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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The worst dive buddy

A juvenile playful Australian fur seal dived and played with us on the sandy bottom under the pier it loved to play "dare" on our lenses and/or pulling our fins

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Australia
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Gaetano Gargiulo