In this week’s photo selection, let’s take a journey to South Africa’s well-known safari zone to the Galapagos Islands to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado …

Elephant bathing at Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa.

Plenty of photographers have taken terrific shots of wildlife in and around Pilanesberg. See them in the Stunning safari shots gallery.

“Two marine iguana’s found only in the Galapagos Islands. The only modern lizard with the ability to live and forage in the sea.” – Sue Holland

Yellow-bellied marmot, Rocky Mountains, Colorado.

Backyard squirrels feasting in Columbus, Ohio.

Black-naped fruit dove, Rotterdam Zoo, South Holland, Netherlands.

To join this series, tweet @flickr with your favorite wildlife photos, and include the hashtag #WildlifeWednesday. And if you’d rather not tweet, simply include the same hashtag in your Flickr photo title, or tag it with WildlifeWednesday.

We look forward to seeing your contributions and featuring a new selection of your photo submissions every Wednesday here on our blog.