Angelo Gandolfi / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) swooping with folded wings and extended tallons. Canyon del Ebro y Rudron, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Digital composite
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Stephen Dalton / Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} in flight with feet extended for landing, UK
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Anup Shah / Lions attacking Hippopotamus {H. amphibius} Masai Mara, Kenya. Sequence 2 of 5
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Sue Flood / Killer whale / Orca {Orcinus orca} attacks Grey whale calf {Eschrichtius robustus} California, USA
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Ann & Steve Toon / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with jaws wide open, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Angelo Gandolfi / Death Cap toadstool (Amanita phalloides) growing in leaf litter.
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Philippe Clement / Deathcap toadstools amongst moss {Amanita phalloides} Belgium
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Pascal Tordeux / Belladonna / Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna) with berry. Picardy, France, August.
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Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) running through water after salmon. Katmai, Alaska, USA, August.
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Stephen Dalton / Puff adder {Bitis arietans} striking
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Stephen Dalton / Western diamondback rattlesnake {Crotalus atrox} striking, controlled conditions, from USA