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Melanistic Beauty

Melanistic Beauty

Did you know that the darker colours of butterflies are caused by melanin which ensures that they can be well camouflaged against wary eyes....
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Did you know that the darker colours of butterflies are caused by melanin which ensures that they can be well camouflaged against wary eyes.
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Canon EOS REBEL T1i

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settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 160 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Nigeria

upload_date

Apr, 2019

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13

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Awards

Winter Award 2020

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The White Throated monkey is an endemic primate to the rainforest regions of Okomu National Park, Nigeria. They are gregarious and have a complex fami

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