Caiman Tears
The butterfly is drinking the caiman’s tears to get vital nutrients, especially salt, that it needs to survive.
Awards
World Photo Annual
2025Nominee
Wildlife
Non Professional
Caiman Tears
The butterfly is drinking the caiman’s tears to get vital nutrients, especially salt, that it needs to survive.
About Artist
Rebecca DePorte
Rebecca (Becky) DePorte is an award-winning wildlife photographer. Her photographs have been published in USA Today, FotoNostrom, BirdWatching Magazine, Gardener’s Journal, and Backroads active travel catalog. In 2024 she received awards from International Photography Awards, Audubon Photography awards, and the 24th Julia Margaret Cameron Award. Becky teaches Wildlife Photography at Princeton Adult School. Her favorite subjects to photograph are animals with fur or feathers. Each time she photographs a new species she researches its history, conservation status, behavior, and habitat.
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