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King of the Jacksonville Zoo

King of the Jacksonville Zoo

A behind the scenes tour of the zoo brought me eye to eye with this magnificent creature

A behind the scenes tour of the zoo brought me eye to eye with this magnificent creature
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 500 Shutter 1/90 Focal Length 190/1

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Mar, 2016

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Thanks. We were on a back lot tour of the zoo so we were able to get great close ups

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