Caption: Close-up of Lioness (Panthera leo) as she scans the horizon, Mashatu Game
Reserve, Botswana. Photo: © Scotch Macaskill.
Location: Mashatu Game Reserve is a 26,000-hectare (64,000-acre) reserve situated in the remote eastern corner of Botswana
known as the Tuli Block. Bounded to the south by South Africa and to the east by Zimbabwe, the Tuli Block
is a diverse wilderness of savannah, riverine forests,
marshland, open plains and rocky outrops. It is rich in wildlife, including large herds of elephant and
predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, jackal and hyena.
Camera: The photograph was taken with a Canon EOS 350D digital SLR camera and
Canon EOS 100-400mm IS zoom lens. Exposure: 1/800 sec at F8;
ISO: 200; Lens focal length: 400mm.
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