23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Curiosity

One evening as the sun started to hang low in the sky, we arrived at a hyena den. I attached my camera to a monopod and lowered it to the ground. This young hyena became ever so curious of my lens that it decided to take a closer look.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Kenya
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Brett Freliche