A spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) surfaces for a breath of air before vanishing back underneath the muddy water in the Peruvian jungle.

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Size: 4613px × 3079px
Location: Madre de dios, Peru
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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