Fish captured 'smoking cigarette' on camera saved before gobbling the entire thing

Fish captured 'smoking cigarette' on camera saved before gobbling the entire thing

Source: dailystar

9/27/2021

$Charles Wade-Palmer$

A fish has been snapped 'smoking' a cigarette on the ocean floor prompting the photographer to step in.
Steven Kovacs admits that as funny as it is watching a fish appear to enjoy an underwater smoke, he could not resist saving the creature after capturing the action shot.

The image was nominated for the 2021 Ocean Photography Awards after Steven first shared it on Instagram in July.

In reality, rather than having a puff on the cylinder filled with tobacco, the confused fish was gobbling it thinking it was food.

Steven's photo which he took on Palm Beach, Florida was one of several highlighted by the awards as illustrating the impact of human waste on marine wildlife.

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