Swiming with the Nurse shark - a photo on Flickriver

One of the guides was holding the shark for us to photograph it. Holding is a way of saying, he practically swam with the shark. The skin of the shark feels like sandpaper. Another guide threw bits of food into the water to attract fish, most of them being the speedy Jacks in this picture (see the previous picture also).

The nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum (Ginglymostomatidae) is the only member of its genus Ginglymostoma. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 4.3 m (14 ft) and a weight of 330 kg (730 lb). The nurse shark is a common inshore bottom-dwelling shark, found in tropical and subtropical waters on the continental and insular shelves. It is frequently found at depths of one meter or less but may occur down to 75 m (246 ft). Its common habitats are reefs, channels between mangrove islands and sand flats. It can be seen in the Western Atlantic from Rhode Island down to southern Brazil; in the Eastern Atlantic from Cameroon to Gabon (and possibly ranges further north and south); in the Eastern Pacific from the southern Baja California to Peru; and around the islands of the Caribbean. (Wikipedia)

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Taken in: Belize / Belize (show map)

Taken on: March 15, 2013

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Camera: Canon PowerShot D20, f/4.5, 1/250 sec, 11.5mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot D20
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	11.5mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
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