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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Vacuum Feeding

A critically endangered Dugong grazing seagrass with opportunistic yellow pilot fish picking small crustacean found in the plume of sand.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Coron, Philippines
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Mok Wai Hoe