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Lone springbok

Lone springbok

This beautiful little guy is a springbok. They get their name from a behaviour called pronking where they perform numerous acrobatic leaps into the air, either ...
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This beautiful little guy is a springbok. They get their name from a behaviour called pronking where they perform numerous acrobatic leaps into the air, either to attract a mate or evade predators.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture 5/1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 500/1

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Dec, 2016

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