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Brent Stirton's Image
This one-month-old calf, Lulah, was found wandering in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Poachers had killed her mother and in the aftermath, she had been attacked by hyenas. Dorota was appointed to look after Lulah and maintained a constant watch on her injuries, feeding her, taking her temperature and sleeping beside her in the enclosure.
Behind the lens
Brent Stirton
South Africa
Brent is a Senior Correspondent for Getty Images. He does most of his work for National Geographic Magazine, focusing on the intersection of humans and the environment.
Image details
- Canon EOS-1D X
- 28mm f2 lens
- 1/125 sec at f2.8 • ISO 3200
- Nelspruit, South Africa
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