These snapping turtles look like the best of friends but actually appeared to be tussling over a raccoon carcass in the water below them. I managed to snap this shot just as the larger one was trying to push the smaller one under. Captured at Parkville Nature Sanctuary in Parkville, Missouri in a forested area that provided soft filtered light.

Canon R5, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM with 1.4x teleconverter at 280mm, 1/100s, f 7.1, ISO 3200.

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