Freshwater Gallery

Piraputanga fish (Brycon hilarii) in underwater landscape, Aquario Natural, Rio Baia Bonito

Piraputanga fish (Brycon hilarii) in underwater landscape, Aquario Natural, Rio Baia Bonito, Bonito area, Serra da Bodoquena (Bodoquena Mountain Range), Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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Actinopterygii, Animal, Animalia, Bony Fish, Brazil, Brycon, Brycon Hilarii, Brycon Melanoxanthus, Brycon Microlepis, Chalceus Hilarii, Characidae, Characiformes, Characins, Fish, Flowing Water, Freshwater, Habitat, Landscape, Latin America, Matrincha, Osteichthyes, Piraputanga, Ray Finned Fish, River, South America, South American Trout, Tropical, Underwater, Vertebrate, Water, Wildlife

Gullfoss Falls

Gullfoss Falls, on the Hvita River that originates in a glacier lake. The falls plunge down a three-step staircase and thunder 32 m down into a crevice some 20 m wide and 2.5 km long. Hvita River, Gullfoss Nature Preserve, Southwest Iceland

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Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), dancing. Athletic displays are not always in courtship but are thought to lessen aggression, relieve tension, and strengthen bonds between pairs. Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

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