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The Hug

A "creche" of wild lion cubs provided endless entertainment for us in the Kalahari desert. Here one of them hugs their siblings....
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A "creche" of wild lion cubs provided endless entertainment for us in the Kalahari desert. Here one of them hugs their siblings.
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Mar, 2016

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