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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
When mom says No

Hidden in a small hide, I waited to glimpse the Iberian lynx. As the golden hour arrived, a mother lynx and her five cubs appeared. The cubs played energetically while the mother tried to calm them. It wasn’t just play—she was teaching them discipline in her wild way.

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