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Short-nosed unicornfish (
Naso brevirostris ),
Red Sea , Egypt. This species has a maximum published total length of 60 centimetres (24 in). It occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Adults feed mainly on gelatinous zooplankton, while juveniles mainly feed on benthic algae. The switch from grazing to preying on gelatinous zooplankton coincides with the development of the bony protuberance.
Mero leopardo (Epinephelus quoyanus), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-23, DD 187
Brown violetear (Colibri delphinae)
Eleutherodactylus planirostris embryos
012 Great egret fishing during a foggy day at Champ-Pittet Photo by Giles Laurent
Emission nebulae in Cepheus and Cassiopeia
Northern Sky Narrowband Survey - H-alpha and Continuum
Поглед на Млечен Пат со Персеиди од Кокино
Romanesco broccoli 2025 G2
2025 Venda de castañas. Rúa Nova. Santiago-2
Edible fungi in basket 2025 G2
Chilaquiles at the Grand Cantina, Windsor, Ontario, 2025-09-01 04
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Pholiota aurivella 2018 G2
Arizona. Grand Canyon, photographer suspended on climber's rope LCCN2012648368
Rita Levi-Montalcini (1986)
Burbuja subacuática, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, México, 2024-12-18, DD 27
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Painted ceiling of the guest pavilion's iwan
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DRS 68 007 and 005 with nuclear flask on Hughs Crag Viaduct
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Scanning electron micrograph of a human H9 T cell infected with HIV virus particles
Algal mat in Marine Park (90933)
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Ascaris male 200x section
Jules passing over a shadow cast of window bars, Biblioteca das Galveias, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2
Yao people's Harvest Festival in Nala Village - 10
Campamento de ganado de la tribu Mundari, Terekeka, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-27, DD 08
Reclining man looming over New York City subway station LCCN2017645506
011 Plains zebra eye close-up in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
CH.LU.Rothenburg 2009-04-12 Toni's-Zoo 348c 3x2-R 4K
Cristo Redentor São Cristóvão Sergipe 2022-4944
Auditorium in the Frick Fine Arts Building
Wredes passage November 2025 01
Pointe Saint Mathieu - Phare
Moscow - 2025 - Facade of Big Theatre (1)
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) 18-01-2025. (actm.) 04
20220706 Naturschutzgebiet Südliche Fröttmaninger Heide 02
Lavendelblüte-20220619-RM-160923
Fanal (Madeira, Portugal), Lorbeerwald -- 2025 -- 1546
Ritchey–Chrétien at Kickapoo Valley Reserve 2-b
Apollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars by Perseverance Mastcam-Z, Sol 768 (53475637956)
Carbon dioxide clouds over Mont Mercou, Curiosity Sol 3063 (53100058892)
Die letzten Meter zum Gipfel
2025-10-31 Dresdner Eislöwen gegen Löwen Frankfurt (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2025-26) by Sandro Halank–136
Stage 20 Tour de France 2024 Col de la Couillole 40
Tam Nakano in the wrestling ring at Yokohama Arena - ASGQ2025
Atmosphere composition diagram-en
Rembrandt - The Abduction of Europa - Google Art Project
Moscow - 2025 - Icon of the Resurrection of Jesus - Resurrection Gate
At Musée de Grenoble 2025 096 - Laurent Guetal, La Bérarde en Oisans et la vallée de la Pilatte, 1882
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