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Picture of a cheetah cub's face stained with blood
October 4, 2021

Cheetah Cub

The cover story of the December 1999 issue was all about cheetahs and the threats facing their habitats. In this close-up of a cub in Botswana's Okavango Delta, you can see blood on his muzzle, left over from his last meal.
Photograph by Chris Johns, Nat Geo Image Collection

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