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.

Neil Aldridge / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub reaches for a moment of intimacy with its father, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

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

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

Neil Aldridge / Brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) perched on a dead branch, Limpopo River, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

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

Neil Aldridge / Laughing doves (Spilopelia senegalensis) at waterhole, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) at waterhole, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / A laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) visits a waterhole in summer in Botswana's Northern Tuli Game Reserve.

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) regurgitates food after a successful hunt to feed pups at a den site on the banks of the Limpopo River, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) on the banks of the Limpopo River, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) one month old pup resting at a den site on the banks of the Limpopo River, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) one month old pups play at a den site on the banks of the Limpopo River, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) one month old pup resting at a den site on the banks of the Limpopo River, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pup, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) sitting in forest at night. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) lying down in forest at night. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking at night. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.

Suzi Eszterhas / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) female and cub. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.

Suzi Eszterhas / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) female and cub resting. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.

Suzi Eszterhas / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) female lying down with cub sitting beside her. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.