Botswana From the Air

Botswana From the Air
Aerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife.

Botswana's Okavango Delta during one of the biggest
floods in many years. With its annual flooding, the delta
supports one of the largest congregations of wildlife in Africa. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. Lechwe in Botswana's Okavango Delta during the flood season. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. A herd of about 1,500 Cape buffalo in the Linyanti area of northern Botswana. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. A grass island in the salt flats of the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. An elephant family returning to dry brushland in the afternoon aftera day of feeding on grass in the Linyanti River in northern Botswana. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. Thousands of zebra congregate near a waterholebefore they begin their annual migration fromMakgadikgadi Pans to the Buteti River in Botswana. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. This elephant, a victim of disease, died in Botswana's Chobe National Park. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. Cattle egrets congregate in trees while staying close to a herd ofCape Buffalo in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The egrets feedoff the swarms of parasites that follow the buffalo herds. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. A lone giraffe in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

Botswana From the AirAerial images of this African country reveal a majestic landscape and abundant wildlife. A hippopotamus herd in the Linyanti area in northern Botswana. Photo: Photograph by George Steinmetz

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