A photographer captures an image of an alligator pausing for a rest stop on top of a turtle
AH, THE INDIGNITY of being mistaken for a bump on a log. While canoeing along Florida’s , photographer saw an ʹappƽ̨n alligator approach a log occupied by a sunning . Anticipating “an interaction,” Sanker watched as the alligator nonchalantly climbed aboard. Clearly “uncomfortable,” the turtle eventually pushed off and swam away, says Sanker. “The alligator just wanted that spot.”
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