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Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata). Found in tropical and sub-tropical wetlands throughout Australia, Indonesia, Pilippines, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands
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Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata). Found in tropical and sub-tropical wetlands throughout Australia, Indonesia, Pilippines, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands
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Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) feeding on submerged weed. Found in tropical and sub-tropical wetlands throughout Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.
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Dugong (Dugong dugon) - mother and calf. Also known as Sea Cow. Indo-Pacific. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Now a Protected species.
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White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Also known as Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray and Spotted Eagle Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Also known as Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray and Spotted Eagle Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Also known as Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray and Spotted Eagle Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Also known as Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray and Spotted Eagle Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Also known as Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray and Spotted Eagle Ray. Found throughout the world in all tropical seas. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Schooling White-spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Also known as Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray and Spotted Eagle Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) swimming underwater. Also known as Saltwater Crocodile. Indo-Pacific
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Feather Star (Cenometra sp.?) on Gorgonian Fan Coral. Also known as Crinoid. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
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Feather Star (Comantheria sp.?). Also known as Crinoid. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
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Feather Star (Comantheria sp. ?) on sponge. Also known as Crinoid. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
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Feather Star (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Stephanometra sp.). Also known as Crinoid. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
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Feather Star (Possibly: Oxycomanthus sp.). Photo taken in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Branching Fire Coral (Millepora sp.). Also known as Stinging Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing Fire Coral attached to a coral "bommie" (Pavona sp.). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Branching Fire Coral (Millepora sp.). Also known as Stinging Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Tropical Reef Scene, consisting of Red Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.) and schooling Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, consisting of Acropora Corals (Acropora sp.) and schooling Purple Fairy Basslets. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Diver exploring a tropical reef, consisting of Acropora Corals (Acropora sp.) and schooling Purple Fairy Basslets. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Fireflies (beetles) glowing during the night around a tree. New Britian Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Spectacled Flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) feeding on rainforest tree flower. Also known as Spectacled Fruit Bat. Found in rainforest, mangrove and paperbark habitats throughout north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Also found in Papua New Guinea.
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Spectacled Flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) feeding on rainforest tree flower. Also known as Spectacled Fruit Bat. Found in rainforest, mangrove and paperbark habitats throughout north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Also found in Papua New Guinea.
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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini). Indo-Pacific. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing Montipora Coral and a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of hard corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of hard corals and a single Sea Anemone with Anemonefish. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of hard corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of hard corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing Montipora Coral and a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing Montipora Coral and a variety of Acropora Corals. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Hard Coral, possibly (Pavona clavus). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Hard coral known as Cabbage Coral, (possibly: Turbinaria reniformis). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Hard coral known as Cabbage Coral, (possibly: Turbinaria reniformis). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing a variety of Hard Corals, a Sea Sponge and tropical Fish. Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Scuba Diver exploring underwater reefscape consisting of a variety of Acropora Corals. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Underwater reefscape consisting of a variety of Acropora Corals. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Scuba Diver exploring underwater reefscape consisting of a variety of Acropora Corals. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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