This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

After the caimans emerged at dusk, the photographer was reminded of an earlier encounter. At 15 he went with his dad to look for the crocs by flashlight: “The image of their eyes glowing like stars in a dark sky is something I will never forget.”

See more pictures from the July 2013 feature story "The Comeback Croc."

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