Waves Of Grass

Photo Feature

Mangrove Shelter
A lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) swims in its mangrove home off the Bahamas coast. When young, sharks find refuge here, as they are protected from being attacked and eaten by larger sharks found in deeper waters. This ecosystem is also a breeding ground for other juvenile fish and crabs. A female shark will spend the first five to eight years of her life in this mangrove creek and return to the same area to give birth to her offspring. Photographer: Shane Gross / iLCP

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