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Blacktip Reef Shark, MaldivesSmaller 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.)

Photograph by Paul Wilkinson, Your Shot

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