The similar appearance between plastic bags and jellyfish becomes a constant danger, as the turtles ingest them by mistake. Many of them die from asphyxia and from disease in their digestive system. This time we didn't let this eat the bag, but the o

A large population of Manta Rays has been documented to regularly come to the Isla Plata on Ecuador's coast during summer months. Scientists have identified hundreds of individuals using photo identification and the count continues...

Giant Pacific Octopus
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Turtle

afternoon: a colony of green turtles (chelonya mydas) has settled in a small corner in Tenerife.
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Clown family

spin:The high angle shot shows the colour contrast of the sand background against the shell. I used a spin technical with a very slow speed shot. I wanted to confer a dynamic picture, and at the same time enhance the textures and colours of this gree
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- Get you under my wings -
Eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus), Landslide, Wolf Island, Galápagos

Pair of jellyfish

Early morning cleaning.

A rare squadron of Giant Pacific Manta Rays. These giants measure 18 ft. from wingtip to wingtip. This special day the mantas were chasing each other in a playful frenzy.

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

a big suprise during snorkling at the Arabia Azur hotel's reef, at Hurghada, a nice big RED OCTOPUS

Carabian Sharks

Isca Tunnel

Resting blue-eyed turtle
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pillar

Turtle looks up from feeding

A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) eating seagrass and breathing sand out

Giant Clam about 1M.

Love at first sight? Rare Hawaiian Monk Seal 'hugs' a Green Sea Turtle.
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Manta

Karabian Sharks

Pair of dolphins swim up close. Magic

My First Manta. / Each time I go into the ocean, I look forward with great anticipation to new encounters. While in Palau, Micronesia, I had such a first with a manta. Ascending to the surface at German Channel, a well known Manta cleaning station,

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Under the jetty at Taba, this Crocodilefish looks easy to see, but another photo from a metre away barely shows the fish.

Silent Blue