23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
The Sentinel: A cheetah sits on a mound like a sentinel observing the world
Beneath an endless sky, a lone cheetah sits still — watching the world around it. Like a quiet sentinel of the wild, it sits unmoved and deeply at ease in a world that never stops moving.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Narok, Kenya |
| Camera: | NIKON D500 |
| Copyright: | © Prashant Chacko |