Australian flatback sea turtle ( Natator depressus ) nesting female with tears (excretions from salt glands), Crab Island

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Australian flatback sea turtle ( Natator depressus ) nesting female with excretions from salt glands leaking out of eyes like tears, Crab Island, off Cape York Peninsula, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia

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Size: 5399px × 3601px
Location: Crab Island, Torres Strait, Australia
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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