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2012 - Best-of septembre & octobre 2012 (184) Images supplémentaires...
This is our editor's choice of the best images added to our collection in September and October 2012. There was some great new material: rare wild Amur tigers from Vladimir Medvedev; dramatic sharks from new contributor Cheryl-Samantha Owen; great new dolphins from Brandon Cole, Tui de Roy's comprehensive Galapagos coverage; Sandra Bartocha's creative flower and landscape work; Solvin Zankl's innovative insect portraits using digital focus stacking; Anup Shah's new Kenyan material including a lion/waterbuck confrontation; British wildlife from Andy Rouse, including brown hares in action; unusual reptile and amphibian portraits from Michael Kern;
Northern Plains grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby holding onto mother, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Mary McDonald / Northern Plains grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby holding onto mother, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Black bear (Ursus americanus) young cub portrait, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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George Sanker / Black bear (Ursus americanus) young cub portrait, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in snowfall. Martin Mere Wetlands Trust, Lancashire,UK, January. 'Animal Portraits' category, British Wildlife Photographer Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.
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Ben Hall / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in snowfall. Martin Mere Wetlands Trust, Lancashire,UK, January. 'Animal Portraits' category, British Wildlife Photographer Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait showing blue eyes. Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve, UK, Yorkshire, July.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait showing blue eyes. Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve, UK, Yorkshire, July.
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) gosling portrait, Hornsey, London, UK May
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Matthew Maran / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) gosling portrait, Hornsey, London, UK May
Wolf-Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) portrait with ground finch (Geospiza sp. ) sitting on foot, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Did you know? Galapagos tortoises have a mutualistic relati...
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Tui De Roy / Wolf-Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) portrait with ground finch (Geospiza sp. ) sitting on foot, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Did you know? Galapagos tortoises have a mutualistic relati...
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) resting on back yawning, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, East Africa
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) resting on back yawning, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, East Africa
Jet Ant / Shining Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus), worker. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Jet Ant / Shining Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus), worker. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
African lion (Panthera leo) male head and shoulders profile portrait, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
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Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) male head and shoulders profile portrait, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May
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Sandra Bartocha / Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May
European otter (Lutra lutra) running, UK, taken in controlled conditions July
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Andy Rouse / European otter (Lutra lutra) running, UK, taken in controlled conditions July
Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), Swimming over volcanic sandy bottom, Armenime cove, South Tenerife coast, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, May 2011, Commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Yea...
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Jordi Chias / Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), Swimming over volcanic sandy bottom, Armenime cove, South Tenerife coast, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, May 2011, Commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Yea...
Moose (Alces alces) newborn calves playing in spring vegetation. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska.
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Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) newborn calves playing in spring vegetation. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska.
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Pine marten (Martes martes) two playing on fallen pine log in woodland, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pine marten (Martes martes) two playing on fallen pine log in woodland, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) breaking the surface and leaping from the water. Off Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
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Brent Stephenson / Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) breaking the surface and leaping from the water. Off Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Rear view of a Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Rear view of a Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.
Agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) sparring and fighting, Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) sparring and fighting, Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) hunts for food on a colourful reef in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Alex Mustard / Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) hunts for food on a colourful reef in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Hood island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis) used for breeding program since 1960s, Tortoise Breeding Centre, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Critically endang...
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Tui De Roy / Hood island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis) used for breeding program since 1960s, Tortoise Breeding Centre, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Critically endang...
The eye of a Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Alex Mustard / The eye of a Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) captive, from Central and South America
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Michael D. Kern / Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) captive, from Central and South America
Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.
Madagascar Ground Gecko / Big headed gecko(Paroedura Pictus) captive, from Madagascar
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Michael D. Kern / Madagascar Ground Gecko / Big headed gecko(Paroedura Pictus) captive, from Madagascar
Polar shrimp (Lebbeus polaris) on live Lophelia (Lophelia pertusa) from Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Controlled conditions. Photo taken in cooperation with GEOMAR coldwater coral res...
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Solvin Zankl / GEOMAR / Polar shrimp (Lebbeus polaris) on live Lophelia (Lophelia pertusa) from Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Controlled conditions. Photo taken in cooperation with GEOMAR coldwater coral res...
Camera trap image of wild Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking through woodland, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, November 1994
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Vladimir Medvedev / Camera trap image of wild Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking through woodland, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, November 1994
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) talon. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) talon. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) coloured blue, walking along branch, captive, from Madagascar
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Michael D. Kern / Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) coloured blue, walking along branch, captive, from Madagascar
Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
Sporangia of a moss, in Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
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Sandra Bartocha / Sporangia of a moss, in Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
Close up of ant (Harpegnathos venator) head from Asia. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Harpegnathos venator) head from Asia. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flocking above urban streetlights at dusk. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, March. 'Urban Wildlife' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 20...
