Photo of the Day

A cheetah resting on a lion farm
July 29, 2011

Cheetah, South Africa

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

Enjoying the attention, the cheetah Juba stretches out in the grass at Wetevreden Leeuplaas (Lion Farm). She needed some peace and quiet because her leg was broken.

(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)


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Photograph by Frank Trimbos, My Shot
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