2010 - December Highlights 2010 (91) More files...
Great images from every part of the world have been added to our site over the last month.

Anup Shah and Suzi Eszterhas have provided great African wildlife, while Nick Garbutt and Mary McDonald have been working on rainforest creatures, Hanne and Jens Eriksen have visited Oman to document Middle Eastern wildlife, and Gerrit Vyn has sent us images of the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on the wildlife of the region.



We've also added great British and European winter birds by Markus Varesvuo, Paul Hobson and Ross Hoddinott, plus strong British coastal scenese and dolphins. Laurent Geslin has given us more striking urban wildlife images from Paris and London, while David Fleetham and Georgette Douwma demonstrate the startling colours of the underwater world.
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera). Yanacocha montane forest, Ecuador. May.
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Nick Garbutt / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera). Yanacocha montane forest, Ecuador. May.
Montezuma's Oropendola (Psarocolius oropendola)perched on a Palm frond, calling, Arenal Observatory Lodge, Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica.
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Mary McDonald / Montezuma's Oropendola (Psarocolius oropendola)perched on a Palm frond, calling, Arenal Observatory Lodge, Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica.
African lioness (Panthera leo) silhouetted climbing down a tree at dawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.
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Anup Shah / African lioness (Panthera leo) silhouetted climbing down a tree at dawn, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.
Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) male hovering at feeder, Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica, Central America.
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Mary McDonald / Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) male hovering at feeder, Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica, Central America.
Rainbow millipede (Aulacobolus rubropunctatus) captive
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Michael D. Kern / Rainbow millipede (Aulacobolus rubropunctatus) captive
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) adult bird perched on the edge of the forest. Laguana del Lagarto, Costa Rica, Central America.
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Mary McDonald / Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) adult bird perched on the edge of the forest. Laguana del Lagarto, Costa Rica, Central America.
Male Parson's Chameleon (Chamaeleo parsonii) in rainforest understorey. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.
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Nick Garbutt / Male Parson's Chameleon (Chamaeleo parsonii) in rainforest understorey. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.
Common / Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) foal walking alongside its mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.
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Anup Shah / Common / Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) foal walking alongside its mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.
Drake Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) in breeding plumage, Gloucestershire, UK, February
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Colin Varndell / Drake Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) in breeding plumage, Gloucestershire, UK, February
African lion (Panthera leo) adolescents play fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. April.
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Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) adolescents play fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. April.
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with head inclined towards camera, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January.
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Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with head inclined towards camera, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January.
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf aged 3-6 months wanting to suckle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.
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Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf aged 3-6 months wanting to suckle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.