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Shaking the Rain!

            Featured on Flickr Explore #53 on 2021-10-26

The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild cat native to Africa. 
The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat that stands 54-62 cm (21-24 in) at the shoulder and weighs 9-18 kg (20-40 lb). It is characterised by a small head, large ears, a golden-yellow to buff coat spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-tipped tail. The serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size.
The serval is a solitary carnivore and active both by day and at night. It preys on rodents, particularly vlei rats, small birds, frogs, insects, and reptiles, using its sense of hearing to locate prey. It leaps over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) above the ground to land on the prey on its forefeet, and finally kills it with a bite on the neck or the head. 

This beautiful Serval was out on the prowl late in the evening when it started pouring. It shook itself rigorously trying get rid of the rain water and dry itself. Captured during a photography safari on a late evening game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Ol Kiombo (show map)

Taken on: October 11, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 490mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	490mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Macintosh)
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