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Blackbacked Jackal

Blackbacked Jackal

Found him at Rietvlei nature reserve, Pretoria, South Africa

Found him at Rietvlei nature reserve, Pretoria, South Africa
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Canon EOS 750D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 600/1

location

location

Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2018

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204

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Wow! Beautiful photo with beautiful details.

Thanks.

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AHHHH, SA one of my favorite places to visit, but I've never been to Pretoria. I must put it on my bucket list.

When you do, you have to visit Rietvlei Nature reserve.

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