Butterfish

You need to have a serrated mouth and tongue to keep hold of a Butterfish. They’re called that for a reason. Just try holding onto one and you’ll soon see they are as slippery as a… Butterfish.

Here’s a technically difficult shot:

Black Guillemot - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Amazing, aren’t they?

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