Saturday, 9th October 2010
Dugong
by Thomas Vignaud
A very friendly young male Dugong, taken in New Caledonia. You can see scars from propellers of his back :(
Thomas Vignaud
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Dugong by Thomas Vignaud was photo of the day on Saturday, 9th October 2010. It is tagged Dugongs, Underwater. You can leave a comment below.
16 Comments
Steven Davis
Dugong? This isn’t a manitee? Sad about the propellers.
Pauline Jones
He is lovely; they have such friendly faces.
Arif
Very Cute and lovely.Thanks to share your work.
Wanda Krack
Wonderful clear shot!
Malta Photography
Interesting marine life form.
PlanetLover
Another great picture of the ocean creatures. I just read that the Dugong is a threatened species and that a couple of its relative species were hunted to extinction. I hope this doesn’t happen to this lovely animal!
Helen Hart
Great shot. I love these guys, they look so cuddly.
Debs
Wonderful underwater pics. Must have been a lovely moment to experience.
I don’t think its a manitee Steven…. I think Dugong is correct.
Rajib Singha
Nice!
Don Stilton
Great marine life clarity. Dugongs clearly have the same problem with boats that we see with Manatees here in Florida. Good shot.
Paul Tixier
must have been a thrill to swim with this guy! good stuff!
Marie Dunphy Harding
These look like surface scratches on this darling creature, I hope so!
mike
He is pretty big.
Renee
Very nice shot Thomas!
Laura Milholland
They are the gentlest and coolest creatures! What a wonderful shot – you have this fella almost smiling.
Shirley Hill
Great shot from Down Under.Good to see some contributors from this way. Keep it up.