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Three lions drinking water

Three lions drinking water

Three linonesses of a pride of more than 10 quenching their thirst in one of few places left with water as the drought deepens with a seemingly never ending he...
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Three linonesses of a pride of more than 10 quenching their thirst in one of few places left with water as the drought deepens with a seemingly never ending heatwave of 40c during day and barely a couple of hours before dawn with nearing pleasant temperatures.
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NIKON D5

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 5000/10

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Botswana

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Nov, 2019

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