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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Symbiosis

In nature, each creature has its own unique way of living, and the cooperation and attachment between the starling and the giraffe is the wisdom that nature has given them, creating a wonderful ecological balance. In the Masai Mara grassland, a giraffe started at a gallop, and a group of red-billed starlings on the long neck flapped their wings to maintain balance. At that moment, their expressions and postures were frozen, which made people endure.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2024
Date Uploaded: 10.2024
Photo Location: Kenya
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Xuejun Long