2008: 11-14 Years - Highly Commended
Julian Das (United Kingdom)
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'This young male in the Okavango Delta in Botswana climbed a low-hanging bough and started walking about on it. Then curiosity got the better of it, and it decided to watch me through a gap between the two trunks of the tree. It was really funny seeing a lion behaving like this.' Lions are the most sociable of all cats. Prides have up to 10 females, three males and dependent cubs. They usually hunt on their own, mainly at night. But sometimes they ambush prey at drinking holes during the day, or hunt in a group if prey is scarce. Lionesses do most of the hunting while males roam around and defend territory. Most lions live in Africa though a few remain in India.
Canon EOS Rebel XT + Tamron 75-300mm lens at 200mm; 1/200 sec at f5; ISO 100.
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