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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Deadly embrace

A lioness captures and subdues a warthog. We had watched her slowly approaching the large group of warthogs who seemed oblivious to her presence. This mother was the unfortunate victim.

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Date Taken: 12.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Kenya
Copyright: © Alan Smith