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D u g o n g a n d G o l d e n T r e v a l l y
M a r s a A l a m , E g y p t
B y D o u g l a s D a v i d S e i f e r t
“I spent several days in the company of an extraordinary dugong known locally as Dyson. Dugongs are notoriously shy,
unlike their cousins, West Indian manatees, but this particular dugong had a fairly high tolerance for human proximity.
He is the only known dugong in the region and has a charismatic nature. The juvenile golden trevally accompany
the dugong to forage upon small crustaceans unearthed while the dugong feeds upon seagrass.”
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, 1/200 sec at f/11, ISO 640,
Inon Z-220 strobes (2), Seacam housing,www.douglasseifert.com
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