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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm can form a complete individual. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Common raven (Corvus corax) in the caldera of Taburiente, Island of La Palma, in the Canaries. The great crows, curious and opportunistic, are not very shy in the Taburiente National Park - La Palma - Canary Islands

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Blue shark (Prionace glauca). North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands.

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Blue shark (Prionace glauca). North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands.

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Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Ocean sunfich (Mola mola) at sea with pilot fishes (Naucrates ductor), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Trichodesmium, also called sea sawdust (Trichodesmium erythraeum). It appears massively in surface, time of heat. It is a natural process. Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Yellowfin Tunas (Thunnus albacares) hunting Atlantic chub mackerels (Scomber colias), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Photo denunciation, garbage in the sea. No matter the place if not the consequences. Curiously, some waste becomes a refuge for some species. Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus).

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Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei, edeni), Mother and whale breeding, Tenerife, Canary Islands

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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Caudal fin. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Close-up of caudal fin. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Close-up of submerged Juvenile. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Close-up of submerged adult. Caudal fin. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Close-up of submerged adult. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Close-up of submerged couple. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus) A young pilot whale surfacing in a silky sea. Canary Islands

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Green turtle eating a plastic bag resembling a jellyfish , Tenerife

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Green turtles couple synchronised swimming - Tenerife Canary

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Green sea turtle on the surface - Canary islands

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Green sea turtle trying to eat a plastic bag. It looks like a jellyfish. Shot made between 3 and 4 metres deep.

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Green sea turtles under the surface - Canary islands

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A very young pilot whale beside an adult Canary Islands

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Sunrays in the cloud forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

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Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area

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Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area

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Twisted juniper in the area of El Sabinar, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. Canary juniper (Juniperus turbinata, ssp. canariensis) In this very windy mountainous area, these trees have taken on remarkable forms and constitute one of the botanical riches of the island, which is a biosphere reserve.

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A centuries-old Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Orchilla lichen (Roccella canariensis) on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Roccella canariensis is a fruticose lichen of the Roccellaceae family known as Orchilla from which a natural dye used for the colour purple is extracted (orcein). It grows on the Canary Islands, on cliffs exposed to the trade winds, and was particularly prized by the Romans and by Genoese and Venetian cloth merchants in the 15th century. It was one of the main historical exports of the Canary Islands. El Hierro

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Lobaria lichens on the bark of pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Lobaria amplissima (?) , foliose lichens with cephalodia, dark masses containing cyanobacteria.

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Ramalina lichens on pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Fruticose lichens growing on Canary Island pine trees (Pinus canariensis)

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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Laurisylve of the island of El Hierro: exclusive parasitic fungus on a Canary laurel (Laurobasidium lauri). This type of humid forest is present on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.