從寧靜的沙漠湖泊、輕煙雲繞的雄偉山峰、跨越肯尼亞草原的大象,這些航拍照片揭示了美麗的非洲風景和居住在其中的野生動物生活。

Wildlife: These camels in the Chalbi Desert in northern Kenya are among the African animals captured from above in these stunning pictures
從高空上面觀看這些令人驚嘆的場景 ~ 這是在肯尼亞北部 Chalbi 沙漠中拍攝到的駱駝和野生動物

Epic: An incredible shot of Kenya's Lake Turkana, the world's largest permanent desert lake, which is home to crocodiles and turtles
一個令人難以置信的史詩式場景 ~ 肯尼亞的圖爾卡納湖,世界上最大的沙漠湖泊,是鱷魚和海龜之家

Africa from above: A herd of goats gather at the Koroli springs in northern Kenya's Chalbi desert
一群山羊在肯尼亞北部 Chalbi 沙漠的 Koroli 泉

Iconic: The helicopter provided a spectacular view of a herd of African elephants - a member of the group of iconic African animals known as the 'big five'
非洲“五大”標誌性壯觀景象之一 ~ 非洲大象群

African life: An aerial photograph of a Masai boma, or enclosure, in Kenya, home to a family of Masai people
空中俯瞰生活在非洲肯尼亞的馬賽人家庭 ~ 他們的居所及外圍

Stampede: A herd of Cape buffalo can be seen making its way across the Kenyan grassland in this aerial photograph
從這張航拍照片可看到一群南非水牛在橫越肯尼亞草原

Breathtaking: Kenya's Lake Turkana - the world's largest permanent desert lake - was captured from the sky by a photographer in a helicopter
攝影師從空中拍攝肯尼亞的圖爾卡納湖 ~ 世界上最大的沙漠湖泊,令人驚嘆

Tranquil: Lake Logipi is a saline, alkaline lake lying in the arid Suguta valley in northern Kenya
寧靜:肯尼亞北部乾旱的 Suguta 山谷俯臥著咸水、鹼性的 Logipi 湖

Majestic: This stunning shot of Kenya's Mount Ololokwe was taken from the vantage point of a helicopter
氣勢磅礴:直升機以有利角度拍攝到肯尼亞的 Ololokwe 山

Bird's eye view: The Magado Crater is located at the north east tip of the Nyambeni mountain range in Kenya
鳥瞰圖:馬加多火山口設在肯尼亞 Nyambeni 山脈的東北端

Lofty peak: Seen in the distance is Mount Kenya, which sits just south of the equator and is the country's highest mountain. It is the second highest in Africa overall
高聳的山峰:遠方看到的是肯尼亞山,位於赤道以南,是肯尼亞最高的山,高度在非洲排行第二

Sweeping views: The shadow of the helicopter can be seen on the rock face as it flies through Painted Valley, within the Suguta Valley
直升機的陰影投在岩壁上

Curious: A group of Kenyan people gather around the safari helicopter for a closer look after it lands
直升機著地後,一群肯尼亞人聚集;好奇地對直升機仔細打量

Exclusive: Wealthy wildlife spotters pay £65,000 to embark on one of the helicopter safaris
富裕的野生動物觀賞者支付65,000英鎊展開直升專機之旅

On the move: Sunlight glints on the water as a herd of lechwe antelope runs across floodplains in Botswana's Okavango Delta
一群驢羚在橫越博茨瓦納的奧卡萬戈三角洲沖積平原,陽光閃爍在水面上

Spectacular sight: Photographer Martin Harvey has described witnessing the movements of large groups of African animals from the air as 'awe-inspiring'
壯觀景象:攝影師馬丁·哈維描述:“從空中見證著大群非洲動物遷徙的感覺很有氣勢”

Beasts from above: A herd of Cape Buffalo move through the flood waters in the Okavango Delta in Botswana
從上面的獸:一群南非水牛在博茨瓦納的奧卡萬戈三角洲經過

New perspective: An aerial view of the enormous herd of buffalo in Botswana
新的景觀:在博茨瓦納鳥瞰一群巨大的水牛

Rippling sands: The dunes of the Namib Desert in Namibia are captured to striking effect in this photograph taken from the air
波浪般的沙丘:空中拍攝到納米比亞的納米布沙漠沙丘的景象令人驚嘆

Mother and child: An baby hippo and its mother can be glimpsed below the surface of the water in this photograph taken in Botswana
母與子:可以瞥見水下面的小河馬和牠的母親

Desert scene: An aerial shot of a salt pan in the Namib Desert, Namibia
沙漠場景:在納米比亞空中拍攝到的納米布沙漠鹽田

Drifting through the clouds: This aerial shot of the Namib Desert was taken from a hot air balloon
穿越雲層:從納米布沙漠熱氣球中拍攝的

Out for a stroll: Martin Harvey snapped these two giraffe as they made their way across grassland in Botswana
馬丁·哈維拍下這兩頭長頸鹿正在博茨瓦納橫跨草原

Unrecognisable: Seen from the air, this picture of Sossusvlei in Namibia is almost unrecognisable as a desert landscape
從空中看這納米比亞的 Sossusvlei;是一幅幾乎無法辨認的沙漠景觀

Blazing heat: The sun beats down on the sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert in this aerial shot
熾烈的氣溫:在納米布沙漠,太陽照在 Sossusvlei 的沙丘上

Bath-time: A group of hippos photographed close to water in Botswana's Okavango Delta
在博茨瓦納的奧卡萬戈三角洲拍到接近水的一群河馬

Bounding around: Lechwe - or antelope - like the ones in this photograph are a familiar sight in Botswana
這是一個熟悉的景象 ~ 在博茨瓦納邊界的驢羚或是羚羊

Out of this world: This picture of the Namib Desert could be mistaken for the surface of another planet
納米布沙漠這張照片像是一顆行星的表面

On the march: African elephants - including a baby - march in single file in Botswana
行軍:非洲大象群當中有一頭小象

Arid: An other-wordly looking aerial view of the Hidden Vlei, an area of the Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert
乾旱:在納米布沙漠內索蘇斯弗雷地區另一個 Vlei 的鳥瞰圖

Shifting sands: Another beautiful aerial image shows the sand dunes of the Namib Desert as seen from the air
流沙:從空中看到另一個美麗的航拍圖像 ~ 納米布沙漠的沙丘

Lush: The greenness of the surroundings in this photograph of buffalo in the Okavango Delta contrasts with the arid scenes over the Namib Desert
跟納米布沙漠乾旱的場景對比,水牛在奧卡萬戈三角洲的周圍顯出綠色蔥蔥
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