Ann & Steve Toon / Cape turtle dove (Streptopilia capicola) bathing, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Staffan Widstrand / Cape turtle dove, (Streptopelia capicola) next to water, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola) felcted in water, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Blackheaded heron (Ardea melanocephala) catching Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, February.

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola) at water. Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. September.

Lou Coetzer / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola) in jaws, Chobe River, Botswana, March.

Lou Coetzer / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) entering the water with Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola) prey, Chobe River, Botswana, March.

Lou Coetzer / Four Cape turtle / Ring-necked doves (Streptopelia capicola) at waterhole, one flapping wings, another drinking, Chobe River, Botswana, July.

Lou Coetzer / Lioness (Panthera leo) chasing Cape turtle / Ring-necked doves (Streptopelia capicola) flying away, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August.

Lou Coetzer / Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) with Cape turtle / Ring necked dove (Streptopelia capicola) prey, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Christine Jung / Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola), Etosha Nationalpark, Oshikoto, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola) pair, Limpopo, South Africa