Deadlock by David Maitland. This image was winner of the Animal Behaviour category in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition The photographer came across this life-and-death tableau at at about midnight: a cat-eyed tree-snake, coiled around a branch, was locked in an embrace with a Morelet's treefrog - a critically endangered species.
Not only is the image dramatic and colorful - it also provides a real-life counterpart to the iconic cartoon image of a
frog choking a stork (or the
mouse giving a digital
salute to a hawk).
excellent post, the life or death struggle
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ReplyDeleteI swear I saw this in Aberystwyth University not too long ago...
ReplyDeleteThis should become the poster for the climate change battle. Endangered world fighting the corporate snakes.
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