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Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
Manu National Park, Peru
Nikon D800 | 300mm | F5.0 | 1/2000 | ISO 320
During my 1-month stay in Manu National Park, I spent around 50 hours navigating several rivers in and around the park. On most of those trips I managed to see Caimans, but only on one occasion, a big caiman with a butterfly on it allowed to me get decently close to make a nice portrait. For those who are asking themselves.. what on earth is this butterfly doing? The butterfly on this picture was collecting minerals -specially sodium- from the tears of the caiman. Sodium is a rare and highly searched-after minerals on the amazon basin, and some species will go great lengths to get it. From Macaws and Tapirs eating mud in clay-licks, to bees, butterflies and moths searching for it on other animals tears, sweat and even pee. Hope you like it! All the best, Alfredo |
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It really does make the shot both aesthetically and from a natural history standpoint. I'll agree with the other suggestions about a crop from the bottom. This would be a fine pano format.
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