seabirds gather around an olive ridley turtle floating at the surface and try to pick off the baitfish hiding under it, Costa Rica ( Pacific Ocean )

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seabirds ( magnificent frigate birds and pink-footed shearwater ), gather around an olive ridley turtle floating at the surface and pick off the baitfish that are hiding under the sea turtle, offshore from southern Costa Rica, Central America ( Eastern Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7618px × 5079px
Location: Pacific Ocean offshore southern Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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