Dyson is a Dugong!.......he is also a sea floor vacuum cleaner :-)
Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalist
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Meet Dyson.....
Dyson is a Egyptian Dugong!!!
Dyson lives in a sheltered bay along the Egyptian coast.......
where he vigorously feeds .....sucking up sea-grass all day...... as its principal food source!
it moves itself along the ocean floor on its flippers......
rather than its whale-like tail,.....which it uses for swimming.
According to Douglas..... local dive operators .....
have given this particular individual the nickname Dyson.....
on account of his powerful sea-grass vacuuming technique!
What a funny creature :-)
yea...you wouldnt wanna get your hands anywhere near that mouth......
when he is happily vacuuming that sea grass!!!
the Egyptian version of a Florida manatee?
anyway...
enjoy!
picture by: Douglas Seifert....from the USA
for: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
source: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy.html