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Paul Hobson / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flocking above urban streetlights at dusk. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, March. 'Urban Wildlife' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 20...
Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November
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Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November
European hare (Lepus europaeus) leveret jumping, Essex, UK, June
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) leveret jumping, Essex, UK, June
Field of ripe barley with green barley growing in vehicle tracks (Hordeum vulgare) Germany, July
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Sandra Bartocha / Field of ripe barley with green barley growing in vehicle tracks (Hordeum vulgare) Germany, July
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in flowering heather. Inshriach Forest, Scotland, UK, September. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? For every Red Squirrel in Britain there are around 18 Grey Squirre...
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Peter Cairns / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in flowering heather. Inshriach Forest, Scotland, UK, September. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? For every Red Squirrel in Britain there are around 18 Grey Squirre...
European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, with sunlight shining between branches, Germany, September
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Sandra Bartocha / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, with sunlight shining between branches, Germany, September
Adult Badger (Meles meles) at entrance to sett, with some young Domestic cattle in the background, Derbyshire, England, UK, May 2012 (non-ex).
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Andrew Parkinson / Adult Badger (Meles meles) at entrance to sett, with some young Domestic cattle in the background, Derbyshire, England, UK, May 2012 (non-ex).
Waves of Baltic Sea washing over and polishing coloured pebbles, Markgrafenheide, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January
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Sandra Bartocha / Waves of Baltic Sea washing over and polishing coloured pebbles, Markgrafenheide, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January
Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), cultivated, occurs in North America
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Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), cultivated, occurs in North America
South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus cumanensis) captive, from Venezuela and Colombia
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Michael D. Kern / South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus cumanensis) captive, from Venezuela and Colombia
Sporangia of moss, Dueodde, Hovedstaden, Denmark, June
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Sandra Bartocha / Sporangia of moss, Dueodde, Hovedstaden, Denmark, June
Common iguana (Iguana iguana) albino, captive, from Central and South America
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Michael D. Kern / Common iguana (Iguana iguana) albino, captive, from Central and South America
Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) in flower, Hungary, March
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Sandra Bartocha / Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) in flower, Hungary, March
Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) captive, from Hispaniola, Caribbean, Vulnerable species
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Michael D. Kern / Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) captive, from Hispaniola, Caribbean, Vulnerable species
Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers in cereal field, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers in cereal field, April
Albino Common Iguana (Iguana iguana) captive pair from Tom Crutchfield's collection, from Caribbean and South and Central America
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Michael D. Kern / Albino Common Iguana (Iguana iguana) captive pair from Tom Crutchfield's collection, from Caribbean and South and Central America
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallow crystal clear water, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallow crystal clear water, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Somali ostrich (Struthio camelus) peering beneath itself, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa
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Mary McDonald / Somali ostrich (Struthio camelus) peering beneath itself, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) chasing Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) chasing Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Tractor millipede (Barydesmus sp.) male, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Joris van Alphen / Tractor millipede (Barydesmus sp.) male, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. meetyourneighbours.net project
Forbes' silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Forbes' silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) group swimming in shallow turquoise sea, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) group swimming in shallow turquoise sea, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Wild Chincoteague (Equus caballus) two breeding stallions greeting one another, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA, June
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Kristel Richard / Wild Chincoteague (Equus caballus) two breeding stallions greeting one another, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA, June
Camera trap image of wild female Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) scent marking the trunk of a Cedar (Cedrus) tree, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, April...
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Vladimir Medvedev / Camera trap image of wild female Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) scent marking the trunk of a Cedar (Cedrus) tree, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, April...
Camera trap image of wild male Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) scent marking the trunk of a cedar (Cedrus) tree, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, December...
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Vladimir Medvedev / Camera trap image of wild male Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) scent marking the trunk of a cedar (Cedrus) tree, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, December...
Moose (Alces alces) cow with a newborn calves grazing on spring grass. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
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Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) cow with a newborn calves grazing on spring grass. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
Moose (Alces alces) cow with a newborn calf. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
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Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) cow with a newborn calf. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
Moose (Alces alces) cow suckling her newborn calves. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
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Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) cow suckling her newborn calves. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.
Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) at nest, Pointe Pelee, Ontario, Canada, May
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Loic Poidevin / Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) at nest, Pointe Pelee, Ontario, Canada, May
Northern oriole (Icterus galbula) female, Pointe Pelee, Ontario, Canada, May
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Loic Poidevin / Northern oriole (Icterus galbula) female, Pointe Pelee, Ontario, Canada, May
Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swimming just below surface, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swimming just below surface, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil
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Doc White / Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil
Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding in open water, Cornwall, England, UK, June
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding in open water, Cornwall, England, UK, June
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) fins at frenzied surface, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) fins at frenzied surface, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallows at sunset, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallows at sunset, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Blacktip reefs sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) dorsal fins visible at sea surface at dusk, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reefs sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) dorsal fins visible at sea surface at dusk, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Powder blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon), large school swimming, Andaman Sea, Thailand
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Georgette Douwma / Powder blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon), large school swimming, Andaman Sea, Thailand
Guineafowl puffer fish (Arothron meleagris) also known as the Golden puffer or Spotted puffer because is has three colour phases which differ dramatically. Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Georgette Douwma / Guineafowl puffer fish (Arothron meleagris) also known as the Golden puffer or Spotted puffer because is has three colour phases which differ dramatically. Maldives, Indian Ocean
Big fin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) descends from open water to the reef at night. Arafur Sea, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Alex Mustard / Big fin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) descends from open water to the reef at night. Arafur Sea, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.
Buller's albatross (Thalassarce bulleri) landing on the sea with wings outstretched off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Brent Stephenson / Buller's albatross (Thalassarce bulleri) landing on the sea with wings outstretched off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) flying low with wing tip cutting the surface of a calm sea. Off Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
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Brent Stephenson / Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) flying low with wing tip cutting the surface of a calm sea. Off Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight low over the sea, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Brent Stephenson / Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight low over the sea, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight against a blue sky, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Brent Stephenson / Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight against a blue sky, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.
American darter / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) with caught fish prey, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March
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George Sanker / American darter / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) with caught fish prey, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) swimming with goslings in lake, Belgium, May
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Philippe Clement / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) swimming with goslings in lake, Belgium, May
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight with caught fish. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, August.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight with caught fish. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, August.
Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex), Lake Albert, Uganda, East Africa
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex), Lake Albert, Uganda, East Africa
Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) silhouetted at dawn, with House crow, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March
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Loic Poidevin / Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) silhouetted at dawn, with House crow, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March
Great Egrets (Ardea alba) territorial dispute above nest colony, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Great Egrets (Ardea alba) territorial dispute above nest colony, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) rear view wings open, in mangrove canopy. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) rear view wings open, in mangrove canopy. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.
Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) moving across waterlily leaves, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, April
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George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) moving across waterlily leaves, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, April
Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla pratensis) in Landkreis Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla pratensis) in Landkreis Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in field with cowslips in flower Brandenburger Vorstadt, Potsdam, Germany, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in field with cowslips in flower Brandenburger Vorstadt, Potsdam, Germany, April
Waves of the Baltic sea washing over pebbles creating a rainbow from the spray, Nienhagen, Germany, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Waves of the Baltic sea washing over pebbles creating a rainbow from the spray, Nienhagen, Germany, April
Common Crane (Grus grus) in wetland habitat, with mist woodland in background, Serrahnbruch, Muritz National Park, Germany, May
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Crane (Grus grus) in wetland habitat, with mist woodland in background, Serrahnbruch, Muritz National Park, Germany, May
Dead Grass (Poaceae sp) stems arched over in winter snow, Neuendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, December
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Sandra Bartocha / Dead Grass (Poaceae sp) stems arched over in winter snow, Neuendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, December
Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June
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Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June
Common Water-Crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) with reflections in water, June
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Water-Crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) with reflections in water, June
Brittle Bladder / Common Fragile Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) growing in protective gryke in limestone pavement, Yorkshire Dales, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Brittle Bladder / Common Fragile Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) growing in protective gryke in limestone pavement, Yorkshire Dales, UK. April.
Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) on beach at dusk, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) on beach at dusk, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Wolf Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) portrait, Isabela Island, Galapagos
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Tui De Roy / Wolf Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) portrait, Isabela Island, Galapagos
Volcan Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) wallowing in rain pools on caldera floor, possibly for thermoregulation or detering parasites, with sulphur fumaroles in background, Alce...
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Tui De Roy / Volcan Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) wallowing in rain pools on caldera floor, possibly for thermoregulation or detering parasites, with sulphur fumaroles in background, Alce...