lunes, 21 de marzo de 2011

Moray eel, in Cabo de Gata (Almeria, Spain)

A wonderful welcome to Cabo de Gata by this moray eel.  We found that the morays in Cabo de Gata, and especially in Murcia, had much more of a personality than those of the Costa Brava, our homebase.  This one was caught out in the open and assumed this menacing pose--perfect for a weird photographer like me!  So I took the photo, silently thanked him, and we continued our dive.  The morays we´ve found in Spain are generally shy and fearful of divers and will flee if they can.  We always give them one or two ways to swim off because we don´t want their teeth meeting our skin.  Notice the beautiful coloration.  Truly a beautiful animal.

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