Igor Altuna
Spain
Igor Altuna's Image
This leopardess had killed a monkey in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park.
The monkey’s baby was still alive and clinging to its mother. Igor watched as the predator walked calmly back to her own baby. Her cub played with the baby monkey for more than an hour before killing it, almost as if it had been given live prey as a hunting lesson.
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- Canon EOS-1D X Mark III
- 600 mm f4 lens
- 1/2500 sec at f4
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