Yellow sea cucumbers (Colochirus robustus) on an orange sponge. Sea cucumbers are scavengers that travel across the sea bed using their tentacles to s

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Yellow sea cucumbers (Colochirus robustus) on an orange sponge. Sea cucumbers are scavengers that travel across the sea bed using their tentacles to search for plankton and the remains of other animals. Photographed in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

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