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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Guardian of the forest

In the tropical rain, this mountain gorilla pauses to savor a bamboo. The intensity of his gaze testifies to the fragility of his habitat, threatened by human activity. This photo shows one of the last of the 600 mountain gorillas remaining in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Uganda
Camera: Canon EOS R6
Copyright: © Jessy Hoffmann