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Wild & Young: Yes its baby animal time!

Challenge #12 in the Nature and Us series. Hosted by PentUp.

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Cubs, Pups, Chicks, Tads, young of every WILD kind ... Let’s see images of live wild animals (in the wild in their natural habitat) prominently showing in the image young (baby or juvenile) wild creatures (without an adult / parent). INCLUDE in the subject or notes section; the species of wildlife AND the general location in which the photograph was taken. NO CAPTIVE animals such as in zoos or artificial enclosures.

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Announced:

Saturday, 18th December, 2021 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 25th December, 2021 – Friday, 31st December, 2021 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 1st January, 2022 – Friday, 7th January, 2022 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Minimal processing.
Replacement of any original scene element or addition of non-original elements by any method or technique is not permitted.
Full EXIF data must be present, please include full CAMERA and LENS data.
No borders, signatures, or watermarks or text of any sort.
No frame stacking or stitching.
No composite images.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The photo must:
- show the animals alive, wild, and unrestrained (this does NOT include pets, domestic or farm animals or captive animals such as in zoos or artificial enclosures);
- show the animals in the animals' natural/native environment;
- not show any humans, or man made objects/structures (but roads may be accepted as long as they are an unavoidable minor background feature of the image and do not dominate it).
Your entry will be disqualified if it's apparent that unethical practices were used such as; to lure the animals, or for the use of flash photography on nocturnal animals, or to expose animals who would normally be protected in a nest or den.
The photo must be your own original work.
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant.
I request that you do not vote in the challenge if you have entered a submission.

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Serval kittens

by davidedric

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Serval kittens, taken in Busanga Plains area of Kafue NP, Zambia

Camera:	Canon EOS 600D (EOS Rebel T3i / EOS Kiss X5)
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Submitted:	Tuesday, 28th December, 2021 11:56 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 17th September, 2012
Focal length:	109 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F7.1
ISO:	100
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Galleries:	View this photo in davidedric's gallery

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