Guaxinim
Richard Jones encontrava-se a viajar em família na Ocala National Forest, na Florida, quando captou uma imagem fora do vulgar.
Richard estava a fotografar jacarés no rio Oaklawaha. O seu filho colocou-se perto de um grupo de árvores para captar imagens de jacarés de um ângulo diferente. Foi então que assustou um guaxinim.
Guaxinim de boleia no jacaré
credits: Richard Jones
"Ele devia estar a dormir e fugiu para a água e saltou para o dorso de um jacaré. Eu tirei a foto quando o jacaré deslizou para a água e antes do guaxinim saltar e fugir", conta o fotógrafo.
"Sem contexto, parece que o guaxinim estava a apanhar uma boleia do jacaré para atravessar o rio", acrescentou ainda.
Nós não resistimos a publicar a foto ! Está demais !
A Palatka man said he snapped a picture of a raccoon on top of an alligator in the Ocala National Forest Sunday morning.
At first glance, this photo may look like a raccoon balancing on a log in the water. But if you take a closer look, you'll see the raccoon is actually standing on the back of another animal... an alligator.
Oaklawaha River
credits: Richard Jones
Richard Jones said he and his family were walking along the Oaklawaha River watching alligators when his son walked through some palm fronds to get a good picture.
Jones said his son must have startled the raccoon, which stumbled toward the water and hopped on top of the gator that was nearby.
Jones was able to quickly take the unique photo before the raccoon scurried back on land.
"I snapped a lucky picture right when the gator slipped into the water and before the raccoon jumped off and scurried away. Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river. Pretty amazing," Jones said in an email. "Definitely the photo of a lifetime."
Pretty amazing, indeed. We loved it ! Great shot
Geração 'green'
16.06.2015
