Black-backed jackal family (Canis mesomelas) mutual grooming in contact-bonding ritual before hunting on plains of Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Masai Mara Conservancies, Kenya, Africa
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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