Images Dated 16th September 2012

Sea Turf at Northton, near Leverburgh, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

© Lee Frost

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Whale shark at the surface

Whale shark surfaces with it's mouth open expecting to be fed by the fisherman standing on the fishing platform. There are thought to be about 30-40 resident whale sharks in the Cenderawasih Bay area that feed by sucking on the fishing nets hanging below these floating fishing platforms, called bagans in the local language. The whales extract plankton, tiny fish and other nutrients by sucking on the fishing nets. They also make a nuisance of themselves, often demanding to be fed by the fishermen, who sometimes feed them in the hope they will go away

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Whale shark breaching the surface while gulping water

Whale shark breaching the surface while gulping water under fishing nets, with multiple reflections on the surface, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

© Mathieu Meur/Stocktrek Images

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