A Nile Monitor warms up in the sunlight in the dense vegetation that overhands the Rufiji River


A Nile Monitor warms up in the sunlight in the dense vegetation that overhands the Rufiji River


Size: 5000px × 3449px
Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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