The Abyss wildlife before the dawn

before the dawn

There are less than 800x individuals and numbers are steadily declining due to habit loss and poaching

Egrets are wonderful to photograph

Taveuni Island

The Abyss wildlife before the dawnAn iridescent newly hatched transparent Cephalopod, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, floats in the inky blackness above a tropical reef at night. Cephalopods such as octopus and squid are staggeringly intelligent and adaptive species. We are only beginning to understand their ability to communicate using complex cells known as chromatophores, that can change colour and light intensity. Masters of camouflage and ambush predators, they are often overlooked even