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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
In the belly of the beast

A male lion feasts on a kudu that the pride had brought down earlier in the day. There were two large males eating when we arrived at the scene. The rest of the pride looked like they had had their fill, too.

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Date Taken: 11.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Kenya
Copyright: © Alan Smith