Photo of the Day

A blacktip reef shark swimming among fish
July 9, 2011

Blacktip Reef Shark, Maldives

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

Smaller fish keep their distance when a blacktip reef shark swims amongst them in shallow water in the Maldives.

(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)


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Photograph by Paul Wilkinson, Your Shot

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