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Five mouths to feed

Five mouths to feed

A female cheetah on the plains of the Mara Triangle in Kenya on the lookout for a meal for her 5 cubs

A female cheetah on the plains of the Mara Triangle in Kenya on the lookout for a meal for her 5 cubs
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Aperture f/8 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 5000/10

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