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Asia’s Last Lions

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Settling for Leftovers
Photograph by Mattias Klum

Weakened by a nasty head wound, an Asiatic lioness can take her share of a kill only after another lioness and her cubs eat their fill.

Camera: Pentax
Film Type: Kodachrome 200
Lens: 400mm f/4
Speed and F-Stop: Unrecorded

Weather Conditions: Clear
Time of Day: Unrecorded
Lighting Techniques: Natural light

Special Equipment or Comments:
Gitzo tripod and Arca tripod head