2016, Maldives Selection, Underwater Pictures from Maldives, Underwater Wildlife

Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), Maldives

Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), Maldives

Nocturnal in habits, the tawny nurse shark tends to spend the day resting in piles of two dozen or more individuals inside caves or under ledges. At night, it is an active-swimming predator that uses a powerful suction force to extract prey from inside holes and crevices. The diet of this species consists mainly of octopus, crustaceans such crabs, small fishes.

2015, Australia Selection

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia

The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Initially, the site was called Sow and Piglets, and during the 50s it war renamed “The Twelve Apostles” to make it more popular, even if it had only 9 pilars. Currently there are eight apostles left, the ninth stack having collapsed dramatically in July 2005.

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