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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
THE KING OF PAMPAS

A cougar, considered a god by the pre-Columbian Maya religion and the Aztecs, that I here photographed, while it was enjoying the crisp air of a December morning, in the Torres del Paine National Park. As it is the early morning, it’s doing one last round of reconnaissance before hiding in the shadow of some rock to sleep the whole day.

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Date Uploaded: 10.2020
Photo Location: Chile
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © marcello galleano