Western Cape Collection (#32)

Greater double collared sunbird feeding
Greater double collared sunbird (Nectarinia afra) feeding on nectar from an aloe flower (Aloe sp.). This male is showing colourful breeding plumage

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) up-ended whilst feeding. This goose is found near water in the Nile Valley and sub-Saharan Africa

African black oystercatcher chick (Haematopus moquini) and an egg. The female lays a clutch of 1 to 2 eggs, and both male and female incubate the eggs for around 35 days

Juvenile chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) searching for food in a bush. This species of baboon has a varied diet consisting of plants, invertebrates, crustaceans, small birds and mammals

Cape mountain zebra stallions sparring
Cape mountain zebra stallions (Equus zebra zebra) sparring. The males of this species live in bachelor groups, from which individuals will attempt to challenge the dominant stallion in a breeding

Male white lion and cub (Panthera leo krugeri) playing. The white lion is only found in wildlife reserves in South Africa, where it is selectively bred

Chacma baboon digging
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) digging for insect grubs. The chacma baboon has a varied diet consisting of plants, invertebrates, crustaceans, small birds and mammals

African elephant calf suckling
African elephant calf (Loxodonta africana) suckling from its mother. Photographed in De Hoop National Park, South Africa

Chacma baboon mother and young
Chacma baboons. Female chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) carrying an infant on its back. This species of baboon inhabits scrub, woodland and semi-desert environments in southern Africa

Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) yawning and baring its teeth. This endangered species of zebra is endemic to South Africa. Photographed in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Chacma baboons grooming. Juvenile chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) grooming an adult female. This species of baboon inhabits scrub, woodland and semi-desert environments in southern Africa

Flightless dung beetle with dung ball
Flightless dung beetle (Scarabaeus rugosus) on top of a dung ball. The dung beetles that roll dung into balls, known as rollers

Sunset, South Africa
Sunset over a small island in the middle of a inland water body (vlei). The island provides shelter and protection for waterbirds. Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Robertson dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion gutturale). Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Cape dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) on a plant stalk. Chameleons are famed for their ability to change their skin colour to match their surroundings

Manganese oxide, dendritic form
Manganese oxide. Dendritic form of manganese oxide (orange) in a sedimentary rock on a beach. These crystals, which are often mistaken for plant fossils

Dry stone wall. 100 year old stone wall (kraal) that was used to keep livestock. Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Chacma baboon grooming pair
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) grooming pair. One is removing ticks and parasites from the other baboons fur and skin. Grooming is an important and regular social activity

Shipwreck and gulls, silhouetted against the Sun. These seabirds are kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus). More birds are perched on the ship, which has run aground on coastal rocks

Gynandriris setifolia flower. Photographed at Nieuwoudtville, Western Cape, South Africa

Renosterveld conservation area. This threatened area is part of the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, and is a region rich in plants found nowhere else

Senecio elegans flowers. Photographed in West Coast National Park, Western Cape, South Africa

Malachite sunbird male
Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) male, perching on an aloe plant. This bird has a long, thin, down-curved bill which enables it to feed on flower nectar

Silhouetted kelp gull. Outline of a kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) silhouetted against the Sun on coastal rocks. Photographed at the southernmost tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas, Western Cape, South Africa

African penguin chicks moulting
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) chicks moulting their down feathers (brown). Photographed at Stoney Point, Western Cape, South Africa

Wind spray at sea. Deep sea wave being blown by storm winds. Photographed off Cape Point, South Africa

Young Chacma baboon
Young chacma (Papio ursinus) baboon sucking its thumb.. Photographed in Western Cape, South Africa

Cape white-eye (Zosterops capensis) hanging upside down to reach the nectar of a flower. This bird is endemic to southern Africa, and feeds mainly on insects, but also on fruit, grains

Bokmakierie and caterpillar
Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus) with a caterpillar. The caterpillar is beaten on a rock (such as at right) before being swallowed. Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

Ring-tailed lemur family
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) family huddled together. Photographed in Plettenberg Bay Bird Park, Western Cape, South Africa

Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) resting in long grass by the edge of a body of water. This duck feeds mainly at night on seeds and aquatic plants

Sunflax (Heliophila refracta). Photographed in the Western Cape, South Africa

Kelp gulls on a beach
Kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus vetula) on a beach. This bird, also known as the southern black-backed gull, is found around the coasts of South America, South Africa, Australia

White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata). This duck is mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa and South America. It feeds on seeds and aquatic plants and, as its name implies

Cape longclaw (Macronyx capensis) singing from a fence post. This songbird is found in grasslands in southern Africa. It reaches a length of around 20 centimetres

Kittlitzs plover (Charadrius pecuarius). This bird inhabits wetland areas in southern Africa and Madagascar. It feeds on insects, aquatic crustaceans and molluscs

Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on a reed stalk. This tiny kingfisher (13.5 centimetres tall) lives around water, diving from a perch to catch its prey of fish

African anhinga (Anhinga rufa) preening its feathers. This waterbird, also known as the African darter, is found around water in tropical sub-Saharan Africa

Cape robin-chat (Cossypha caffra). This small passerine bird is widespread from east Africa to South Africa. Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Protea flower (Protea obtisifolia). Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Greater waterphlox inflorescence (flower cluster) (Onixotis stricta). Photographed near Darling, Western Cape, South Africa

South Africa, Western Cape, St James. Colorful changing houses line a False Bay beach on the Cape Peninsula

Woman walking on beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Man walking on beach, Strand, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Rhenish Church, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Man jogging on beach at dawn, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Beach at St. Francis Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Plettenberg Bay beach at dawn, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

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