Meerkat sibling love, Southern Kalahari, South Africa. Wildlife photograph by Lee Downing, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2022

Winner Wildlife · July 2022

Meerkat sibling love

Photographed by Lee Downing

I planned a trip to Africa for my wife as a gift because our first visit there did not include meerkats. We visited the southern Kalahari in South Africa and were fortunate to be able to spend two mornings with two large groups of meerkats. These were meerkat pups that were playing around at mom's feet and were curious as to what I was doing nearby. I was excited to see the way they were so bonded together.

Award
Winner — Wildlife, July 2022
Genre
Animals
Location
Southern Kalahari, South Africa
Camera
NIKON D850
Focal length
200mm
Shutter
1/200s
Aperture
f/7.1
ISO
ISO 64
  • babyanimals
  • meerkatpups
  • meerkats

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