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a giraffe at sunset in Tanzania
July 13, 2013

Giraffe, Tanzania

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I was sitting on the grass photographing a powerful sunset when I looked back to see this curious giraffe slowly approaching. The distant storm was glowing with the last light of the day, and as I lifted my camera, the giraffe froze for one photo before turning toward the hills of Mikumi, Tanzania.

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Photograph by Peter Stanley, National Geographic Your Shot

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