Nicola Poznanovich, The Pause Between Play (ANIMALS 2025)

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I took this shot while two small-clawed otters were darting around, splashing and playing together at Australia Zoo. In the middle of all the chaos, this one stopped for a split second and looked straight at me, water still dripping from its chin. It was just one of those lucky moments where everything lined up. Nikon z8 | 180-600mm ISO 2800 | 400mm | f6 | 1/250

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