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Title: Black Hole, Blue Water. Mexico
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A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) gapes open its mouth while feeding at the surface, in a behaviour known as botella feeding. This aggregation of whale sharks occurs every summer and attracts many tourists, generating income for the local community and prioritising the conservation of the sharks. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsular, Mexico. Caribbean Sea.
- behaviour
- Cancun
- Caribbean Sea
- ecotourism
- feeding
- Isla Mujeres
- Marine Life
- Mexico
- Sharks
- tropical
- whale shark: Rhincodon typus
- Whale Sharks: Rhincodontidae
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- Yucatan
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