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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Call of the Wild

A moose raises its head to sniff the air in Grand Teton National Park. This act of flehmen is done to sense female pheromones.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Kelley, Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Brian Clopp