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Last week in pictures – 04 August 2019

Last week in pictures – 04 August 2019
An extremely rare Pink Meanie jellyfish on display at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa 02 August 2019. The Pink Meanie was discovered during a nightlight jellyfish dive by the Two Oceans Aquarium collections team in the waters around Robben Island and in Cape Town Harbour. It is extremely rare to find them in the waters around the Cape all other types that have been discovered inhabit warm waters like the Mexican coast and the Mediterranean. Pink Meanies are jellyvorous, meaning they feed on other jelly species by reeling them in with their long tentacles. Discovering the Pink Meanie in its early ephyra stage meant the team could study its growth rate which turned out to be very quick as it grew to the metaephyra stage in about a week and a half. The Mexican pink meanie (Drymonema larsoni) was only discovered in the year 2000. A Mediterranean relative, known as the Big Pink Jellyfish (Drymonema dalmatinum) has been known to science since the 1800s but when spotted in 2014 it had been almost 70 years since the last sighting. These jellies are incredibly rare and this new South African species is no exception. EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMA

This week, the Two Oceans Aquarium collections team discovered an extremely rare Pink Meanie jellyfish in the waters around Robben Island as well as in the Cape Town Harbour – it has been almost 70 years since the last sighting of this rare jellyfish species and it is currently on display at the Two Oceans Aquarium situated in Cape Town...

… Also in the news, UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, recognises a mountain system in the Canary Islands, Spain, as a World Heritage Site and over 55 000 people attend actress and singer Jennifer Lopez’s concert in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Renault sits in his car during the first practice session of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, in Mogyorod, Hungary, 02 August 2019. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on 04 August 2019. EPA-EFE/Zsolt Czegledi

A visitor gestures in the artistic installation by French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez ‘El Color Haciendose’ (lit: The color doing itself) at the Contemporary Art Museum in Panama City, Panama, 30 July 2019 (issued 02 August 2019. The hypnotic works by Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) lives in Pamana, where they decorate public spaces. Considered one of the main examples of the so-called kinetic and optical art, Cruz-Diaz passed away in Paris at the age of 95 on 27 July 2019. EPA-EFE/Bienvenido Velasco

Nick Kyrgios of Australia in action against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan during their match at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington, DC, USA, 01 August 2019. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

A picture taken with a drone shows a view of the main stage during the seven-day O.Z.O.R.A. Festival, described by organizers as a ‘psychedelic tribal gathering’, near the village of Ozora, Hungary, 01 August 2019. Organizers say the visitors are connected by the love of psychedelic music as well as the love of environment, and also by the emotional intelligence and the spiritual sensitivity. The first gathering was held in 1999, when the total solar eclipse could be observed from Hungary. The festival is a meeting point of psychedelic music and ancient transcendental cultures, thus visitors can enjoy products of fine arts, theatre, underground circus besides music, and lectures on esoteric, scientific or philosophical topics. Workshops are also held in various fields of handicrafts for those who wish to trained in these skills. EPA-EFE/Balazs Mohai

A general view of the sunset near to Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Island, in Canary Islands, Spain, late 07 July 2019 (issued on 31 July 2019). This mountain system has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, something that the Canarian parliament has welcomed while indicating that this award must contribute to preserve and respect the Island environment and biodiversity. EPA-EFE/Angel Medina G.

Participants in the World Santa Claus Congress have their annual saltwater foot bath at Bellevue Beach, at Bakken, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 July 2019. The annual eventruns from 22 to 26 July. EPA-EFE/Liselotte Sabroe

A pianist performs on a platform floating on Carucedo Lake as part of a concert of the French spectacle ‘Le Piano du Lac’ (lit.: The piano pf the lake) in Leon, northern Spain, 01 August 2019. EPA-EFE/Ana F. Barredo

US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez performs during a concert at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, 01 August 2019. More than 55,000 people attended the show held as part of her ‘It’s My Party’ World Tour. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

Boat Bribon with King Juan Carlos I of Spain in action during the first day of the International Six Metre Class World Championship sailing competition in Hanko, Finland, 03 August 2019. EPA-EFE/PEKKA SIPOLA

Australian MotoGP rider Jack Miller of Pramac Racing in action during the free practice of the Motorcycling Grand Prix of the Czech Republic, 03 August 2019. The race will take place on 04 August 2019. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Jack Freestone of Australia in action during the Men’s QS 10000 Round 5 of the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California, USA, 02 August 2019. The Open runs from 27 July to 04 August. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT

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