Tony Phelps / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) spreading its hood, retreats into hole, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.
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Tony Phelps / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) emerging from a Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) burrow, hunting and smelling with its tongue, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.
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Tony Phelps / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) hunting, chasing a Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra), De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, December.
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Tony Phelps / Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Chris & Monique Fallows / Ragged tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) showing teeth, De Hoop, South Africa.
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Tony Phelps / Southern Dwarf Adder (Bitis armata) climbing in dune thicket. De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.
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Tony Phelps / Scorpion (Uroplectes lineatus / carinatus) female carrying hatchlings on its back; a rare example of parental care in invertebrates. De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.
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Tony Phelps / Male Cape cobra snake (Naja nivea) dark speckled variety, De Hoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa
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Tony Phelps / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) yawning, emerging from a burrow, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, May.
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Tony Phelps / Cape weavers (Ploceus capensis) drinking, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, April.
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Tony Phelps / Female Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) feeding on grass, with a baby on its back, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, April.
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Tony Phelps / Male Ostrich (Struthio camelus) displaying, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October.