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The Mighty Leap!

            Most cat's don't like getting their paws wet. 
So whilst following it's mother this grown cub came across a small stream he made the most of it and leaped across it to save himself from getting his paws wet. 

Photographed on a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Tanzania / Mara / Bologonja Springs (show map)

Taken on: July 22, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 560mm, ISO 8000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	8000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)
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