Species: Jaguar | Location: North Pantanal, Porto Jofre, Rio Cuiaba, Brazil
Cruising the riverbank, Marcela strikes. This photograph shows the ease with which the jaguars use the riverbanks to search for and strike at their prey. It's contrasting shadows and highlights represent how the jaguars patrol the shadows and then explode into the light as they strike.
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