23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
The Last of the Ice Age

At dawn in the Dovre hills, a lone muskox bull on a rocky ledge faces the rising sun - proud, grounded, and resilient - a living symbol of the time mammoths roamed the earth.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Dovre, Norway
Camera: Canon EOS R6
Copyright: © Vivek Vaishnavi