2015 - Best-of juillet 2015 (121) Images supplémentaires...
July additions to our site covered a great variety of subjects - Arctic and Alpine wildlife, African wild dog behaviour, pygmy blue whales, a rare sequence of a lioness and wildebeest calf playing, Galapagos endemic species, and the threatened wetlands of Mexico City.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swimming to the sea still in the shallows of the beach. Anano Island, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swimming to the sea still in the shallows of the beach. Anano Island, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
Banded sea kraits (Laticauda colubrina) around the roots of mangrove tree, split level. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.
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Juergen Freund / Banded sea kraits (Laticauda colubrina) around the roots of mangrove tree, split level. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.
Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, diving down, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, diving down, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) waving standing on hind legs with paws raised, Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) waving standing on hind legs with paws raised, Svalbard, Norway, September.
Boy on skis going up slope, framed by snow laden tree, Norway, February 2014.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Boy on skis going up slope, framed by snow laden tree, Norway, February 2014.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking over blue ice,  Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking over blue ice, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) behind Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) framed by its legs, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) behind Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) framed by its legs, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across vast ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July 2013.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across vast ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July 2013.
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) alone on blue ice, Antarctica, March.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) alone on blue ice, Antarctica, March.
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub at entrance to den, Manitoba, Canada. March.
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Todd Mintz / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub at entrance to den, Manitoba, Canada. March.
Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) adult and young hauled on ice. Hinlopen, Svalbard, Norway, June.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) adult and young hauled on ice. Hinlopen, Svalbard, Norway, June.
Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) mid moult into summer fur, back lit portrait, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) mid moult into summer fur, back lit portrait, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.
Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) in summer fur, close up portrait while resting Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) in summer fur, close up portrait while resting Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.
Arctic tern (Sterna paridisea) mobbing, Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paridisea) mobbing, Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.
Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) grooming in summer fur, Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) grooming in summer fur, Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.
European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) peering past tree trunks in forest, Finland, June.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) peering past tree trunks in forest, Finland, June.
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) group in zoo, around keepers car, Cabarceno Natural Park, Spain. Captive, occurs in North America and Eurasia.
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Roland Seitre / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) group in zoo, around keepers car, Cabarceno Natural Park, Spain. Captive, occurs in North America and Eurasia.
Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) peering round branch, Mexico City, Mexico, November.
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Claudio Contreras / Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) peering round branch, Mexico City, Mexico, November.
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) two floating. Captive, occurs in Northern Pacific Ocean. Endangered species.
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Roland Seitre / Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) two floating. Captive, occurs in Northern Pacific Ocean. Endangered species.
Herd of Moose (Alces alces) following in line in each other's tracks,  aerial view, Valdres, Norway, February.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Herd of Moose (Alces alces) following in line in each other's tracks, aerial view, Valdres, Norway, February.
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), portrait of adult male though horns of another resting Ibex. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), portrait of adult male though horns of another resting Ibex. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) two adult males in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) two adult males in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult males resting on trail, in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult males resting on trail, in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), portrait of young male. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), portrait of young male. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult male in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult male in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)  portrait, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
African wild dog  (Lycaon pictus) interacting with  pups age two months, okavango delta, Botswana
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Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) interacting with pups age two months, okavango delta, Botswana
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait, Okavango Delta, Botswana
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with pups, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with pups, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with pup, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Laurent Geslin / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) with pup, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Masai giraffe (Giraffa cameleopardalis tippelskirchi) herd walking across savanna in dry season, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa cameleopardalis tippelskirchi) herd walking across savanna in dry season, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with a lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with a lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with a lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with a lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
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Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Lioness (Panthera leo) moving her newborn cub, Okavango, Botswana
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Lioness (Panthera leo) moving her newborn cub, Okavango, Botswana
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd eating, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd eating, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) rearing head out of water, creating spray, Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) rearing head out of water, creating spray, Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) feeding on leaves, Rwanda.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) feeding on leaves, Rwanda.
Grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) in Nyungwe NP, Rwanda
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) in Nyungwe NP, Rwanda
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) baby chewing on stick, Virunga, Rwanda.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) baby chewing on stick, Virunga, Rwanda.
Golden monkey (Cercopithecus kandti) foraging, portrait, Virunga, Rwanda.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Golden monkey (Cercopithecus kandti) foraging, portrait, Virunga, Rwanda.
Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) male with gular pouch, Galapagos.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) male with gular pouch, Galapagos.
Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) captive at  Reserva Natural Rio Blanco, Colombia. Occurs in Tropical Andes, South America.
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Roland Seitre / Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) captive at Reserva Natural Rio Blanco, Colombia. Occurs in Tropical Andes, South America.
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) baby, India. Endangered species.
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Roland Seitre / Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) baby, India. Endangered species.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) close up of eye, hidden in vegetation, Bandhavgarh, India.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) close up of eye, hidden in vegetation, Bandhavgarh, India.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, Bandhavgarh National Park, India.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, Bandhavgarh National Park, India.
Przewalski horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) mother and foal, reintroduced in Takhin Tal by the International Takhi Group, Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
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Roland Seitre / Przewalski horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) mother and foal, reintroduced in Takhin Tal by the International Takhi Group, Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) in snow. Captive at Moscow Zoo breeding station. Occurs on the Tibetan plateau..
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Roland Seitre / Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) in snow. Captive at Moscow Zoo breeding station. Occurs on the Tibetan plateau..
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) grazing in buttercups, Parc de la Haute Touche, Obterre, France. May. Captive, occurs in Central Asia.
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Roland Seitre / Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) grazing in buttercups, Parc de la Haute Touche, Obterre, France. May. Captive, occurs in Central Asia.
Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), male, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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Denis-Huot / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), male, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
Kinkajou (Potos flavus) hanging upside down from branch. Captive in Ocean Park, Hong-Kong. Occurs in South and Central America.
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Roland Seitre / Kinkajou (Potos flavus) hanging upside down from branch. Captive in Ocean Park, Hong-Kong. Occurs in South and Central America.
Kinkajou (Potos flavus) on branch. Captive in Ocean Park, Hong-Kong. Occurs in South and Central America.
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Roland Seitre / Kinkajou (Potos flavus) on branch. Captive in Ocean Park, Hong-Kong. Occurs in South and Central America.
Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) hunting in flight, Lapland, Finland, March.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) hunting in flight, Lapland, Finland, March.
Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) in flight, close up, Finland, March.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) in flight, close up, Finland, March.
Great horned owlet (Bubo virginianus)  talons Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. June 2013.
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Todd Mintz / Great horned owlet (Bubo virginianus) talons Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. June 2013.
Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) in flight, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) in flight, Norway, July.
White-tailed eagle (Haeliaeetus albicilla) perched on snowy snag with wings raised, Flatanger, Norway, January.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / White-tailed eagle (Haeliaeetus albicilla) perched on snowy snag with wings raised, Flatanger, Norway, January.
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) singing with tongue visible, Norway, June.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) singing with tongue visible, Norway, June.
Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) perched on branch, Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) perched on branch, Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
Tasmanian native hen (Gallinula mortierii) walking through grass, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. Endemic.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Tasmanian native hen (Gallinula mortierii) walking through grass, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. Endemic.
Green heron (Butorides virescens), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, June
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Claudio Contreras / Green heron (Butorides virescens), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, June
White eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) two in front of Buddhist prayer flags, Sichuan Province, China, July.
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Dong Lei / White eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) two in front of Buddhist prayer flags, Sichuan Province, China, July.
Woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) using stick as a tool for foraging, Galapagos. Endemic.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) using stick as a tool for foraging, Galapagos. Endemic.
Red-chested Sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) backlit on flower, Rwanda.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Red-chested Sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) backlit on flower, Rwanda.
Blackish cinclodes (Cinclode fuligineux) on beach with Southern Elephant-Seal (Mirounga leonina). This species feeds on dead skin of the seal. Falklands Islands.
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Roland Seitre / Blackish cinclodes (Cinclode fuligineux) on beach with Southern Elephant-Seal (Mirounga leonina). This species feeds on dead skin of the seal. Falklands Islands.
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) feeding young Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), Valdres, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) feeding young Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), Valdres, Norway, July.
Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) in  Galapagos
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) in Galapagos
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica arctica) in flight carrying sandeels and larger fish, Hornoya, Vardo, Norway, July.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica arctica) in flight carrying sandeels and larger fish, Hornoya, Vardo, Norway, July.
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) close up of throat pouch skin, with beak open, Galapagos.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) close up of throat pouch skin, with beak open, Galapagos.
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on water, Bavaria, Germany, February.
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Martin Gabriel / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on water, Bavaria, Germany, February.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii exisa) displaying, Galapagos Islands.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii exisa) displaying, Galapagos Islands.
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swimming on the sea, Commander Island, Russia, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swimming on the sea, Commander Island, Russia, September.
Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) in flight, Svalbard, Norway, August.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) in flight, Svalbard, Norway, August.
Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) reflected in water, Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, March
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Claudio Contreras / Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) reflected in water, Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, March
Waterfowl at dawn with mist, including Great blue heron (Ardea herodias herodias), American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, Mexic...
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Claudio Contreras / Waterfowl at dawn with mist, including Great blue heron (Ardea herodias herodias), American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, Mexic...
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in mud collecting nesting material, collecting nesting material, with golden bokeh affect in puddle, Svalbard, Norway, June.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in mud collecting nesting material, collecting nesting material, with golden bokeh affect in puddle, Svalbard, Norway, June.
Nazca booby (Sula granti) in flight with rainbow behind, Galapagos.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Nazca booby (Sula granti) in flight with rainbow behind, Galapagos.
Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight, silhouetted at sunset, near Campbell Islands, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand. February.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight, silhouetted at sunset, near Campbell Islands, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand. February.
Light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) in flight, Auckland Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand. February.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) in flight, Auckland Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand. February.
Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight, silhouetted at sunset, near Campbell Islands, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand. February.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) in flight, silhouetted at sunset, near Campbell Islands, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand. February.
Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair in courtship display, Espanola, Galapagos Islands. Critically endangered species.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair in courtship display, Espanola, Galapagos Islands. Critically endangered species.
Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) surfacing near Bounty Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, March. Endangered species.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) surfacing near Bounty Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, March. Endangered species.
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) profile portrait, Falkland Islands, November.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) profile portrait, Falkland Islands, November.
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in habitat, with mountains, South Georgia, November 2008.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in habitat, with mountains, South Georgia, November 2008.
Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) portrait on rocks, Antipodes Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, March. Endangered species.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) portrait on rocks, Antipodes Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, March. Endangered species.
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) group underwater, Galapagos. Endemic.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) group underwater, Galapagos. Endemic.
Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) with red whip coral. Osprey Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Juergen Freund / Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) with red whip coral. Osprey Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Split level of  large Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in shallows of mangroves. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.
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Juergen Freund / Split level of large Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in shallows of mangroves. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings running to the sea from nest. Jamursbamedi, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings running to the sea from nest. Jamursbamedi, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Bigfin reef squid  (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) blurred motion photograph, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Juergen Freund / Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) blurred motion photograph, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) tasting air, in habitat, Arizona, USA, October. Controlled conditions
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Daniel Heuclin / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) tasting air, in habitat, Arizona, USA, October. Controlled conditions