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An Australian photographer has captured a rare moment of animal communion with a shot of a seal surfing a humpback whale off the New South Wales coast. | An Australian photographer has captured a rare moment of animal communion with a shot of a seal surfing a humpback whale off the New South Wales coast. |
Robyn Malcolm had been photographing a pod of whales on a feeding frenzy 500km (310 miles) south of Sydney. | Robyn Malcolm had been photographing a pod of whales on a feeding frenzy 500km (310 miles) south of Sydney. |
But she only realised she had taken the unusual picture when she went through the photos later, she told the Sydney Morning Herald. | But she only realised she had taken the unusual picture when she went through the photos later, she told the Sydney Morning Herald. |
Animal experts say that witnessing such a partnership is rare. | Animal experts say that witnessing such a partnership is rare. |
Ms Malcolm insisted that the photo was not doctored. | Ms Malcolm insisted that the photo was not doctored. |
"I'm positive, because I don't know how to use Photoshop. And I do still have it on the camera so I can prove it," she told the newspaper. | "I'm positive, because I don't know how to use Photoshop. And I do still have it on the camera so I can prove it," she told the newspaper. |