National Park away from a turbulent world. Image: Marcel Baar
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Jewel Of The Night. Image: Janice Ashby
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Trees in Kyalami. Image: George Olivier
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Sunset Dwarskersbos Beach Western Cape. Image: Des Flannagan
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Caravaning in Sweden in minus 7 temperature. Image: Keith Nicholls
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It’s a dog’s life. Boating on the Kasouga Lagoon, Eastern Cape
Image: Lynley Clarke
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The Ituri Rainforest, in Mambasa territory, north-eastern Congo, 18 October 2020. Human populations come into contact with animals and pathogens during activities such as hunting for food or the exotic animal trade and deforestation. EPA-EFE/Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
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View of deforestation in the Ituri rainforest, an area of immense biodiversity in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 18 October 2020. Conflict and governance issues mean conservation in the region is fraught with problems or non-existent. Human populations come into contact with animals and pathogens during activities such as hunting for food or the exotic animal trade and deforestation. With deforestation and habitat loss, animals are more likely to move into new areas and come into contact with human beings for the first time. As biodiversity loss is accelerated by human population growth, these scenarios become increasingly likely. EPA-EFE/Hugh Kinsella Cunningham ATTENTION EDITORS / MANDATORY CREDIT : This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center — For the full PHOTO ESSAY text please see Advisory Notice epa…
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Baobab trees. Image: Graphic Node / Unsplash
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Argan tree. Image: Camping Aourir / Unsplash
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Agadir, Morocco. Image: Tigmi Moiz / Unsplash
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Image: Khanyisile Boysie
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‘The Sentinel’ on watch at 2nd Beach, Dana Bay, Mossel Bay. Image: Jo Naidoo, Jo-Jo’s BnB
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Girl in the red dress. Image: Victor Hulme
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Cederberg – Rooibos tea country Image: Knut Otto www.visioninja.co.za
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Just another day in the Lowveld. Image: Trudy Paul
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Robberg evening beach stroll, spot the seagull. Image: Marianne Giddy
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Gazing seawards at Cape Recife, Eastern Cape. Image: Blake Wilkins
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Geometric view of Table Mountain from the Silo Hotel. Image: Chris von Ulmenstein
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The Limpopo River at Weipe, looking south from Zimbabwe. Image: Vanessa Bristow
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Fascinating Nature. Image: Rita Smith
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CapeTown gives with both hands. Image: Craig Whyte
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Autumn sunbeams. Image: Roger Nattrass
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Aloe blessed by early rain. Image: Vivienne Ward
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Wild Coast, near Mboyti. Walking north to Cathedral rock. Image: Jeff Moys
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The cosmos in Delta Park has outdone itself this year. Image: Samantha Perry
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Misty Mountain (Taken at Table Mountain Lower Cable Car Station). Image: Grant Eglin
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View from Sunset Beach. Image: Joanna Wicht
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European Roller. Image: John Nicholson
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Bush Life. Image: Nicole Beare
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Moolmanshoek “who said the Fee t State was flat!” Image: Wiesman Nel
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Oh oh, Winter’s Here… Image: Janice Ashby
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“Houston – we have a go!”
A Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Coptops aedificator) takes its rather cumbersome dawn freedom – from its night on the toaster! Sea Park, KZN South Coast. Image: Peter Vos
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Finding the enchanted forest at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town. Image: Sarah Goodier
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Autumn sunrise on the Highveld. Image: Ernst Marais
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Transkei psj jungle monkey jump, grumpy for mating rights, big up Maverick. Big ups to the whole crew for informing the non entities of Transkei. Image: Mxolisi Vatsha
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Just a little dam on a little farm in Zimbabwe. Image: Jane Butler
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Portrait of Three Dogs. Image: Alexandra Nortier
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Moulten Gold, Wild Seas. Image: Barbara Lindop
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Storm brewing Mountain Zebra Patk. Image: Barbara Chedzey
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Luna Peak in the Cederberg with Sneeuberg in the distance. Image: Teresa Raposo
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Bush Light. Image: Nicole Beare