Photo of the Day

a fur seal and a Sally Lightfoot crab in the Galapagos
September 14, 2012

Seal and Crab, Galápagos

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This was taken on Santiago Island in the Galápagos Islands. The photo is of a Galápagos fur seal and a Sally Lightfoot crab resting side by side.

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


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Photograph by Benjamin Jakabek, My Shot

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