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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Curious Cub

We had been following a mother lioness with a couple of cubs when the lioness laid down for a rest and you could almost see her telling the cubs to go off and play. They then proceeded very unsteadily up this tree. As we got closer this curious female cub was staring right back at us wondering what we were doing and observing us.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Tanzania
Camera: Canon EOS R6m2
Copyright: © James Punteney