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Night Kill

Night Kill

The cheetah was stalking wildebeests in Kenya and eventually began charging into the migration. The herd began running. The cheetah picked out a smaller wildebe...
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The cheetah was stalking wildebeests in Kenya and eventually began charging into the migration. The herd began running. The cheetah picked out a smaller wildebeest and swiftly attacked, but just as the cheetah attacked the wildebeest turned and faced him to defend himself to no avail. The cheetah was too fast and dove into the wildebeest.
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture 5/1 ISO 2500 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 200/1

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Oct, 2016

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