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Survival Purse
Battling strong currents, Ralph Pace captured this image of a swell shark egg case, revealing a glowing embryo, complete with gill slits and a yolk sac.
Swell sharks depend on kelp to lay their leathery eggs, making them vulnerable to kelp forest loss. Researchers believe Monterey Bay's kelp has declined by more than 95 per cent in the past 34 years.
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Location:Ā Monterey Bay, California, USA
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Ralph PaceĀ ā California Sea Lion Plays with MaskĀ Ā Ā Ā (World Press Photo, 2021 )
"California Sea Lion Plays with Mask" by photographer Ralph Pace - winner of World Press Photo Award 2021 in the category Environment (single).
BigPicture photography Competition,
The competitionās winning images and finalists highlight Earthās biodiversity and illustrate the many threats that our planet faces. Each photo, in its own way, inspires viewers to protect and conserve the remarkable diversity of life on Earth. Below, we present the winners and some of our personal favorites from this yearās competition.
āHope in a Burned Plantationā (2020), Mallacoota, Australia /Ā Jo-Anne McArthur Photography,
Iconic Australia is captured in this particular moment as a resilient kangaroo pauses in a burned eucalyptus plantation. Nearly three billion animals perished or were displaced in the cataclysmic Australian bushfires of 2019 and 2020. This eastern grey kangaroo and her joey represent the lucky survivors, escaping from an area that had been transformed by humans for farming and then devastated by fire.
āTreasure on Iceā (2020), Svalbard, Norway /Ā Marek Jackowski Photography,
A polar bear lies forlornly on a tiny floating chunk of ice, in an image evoking global warming...
"Sign of the Tides" (2020), Monterey, California /Ā Ralph Pace Photography,
In this perfectly composed photograph, a discarded face mask in the shape of a sea turtle attracts a notoriously curious California sea lion. Shot in November 2020, this was the first time the photographer saw a mask underwater, but unfortunately he has seen many since. The effects of the pandemic will likely linger on our oceans for years to come.
All photographs courtesy of BigPicture winners and finalists.
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by Ralph Pace, via Big Picture.
They are graceful, playful. They hug each other and give each other shoulder rides (above). Can you imagine a world without sea otters?
PHOTOGRAPH BY RALPH PACE
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A juvenile sea otter pauses in waters off Monterey, California. Sea otters lack fat storage and must rely on their fur (the densest in the animal kingdom) and a fast metabolism. To feed their metabolism sea otters must eat up to 30 percent of their body weight a day. Photographer Ralph Pace made this image for an upcoming Nat Geo story. Note: Image taken under U.S. FWS permit #37946D.
