A British wildlife photographer is capturing stunning aerial shots of Serengeti - using a homemade helicopter drone
He is able to capture sweeping scenes of migrating wildebeest and antelope as well as more intimate shots of giraffe, hippo and lions.
He said: "These things are much smaller and quieter than a full-blown helicopter so you can get really close to the wildlife without spooking them.
"There is quite a lot of excitement about the possibilities, as I have really only scratched the surface."
Mr Burrard-Lucas, from Sevenoaks, Kent, started building and testing the BeetleCopter in August 2013.
The remote-controlled device is powered by six mini-rotors and capable of flying for about 15 minutes at a time. He is able to control it from more than a kilometre away using a remote screen and virtual-reality goggles "like a computer game".
He now owns a fleet of eight BeetleCopters, capable of carrying everything from a GoPro to a full-sized DSLR camera, and is building further models for fellow wildlife photographers and videographers.
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