Deborah Cummings, Hide and Seek (ANIMALS 2025)

I happen to live very close to the Panda Research Station in Chengdu. So it is always a pleasure to see these bears up close. To be honest I did not know that I had this photo until I got home and going through my photos. However, of course, it has become one of my favourite shots. To have a panda looking straight at you with those tiny eyes on that huge body and to appear as if it was hiding and only sneaking out when the "coast appeared to be clear". It was like he was playing and perhaps he was!

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