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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Prey

Appearances are deceiving. At first sight it looks like an impossibly serene and friendly scene, as if this pack of cheetahs has adopted a Thompson’s gazelle. The sad truth is that all is not as it looks: this moment was captured right before the poor animal became the lunch of the predators.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Masai Mara, Kenya
Camera: DC-G9
Copyright: © Bence Mate