Neil Aldridge / Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) pups waiting at their den on Mashatu Game Reserve, Tuli, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) reassuring her tiny pup at the entrance to their den, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / African lion (Panthera leo) male glancing over its shoulder on Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. Vulnerable species. This lion was shot illegally by South African farmers shortly after the photogr...

Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male hanging upside down from the entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / Leopard (Panthera pardus) charging down a dry riverbank during an evening hunt, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. November.

Neil Aldridge / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) herd approaching a waterhole on Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. Vulnerable species.

Neil Aldridge / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby looking out from the safety of beneath its mother's legs, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. Vulnerable species. The African elephant is classified as vul...

Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Mark MacEwen / Rufous elephant shrew (Elephantulus rufescens) Tuli Block, Botswana

Mark MacEwen / Mopane moth (Imbrasia belina) eggs hatching, Tuli Block, Botswana