A Marabou Stork picks a catfish from the drying pool. The shrinking pool in the Katuma River has a bounty of trapped fish,


A Marabou Stork picks a catfish from the drying pool. The shrinking pool in the Katuma River has a bounty of trapped fish, but also some of Africa's largest crocodiles.


Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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