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A diver swims with an octopus in the Mediterranean Sea
October 8, 2022

Underwater Rumba

A diver swims with an octopus in the Mediterranean Sea. The image was published in a story from famed explorer Jacques Cousteau about underwater exploration that was published in the October 1952 issue.
Photograph by Jacques Cousteau, P. Tailliez, and F. Dumas, Nat Geo Image Collection

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