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Alejandro Prieto's Image
This pair of month-old jaguar cubs probably ended up in the village after a hunter killed their mother and sold them as pets.
In the wild these young animals would have stayed with their mother until they were about two years old. Instead they have been handed in to a refuge. With luck they will both be returned to the wild after their rehabilitation.
Behind the lens
Alejandro Prieto
Mexico
Alejandro is a professional wildlife and underwater photographer from Guadalajara, Mexico. He mainly focuses on conservation photography and works with Alianza Jaguar AC, a foundation dedicated to jaguar conservation in Mexico.
Image details
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- 16–35mm
- f2.8 lens • 1/4000 sec at f4.5 • ISO 800
- Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
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