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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Of gold and ebony

At dawn, a young yellow baboon plays in an ebony tree, lightened by the rising sun in South Luangwa national Park, Zambia. Baboons roosted in the night on the top of the trees, and early in the morning go down to the ground. While adults are foraging in the short grass, younger ones play on the branches, chasing each others, jumping and climbing.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Zambia
Camera: NIKON Z 8
Copyright: © Etienne Anne-Marie