Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus). Face portrait of an 8-meter individual filter-feeding plankton at night. His eye is clearly visible. His upper lip shows recent scars – whale sharks steal food from fishermen nets and the fishermen hit them in the mouth to try to discourage them. Thaa Atoll, Maldives

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Topics:
   + Filter feeding
   + Rhincodon typus

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• Artist: Arturo de Frias Marques
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• Original datetime: 2013-01-13 02:09:08
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