A large Black Mamba moves around a granite outcrop within its territory. It knows that a large clan of hyrax live in the crevasses.
A large Black Mamba moves around a granite outcrop within its territory. It knows that a large clan of hyrax live in the crevasses and that they have just had their young, a favourite prey.
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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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