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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Wild Cougar Kitten

This cougar and her mother were located outside of Yellowstone but within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with a hounds man training his dogs. This was a once in a lifetime experience in which the cats were unarmed and left to the wild after a five minute photoshoot.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Gardiner, Montana, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Nolan Darr