Images Dated 2011

2011

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Nest of the White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)

Nest of the White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus), a species discovered in 2014. The male creates the sand nest, about 2 m in diameter, on the ocean floor to attract a mate. The pair use it only once. It is the only pufferfish known to create such circular nests. Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)

Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) descending a tree head first or is staying motionless in this flattened position, a defence posture. From tip of nose to tip of tail it is nearly a metre long, the largest squirrel. Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

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