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Close encounter with a Rhino

Close encounter with a Rhino

Down in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. We encountered this lone Black Rhino sauntering off towards the lake - at first the big chap was quite far in the distance ...
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Down in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. We encountered this lone Black Rhino sauntering off towards the lake - at first the big chap was quite far in the distance so we stopped to watch. Other wildlife enthusiasts started to crowd the track behind us as the Rhino turned towards us. We weren't sure if curiosity brought him towards us but he sauntered through the throng of jeeps as totally oblivious of the army of cameras snapping away.
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NIKON D80

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 2000/10

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Apr, 2017

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