Out of 22,000 entries, this was National Geographics’ 2012 Grand-Prize Photo Contest Winner: The Explosion! The subject’s name is Busaba, a well cared for Indochinese Tigress whose home is at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand.
Source: The Atlantic. Thank you Cully for sharing.
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and lovin’ it!
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🙂 🙂
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Magnificent –
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Isn’t she though? Incredible. I’m 1/2 through a movie called Mammoth. During one scene, the key player sees this wonderful elephant by the side of the road in the midst of some Palm trees. (Believe he’s in Thailand. He’s an American.) He then glances down and sees that the elephant’s foot is chained to the tree. Haven’t been able to shake this image since I started watching the movie on Saturday.
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And you stopped watching at that point?? I know this sounds like I’m a wuss (I am), but I can’t watch any animal being compromised like that. When I was little, my dad had to take me home from the circus as soon as I saw the first animal act – I haven’ changed much since then (in terms of animals that is).
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Ran out of time. Will finish this weekend.
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Whenever I see a tiger like this, I think of Shir Khan from The Jungle Book. He always gave me a nervous thrill when he entered the scene….
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The Jungle Book, again. I need to pick this up…
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Grand-Prize Photo Contest Winner – Its worth it, Man.
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Yes, worthy winner!
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A winner for sure!
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Yes, most deserving of #1
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Wow … am going to share this one with my daughter. She is a budding photographer and an animal lover.
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Wow, this is a great aspirational and inspirational shot for your daughter…
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Reblogged this on Journey of creative enlightenment.
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Thanks for sharing.
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She is beautiful! My feline buddy…I’m born year of the tiger haha! Tigers are my fave! Thanks for sharing this David! 🙂
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That makes you a Tigress! She is beautiful Kim
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Love this!
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Me too!
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Love this pic!
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Amazing picture!
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The photographer snapped the shutter at exactly the right time.
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Yes, wonder how long it took him to get this shot
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What a photo! Easy to see why it was the winner.
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Yes, certainly is
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Lovely.
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