2018 October Highlights Gallery

Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna

Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effort to escape. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos

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Animal, Animalia, Biodiversity Hotspot, Carnivora, Carnivore, Catalogue11, Eared Seal, Endangered, Endangered Species, Fish, Galapagos, Galapagos Islands, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Sealion, Isabela Island, Latin America, Mammal, Mammalia, Marine, Otarid, Otaridae, Otary, Pinniped, Pinnipedia, Saltwater, Sealion, South America, Threatened, Tropical, Underwater, Unesco World Heritage Site, Vertebrate, Water, Wildlife, Zalophus, Zalophus Wollebaeki

The Painted Cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia

The Painted Cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018. The iron oxides in the rock were left behind by ground water percolating through the cliffs. This created the red staining on the rock

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Australasia, Australia, Cliff, Coast, Coastal, Erosion, Geology, Pattern, Tasmania

Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis), Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes

Bengal snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis), Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) and Fusiliers (Caesio sp.) diving towards coral reef to avoid predators. North Ari Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

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Acanthopteri, Actinopterygii, Animal, Animalia, Ari Atoll, Bannerfish, Bengal Snapper, Biodiversity, Bony Fish, Butterflyfish, Caesio, Caesionidae, Catalogue11, Chaetodontidae, Coral Reef, Coral Reefs, False Moorish Idol, Fish, Fusilier, Group, Group Of Animals, Heniochus, Heniochus Diphreustes, Heniochus Diphreutes, Holocentrus Bengalensis, Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean Islands, Landscape, Large Group, Lutjanidae, Lutjanus, Lutjanus Bengalensis, Maldive Islands, Maldives, Marine, Miispecies, Mixed Species, Ocean, Osteichthyes, Pattern, Pennantfish, Perciformes, Percomorphi, Ray Finned Fish, Reef, Reefs, Republic Of Maldives, Saltwater, School, Schooling Bannerfish, Schooling Coachman, Snapper, Stripes, Swimming, Tropical, Underwater, Vertebrate, Water, Wildlife