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Hua Dai's Image
Hua Dai (China) observes a brief pause during a puma cub training session.
Hua first heard the scream of a guanaco, followed by the growls of the female puma summoning the cubs he’d been tracking in Torres del Paine National Park.
When Hua arrived, the guanaco was still alive, unable to escape, and covered in bite marks.
Puma cubs initially follow and observe their mother hunting.
At six to ten months old, they begin learning how to find, stalk and kill smaller animals – lessons essential to their survival.
Behind the lens
Hua Dai
China
Hua is an amateur wildlife photographer from China. He graduated from Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics in 1993 and then worked in business management until retirement. He started wildlife photography in 2019 and has been doing it ever since.
Image details
- Nikon Z9
- 600mm f4 lens
- 1/1600 at f6.3 (+0.3 e/v) • ISO 500
- Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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