Caption:

A juvenile viscacha stretches out after a nap in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Learn about the animal: wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscacha

Photographer:

Image Source: joelsartore.com/ani012-00016

Joel Sartore is an award-winning photographer, speaker, author, conservationist, and the 2018 National Geographic Explorer of the Year. He is a regular contributor to National Geographic Magazine, and an Eagle Scout. His hallmarks are a sense of humor and a Midwestern work ethic.