18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lunch time
The dugong is a vulnerable species. I took this photo in Busuanga, Philippines, which is home to about 30 dugongs. Dugongs eat seaweed in amounts of about 10 percent of their body weight each day. Here, golden trevallies are clinging around the dugong's mouth to get the meal.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 02.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 10.2020 |
Photo Location: | Philippines |
Camera: | NIKON D810 |
Copyright: | © reiko takahashi |