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Almost an Aalto shape has this lake in undisturbed bog land.

The Great Barrier Reef at the north eastern coast of Australia is the biggest coral reef of the world. Its northern part is the most unspoiled, yet the most endangered part due to global warming. Still, it is possible to observe beautiful coral colonies close to the sea surface, like in this picture. Despite their plant-like appearence, corals are invertebrate animals that are mobile during the first part of their life-cycle. In the scene depicted in the photo, the corals are accompanied by red bottle shaped tunicates, another species of invertebrates.

Making of:

From the remote Daintree rainforest village of Cape Tribulation, about once a day a snorkeling expedition departs to the Mackay reef, a shallow reef and a tiny sand island ca. 5 miles offshore. With a group of about 10 people we departed in the afternoon and I took a deep dive to take this photo. I wanted to have the oceans surface as a background. The Sealife DC2000 camera with RAW setting and simple underwate mode, no flash, was used for making the photo.

In the campus of IIT Roorkee there are many Palmsquirrels. They are hunting each other and play.

The bushmaster snake is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It's spanish name is Ox killer. It detects mammals by their warmth. Like cobras it can be upright in order to attack.

This Kaori tree is an ancient species of giant trees endemic to the rainforests of New Caledonia. The photo has been taken in the Parc Riviere Bleue in the center of the Grande Terre island.

Zwergseeschwalben sind keine Seltenheit in der Gegend um Faro. Sie brueten auf den langgezogenen Dueneninseln, die den Ria Formosa vom Meer abgrenzen. Bei der Paarung bringt das Maennchen dem Weibchen einen frisch gefischten Aal.