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Neck-and-Neck in the Nursery: White-Tips in a Three-Way TangoRarely seen shark courtship: two white-tip reef sharks mati...
24/12/2025

Neck-and-Neck in the Nursery: White-Tips in a Three-Way Tango

Rarely seen shark courtship: two white-tip reef sharks mating beside a busy manta cleaning station in the Maldives.

Some encounters don’t feel like wildlife sightings — they feel like a ceremony. In the Maldives, manta rays gather at cl...
18/12/2025

Some encounters don’t feel like wildlife sightings — they feel like a ceremony.

In the Maldives, manta rays gather at cleaning stations, where tiny cleaner fish (like wrasse) pick parasites and dead skin off their bodies. The mantas don’t just “pass through” — they queue up, hover, and circle back like regulars at their favorite spa.

One of my favorite details: mantas are incredibly curious, but they’re also easily disturbed — so the best moments happen when we stay calm, give them space, and let them choose the distance.
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Location: Maldives
Size: Oceanic Mantas up to 8M wingspan, Reef Manta Up to 5M
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Exposure: ISO 1600 • 1/50 • f8-11⠀⁣⠀⁠
Camera: Canon R5MKII + 28-70mm
Housing: Nauticam R5MKII⁣⠀⁠
Lighting: Ambient
Accessories: Nauticam WACP⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⠀⠀⁠
Conditions: Heavy Particulate, Haze⁣⠀⠀⁠
Visibility: 10M / 30’⠀⁠
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