Barbel, Clarias gariepinus in drying pool

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As the dry season progresses the seasonal pans dry out and fish such as the Sharptoothed catfish have to bury into the mud to aestivate till the rains come or are trapped in the surface mud and easy prey to Fish Eagle and leopard

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Size: 5200px × 3477px
Location: Hwange National Park Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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