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  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
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  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS075.jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS078.jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS079.jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS086 (1).jpg
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  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS085 (1).jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS084 (1).jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS082 (1).jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS083 (1).jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS087 (1).jpg
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  • A female Nimbochromis polystigma guards her young fry in her mouth in the shallows of Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Nimbochromis_polystigma_lake_mal...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS080 (1).jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS073 (1).jpg
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  • MPO_Nimbochromis_polystigma_lake_mal...jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Cichla ocellaris, guarding young fry in a South Dade, Florida lake. Introduced from South America to control other invasive species. Limited to Dade and Broward counties due to sensitivity to cold water and salinity. Prized gamefish and part of the cichlid family of fish.
    MPOPeacock_BASS077 (1).jpg
  • A female Nimbochromis polystigma guards her young fry in her mouth in the shallows of Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Nimbochromis_polystigma_lake_mal...jpg
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  • A female Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, swims with her young in a freshwater spring in North Florida.
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  • A female Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, swims with her young in a freshwater spring in North Florida.
    MPONorth_Florida_Spring003.jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee73.jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee76.jpg
  • Female Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) aerating her eggs in Komodo National Park, Indoneisa.
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  • Female Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) aerating her eggs in Komodo National Park, Indoneisa.
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  • Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella) grooming young in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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  • A female Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, swims with her young in a freshwater spring in North Florida.
    MPONorth_Florida_Spring007.jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
    MPO_Spotted_Dolphin_Bahamas.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee42.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee156.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee43.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee164.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee75.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee77.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee155.jpg
  • A female Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, feeds her young in a north Florida freshwater spring.
    MPONorth_Florida_Spring004.jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, and her young shelter in the clear 72F freshwater of a north Florida spring during wintertime. Despite their appearance, this endangered animal has relatively a small amount of fat and insulation and is very sensitive to cold weather and water, which can be fatal if temperatures remain below 68F for an extended period of time.
    MPO_Florida_Manatee169.jpg
  • A woman carries her child in a sling in the fish market in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
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  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Sargeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis) guarding purplish eggs on the side of a sunken boat in the Lake Worth Lagoon, Singer Island, FL
    MPO_Sargeant_Major_Lake_Worth_Florid...jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • A pair of Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, guards their nest on Blue Cypress Lake, located in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Osprey_Blue_Cypress_Florida794.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
    MPOSVI28.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • Male Dusky Jawfish (Opistognathus whitehurstii) incubating eggs in his mouth. This species is known as a paternal mouthbrooder. After spawning, the male will pick up the female's eggs in keep them in his mouth for a period of 7-10 days in order to give the embryos a greater chance of survival. Photo taken in the Lake Worth Lagoon, an estuary near the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach County, FL.
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  • Highly Commended; Underwater Category; 2015 Asferico Photo Competition. A male Banded Jawfish, Opistognathus macrognathus, incubates a clutch of near term eggs underneath the Blue Heron Bridge in the Lake Worth Lagoon in Singer Island, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Banded_Jawfish_with_eggs2.jpg
  • A male Banded Jawfish, Opistognathus macrognathus, incubates a clutch of near term eggs underneath the Blue Heron Bridge in the Lake Worth Lagoon in Singer Island, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Banded_Jawfish_with_eggs4.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
    MPOSVDV45.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • A pair of Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, guards their nest on Blue Cypress Lake, located in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Osprey_Blue_Cypress_Florida698.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
    MPOSVH27.jpg
  • Snorkeler with underwater scooter and Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
    MPOSVCM10.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
    MPOSVAA46.jpg
  • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas
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  • Endangered Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris); mother and nursing calf, in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida. The larger of the two manatees is equipped with a tracking device so researchers can monitor the marine mammal's movements.
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  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
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