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Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 4 November 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
A dugong, one of only six in captivity. A dugong is the origin of the mermaid legend. Can't you see the resemblance? =)
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Photo taken in Toba, Japan on December 23, 2007.
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daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany
? Is this a joke? as far as I know a dugong is a kind of manatee... ;) But a good capture anyway! =)
4 Nov 2009 7:53pm
@daniela scharnowski: Dugong is related to the manatee in that they are of the same order. But thank you. =)
Nikon D40X
1/60 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
72 mm (35mm equiv.)