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“Holding on”

Photo: Igor Altuna/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo: Igor Altuna/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

This photo by Igor Altuna of Spain features a leopardess that has freshly killed a Kinda baboon in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park, with the baboon’s baby still holding on. According to Altuna, the leopardess took both baboons back to her own young cub. The cub then appeared to play with the baby for over an hour before killing it—a grim illustration of the circle of life.