2015 - December 2015 (144) More files...
A great mix of new material was added to our site. Highlights include new reindeer images, a variety of New World and Old World primates, red fox cubs in action, budgerigars and endangered bald ibis in the wild, bioluminescent creatures, dramatic rainforest aerials, and the head-hunters of northern India.
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) carrying stolen rock from another nest in rookery, Peterman Island, Antarctica, November.
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Charlie Summers / Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) carrying stolen rock from another nest in rookery, Peterman Island, Antarctica, November.
Snares island crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) colony in forest, Snares Island, New Zealand.
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Mark MacEwen / Snares island crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) colony in forest, Snares Island, New Zealand.
Snares island crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) in forest, Snares Island, New Zealand.
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Mark MacEwen / Snares island crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) in forest, Snares Island, New Zealand.
Hyacinth macaw (Anadorhynchus hyacinthinus) eating palm nut. Pantanal, Brazil.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hyacinth macaw (Anadorhynchus hyacinthinus) eating palm nut. Pantanal, Brazil.
Giant humming bird (Patagona gigas) feeding from Queen of the Andes (Puya raymondii) flowers,  Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru, November.
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Cyril Ruoso / Giant humming bird (Patagona gigas) feeding from Queen of the Andes (Puya raymondii) flowers, Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru, November.
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) swimming near Water lilies (Nymphaea sp) Washington DC, USA. July.
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John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) swimming near Water lilies (Nymphaea sp) Washington DC, USA. July.
Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extraordinarily long coiled tongue. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
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Nick Garbutt / Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extraordinarily long coiled tongue. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
Firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans) close to beach during mating season. Toyama Bay, Japan.
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Mark MacEwen / Firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans) close to beach during mating season. Toyama Bay, Japan.
Assassin bug (Reduviidae) nymph, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Cyril Ruoso / Assassin bug (Reduviidae) nymph, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.
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Mark MacEwen / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.
Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on pink clover, south west France.
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Dave Watts / Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on pink clover, south west France.
Madagascar sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on tree. Masoala Peninsula, north east Madagascar. Controlled conditions.
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Nick Garbutt / Madagascar sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on tree. Masoala Peninsula, north east Madagascar. Controlled conditions.
Tourist paddling among mangroves in canoe, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourist paddling among mangroves in canoe, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Palm tree branch dipping towards water, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Palm tree branch dipping towards water, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.
Aerial view of waterfall on the coastline of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of waterfall on the coastline of Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.
Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.
Aerial view of  Yavari-Mirin River and oxbow lake and Amazon Rainforest, Peru, July.
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Mark Bowler / Aerial view of Yavari-Mirin River and oxbow lake and Amazon Rainforest, Peru, July.
Aerial view of Amazon River, with settlements and secondary rainforest, near Iquitos, Peru. July 2015.
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Mark Bowler / Aerial view of Amazon River, with settlements and secondary rainforest, near Iquitos, Peru. July 2015.
Queen of the Andes (Puya raymondii) Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru, November.
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Cyril Ruoso / Queen of the Andes (Puya raymondii) Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru, November.
Puya flowers (Puya sp)  Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru.
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Cyril Ruoso / Puya flowers (Puya sp) Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru.
Heleconia flower (Heliconia rostrata) Amazon, Peru.
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Cyril Ruoso / Heleconia flower (Heliconia rostrata) Amazon, Peru.
Fruit of a Dipterocarp tree (Dipterocarpaceae) seed falling to the ground, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Cyril Ruoso / Fruit of a Dipterocarp tree (Dipterocarpaceae) seed falling to the ground, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Fig tree (Ficus sp) in rainforest, Bukit Barisan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Cyril Ruoso / Fig tree (Ficus sp) in rainforest, Bukit Barisan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Common teasel (Dipascus fullonum) seed-heads covered in ice, Vendee, France , January
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Loic Poidevin / Common teasel (Dipascus fullonum) seed-heads covered in ice, Vendee, France , January
Morning mist over the countryside, Aubrac, France, July 2015.
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Fabrice Cahez / Morning mist over the countryside, Aubrac, France, July 2015.
Clouds over Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, October 2010.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Clouds over Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, October 2010.
Squaretop Mountain, Bridger Wilderness of the Wind River Range, Bridger National Forest, Wyoming, USA.
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Kirkendall-Spring / Squaretop Mountain, Bridger Wilderness of the Wind River Range, Bridger National Forest, Wyoming, USA.
Oak trees (Quercus) in the fog, Figueroa Mountain, Los Padres National Forest, California, USA.
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Kirkendall-Spring / Oak trees (Quercus) in the fog, Figueroa Mountain, Los Padres National Forest, California, USA.
Woman with baby collecting Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) flowers and leaves, used in herbal medicine, and containing molecules which are used in the treatment of leukemia cancer. Berenty...
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Cyril Ruoso / Woman with baby collecting Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) flowers and leaves, used in herbal medicine, and containing molecules which are used in the treatment of leukemia cancer. Berenty...
Woman inside Nyshi Long House, Nyshi Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh.North East India, November 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Woman inside Nyshi Long House, Nyshi Tribe, Arunachal Pradesh.North East India, November 2014.
Nyshi man, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, November 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Nyshi man, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, November 2014.
Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland,  North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.
Apatani woman with facial tattoos and traditional cane nose plugs / Yapin Hulo made to make them look unattractive to males from other tribes. These facial modifications are  now  outlawed. Apatani Tr...
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Pete Oxford / Apatani woman with facial tattoos and traditional cane nose plugs / Yapin Hulo made to make them look unattractive to males from other tribes. These facial modifications are now outlawed. Apatani Tr...
Konyak Naga tattooed head hunter. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland,  North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed head hunter. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.
Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland,  North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.
Head-hunted human skulls, collected by the Konyak Naga tribe,  North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Head-hunted human skulls, collected by the Konyak Naga tribe, North East India, October 2014.
Konyak Naga boy peering out of house decorated with buffalo skulls, Konyak Naga headhunting Tribe.Mon district, Nagaland,  North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga boy peering out of house decorated with buffalo skulls, Konyak Naga headhunting Tribe.Mon district, Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.
Woman with basket on her head picking tea (Camellia sinensis), Assam, North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Woman with basket on her head picking tea (Camellia sinensis), Assam, North East India, October 2014.
Tea picker, collecting Tea leaves (Camelia sinensis) wearing large straw hat, Assam, North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Tea picker, collecting Tea leaves (Camelia sinensis) wearing large straw hat, Assam, North East India, October 2014.
Woman with baby looking at Sisal (Agave sisalana) fibres drying for rope making, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar.
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Cyril Ruoso / Woman with baby looking at Sisal (Agave sisalana) fibres drying for rope making, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar.
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) fields in flower, Burgundy, France, May.
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Cyril Ruoso / Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) fields in flower, Burgundy, France, May.
Hut in Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Hut in Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June 2015.
Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June.
Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.
Partially harvested Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Partially harvested Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July 2015.
Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) in lavender fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) in lavender fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July.