Surrounded by lilies and other vegetation, a large alligator lies basking in the sun on Lake Toho in Central Florida as a turtle quietly eases away.

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola County, Florida, United States
Photo credit: © Dario Boriani / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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