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Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 07:28 GMT 08:28 UK

Africa in pictures: Wildlife

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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.

Gorilla

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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."

A close up of an elephant's eye

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

Young elephant wanders along between two adult elephants

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... 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.

Tortoise crossing the road

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

Two zebras look in either direction

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

Two black and white monkeys play fight

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

Three giraffes in front of a sunrise

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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.

Male lion

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

Buffalo

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

A stalking cheetah

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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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