An alligator moves through a brackish waterway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this May 8, 2017, photo. The center shares space with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles call NASA Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home. The refuge is also home to over 1,000 known plant species.
Image credit: NASA/Bill White
这张拍摄于2017年5月8日的照片中，一只短吻鳄正穿行于佛罗里达州美国国家航空航天局（NASA）肯尼迪航天中心的一处半咸水水道。该中心与梅里特岛国家野生动物保护区毗邻而居。这里栖息着330多种本地和候鸟、25种哺乳动物、117种鱼类，以及65种两栖类和爬行动物。此外，保护区内已知的植物种类超过1000种。
图片来源: NASA/Bill White
