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September 9, 2012
September 9, 2012
Cabbage Coral, Indonesia
Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
An expanse of cabbage coral attached to the slope of a seamount near Raja Ampat provides shelter for crabs, shrimps, and other animals. Passing schools of fish may feed on these invertebrates as well as on plankton brought up by strong currents.
See more pictures from the September 2012 feature story "Mountains in the Sea."
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