Africa in pictures: Wildlife

Audrey LaCatis's photo of a napping hippo in South Africa oblivious to nearby tourists is the first in a series of shots on African wildlife sent in by BBC News website readers.

This Rwandan mountain gorilla in the rain was photographed by Rebecca and Chris Buckingham who said: "No matter how hairy you are, you still feel the cold."

Daniel Smith photographed this close-up study of an African elephant's eye...

... While Marion Edwards and her party in South Africa's Kruger Park were happy to wait as this family of elephants crossed the road ahead of them.

Also in South Africa, Spencer Millsap, who is studying in Stellenbosch, contributed his photo of a tortoise going places across a road.

Two zebras merge in this image sent in by Bob Immitt from his trip to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

Tim Davies captured these two playful black-and-white colobus monkeys on a trip to Ethiopia.

This photograph of three giraffes in Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve was taken at daybreak by Rebekah Stewart Schicker. Her husband Josh Schicker submitted it.

Gillian Simon considers herself lucky to have come across this fine "king of beasts" in a Kenyan game park.

A buffalo rooting around in his cage in a zoo in Senegal's capital, Dakar, was captured in Salao Sani's photograph.

Thanks to John Waibel for this close-up shot of an East African cheetah with things on its mind. For a future gallery, send in images depicting religion in Africa.

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