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First time to see an EGGO in Jordan. This bird was a solitary with no other brothers and sisters anywhere nearby... it was strangely keeping close company with a Lesser White Fronted Goose...
The yellow boxfish - Ostracion cubicus is a species of boxfish. It can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.
O. cubicus reaches a maximum length of 45 centimetres (18 in). As the name suggests, it is box-shaped. Boxfish are also known for their armored and rigid body which in most cases would inhibit locomotion. This disadvantage is offset by the boxfish's carapace shape which is much more advantageous for its adapted style of swimming, known as ostraciiform locomotion. When juvenile, it is bright yellow in color. As it ages, the brightness fades and very old specimens have blue-grey to black coloration with faded yellow.
The yellow boxfish's diet consists mainly of marine algae, but it may also feed on worms, sponges, crustaceans, molluscs, and small fish.
When stressed or injured it releases the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX) from its skin, which may prove lethal to fish in surrounding waters.[3] The bright yellow color and black spots are a form of warning coloration (aposematism) to any potential predators.
Yellow boxfish are solitary animals. Breeding occurs during the spring, in small groups that consist of 1 male and 2–4 females. (Wikipedia) Nuweiba, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.
Wadi Rum liegt östlich der Stadt Akaba, südlich der Stadt Maʿan und parallel zur im Westen liegenden Aravasenke. Das Wadi ist ein Gebiet mit einer Länge von etwa 100 Kilometern und einer Breite von etwa 60 Kilometern. Es liegt auf etwa 800 m Höhe, wobei die höchsten Erhebungen der Jebel Um Adaami mit 1832 m und der Dschabal Ram mit 1754 m sind.
Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم‎‎) also known as The Valley of the Moon (Arabic: وادي القمر‎‎) is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan. The name Rum most likely comes from an Aramaic root meaning 'high' or 'elevated'. To reflect its proper Arabic pronunciation, archaeologists transcribe it as Wadi Ramm
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Sunrise in the desert in the Wadi Rum Protected Area in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Wadi Rum Protected Area was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. It is considered as a strict nature reserve by UNESCO.
AQABA, Jordan – The first of two Landing Craft Air Cushions backs into the water out of the well-deck of the USS New York during the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s demonstration of amphibious ship-to-shore transport capabilities as a part of Exercise Eager Lion 12, May 10, 2012. Eager Lion 12’s focus is to strengthen military-to-military relationships of partner nations through a joint, multinational approach, integrating all instruments of national power to meet current and future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fenton Reese/RELEASED)
Sitting on the deck of our cruise ship, I noticed how the light was playing on the water as shafts of sunlight fell from the heavens.
Aqaba
is a coastal town in the far south of Jordan.
It is the capital of Aqaba Governorate. Aqaba is strategically important to Jordan as it is the country's only seaport.
The city borders Eilat, Israel, and there is a border post where it is possible to cross between the two countries .
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my ferry to Dahab, Egypt starts from here in few minutes.