18.Dez.13
56º world press photo: (3º prémio - nature - stories)
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Whale Sharks28 August 2008Hanifaru Bay, Maldives A whale shark breaks the surface while waiting to capture plankton drifting in on the tide, in the Hanifaru Bay marine reserve. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are slow-moving, filter-feeding sharks found in tropical and warm oceans, and are the largest non-mammalian vertebrates on the planet. The species originated some 60 million (...)