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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Out of curiosity

The photo shows an Iberian lynx cub, one of the most endangered felines on the planet. It came to quench its thirst at a small water hole, which was surrounded by a swarm of bees that constantly bothered it.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Santa Cruz de Mudela, Spain
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Alexandra Surkova