Biosphoto | 2453644 | Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), catching a dipneuste (protoptera = pulmonary bony fish that bury themselves in the mud when water runs out, Mabamba swamp, Uganda | © Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Biosphoto | 2453644 | Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), catching a dipneuste (protoptera = pulmonary bony fish that bury themselves in the mud when water runs out, Mabamba swamp, Uganda | © Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), catching a dipneuste (protoptera = pulmonary bony fish that bury themselves in the mud when water runs out, Mabamba swamp, Uganda

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Reference
2453644
License
Right Managed
Date of shooting
2020-03-12