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Grooming in the Bough

A young leopard lying relaxed along a rough-barked branch, one paw raised to its face as it grooms, in warm morning light with sky visible through the canopy.

· Silvan Sabi Sands, South Africa, September 2021Sony A7 III · 400mm ƒ/5.6 · 1/320 · ISO 3200

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The same young leopard, a few minutes later, has settled along the curve of a rough-barked branch, one paw lifted to its face as it grooms. The first warm light of morning picks out the fur and the bark, and a patch of blue sky shows through the leaves above.

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