Animals can make great imagery. Just like in landscape images you also require good light. The good news is that wild animals are out when the light is good. In poor light the animals typically hide in the shade. The bad news is that good light is often low light and low light requires longer shutter speeds. Longer shutter speeds and moving animals are not great for getting sharp images. To make matters worse long lenses most often required to get good wildlife images need faster shutter speeds to prevent camera movement which once again ruins focus. To get better wildlife images please consider the following:

• Stabilize your camera by resting the camera of something (on safari this means on the car door or window)

• Use a bean bag or something that helps to absorb vibrations

• Turn the car's engine off to minimize vibrations

• Plead with  your fellow travers not to move when you shoot

• Use high ISO to get a faster shutter speed (auto ISO works well here)

Even when using all the right techniques animal images can still be boring. To jazz things up one has to add some interest. Look for animal movement. Show animal behavior. Find animal interaction (especially between different species).  Time your shots to capture something extra. In the image below I noticed that the flamingo constantly put it's head under water to forage. When the head came up again water drops would fall from it's beak. Just those droplets help to add interest:

Shooting animals or birds require patience. Learn to anticipate their behavior. Wait for movement or interaction or something that adds a bit of interest. Here is another image of the same flamingo. This time it's mate is also in the image. Once again, having two flamingoes in the same image does not necessarily make it a better image. One has to add interest by showing their interaction. It just gives life to the image:

Don't they just look in love?