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2016 - Best-of mai 2016 (120) Images supplémentaires...
Highlights added to our site this month include unusual Hanuman langur behaviour from Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers, Alex Hyde's cave creatures, Laurent Geslin's wild European lynx, Brown bear cubs learning to fish by Loic Poidevein, new European birds by Michel Poinsignon and David Pattyn, atmospheric Spanish material by new contributor Andres Dominguez, plus hiking with Kirkendall-Spring and Mark Taylor's latest cute kittens.
Water cascading over naturally formed tufa dam. Tufa is a kind of limestone, formed from the precipitation of carbonate minerals which builds up around mosses and water plants to form a solid limeston...
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Alex Hyde / Water cascading over naturally formed tufa dam. Tufa is a kind of limestone, formed from the precipitation of carbonate minerals which builds up around mosses and water plants to form a solid limeston...
Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) in foggy forest, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) in foggy forest, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
Trees in Hautes Fagnes Nature Reserve in winter after snowfall. This area - Noir Flohay was burnt a few years ago and some trees are still blackened, Hautes Fagnes, Belgian Ardennes, Belgium, February...
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David Pattyn / Trees in Hautes Fagnes Nature Reserve in winter after snowfall. This area - Noir Flohay was burnt a few years ago and some trees are still blackened, Hautes Fagnes, Belgian Ardennes, Belgium, February...
Portuguese oak tree (Quercus faginea) covered in moss, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, November.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Portuguese oak tree (Quercus faginea) covered in moss, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, November.
Bare trees and conifers in woodland, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Huesca, Spain, October.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Bare trees and conifers in woodland, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Huesca, Spain, October.
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) in a Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) Saja Besaya Natural Park, Saja, Cantabria, Spain, August.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) in a Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) Saja Besaya Natural Park, Saja, Cantabria, Spain, August.
Close up of head of European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.
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Alex Hyde / Close up of head of European House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.
Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) in Poplar woodland (Populus) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. October.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) in Poplar woodland (Populus) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. October.
Frozen Elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) in a small pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Frozen Elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) in a small pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
Ice and grass in frozen pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Ice and grass in frozen pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
Pebbles reflected in the water surface at mouth of Sheryldy river, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. September
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Olga Kamenskaya / Pebbles reflected in the water surface at mouth of Sheryldy river, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. September
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), in flower, cultivated specimen in botanic garden, native to Sumatra. Kew Gardens, London, UK. 23 April 2016 This species has the largest unbranched flower inflores...
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Michael Hutchinson / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), in flower, cultivated specimen in botanic garden, native to Sumatra. Kew Gardens, London, UK. 23 April 2016 This species has the largest unbranched flower inflores...
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), in flower, cultivated specimen in botanic garden, native to Sumatra. Kew Gardens, London, UK. 23 April 2016 This species has the largest unbranched flower inflores...
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Michael Hutchinson / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), in flower, cultivated specimen in botanic garden, native to Sumatra. Kew Gardens, London, UK. 23 April 2016 This species has the largest unbranched flower inflores...
Andrommeda (M31) with its two syster galaxies (M32 and M110) Eastern Colorado. 8 November 2015. Taken with digital focus stacking.
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Charlie Summers / Andrommeda (M31) with its two syster galaxies (M32 and M110) Eastern Colorado. 8 November 2015. Taken with digital focus stacking.
Two cowboys mounted on a Pantaneiro stallion, round up a band of wild Pantaneiro horses, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. August 2015.
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Kristel Richard / Two cowboys mounted on a Pantaneiro stallion, round up a band of wild Pantaneiro horses, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. August 2015.
Children snorkelling in the sea and swimming with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with boat approaching. Indian Ocean, Zanzibar, Tanzania, August 2014.
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David Pattyn / Children snorkelling in the sea and swimming with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with boat approaching. Indian Ocean, Zanzibar, Tanzania, August 2014.
Sir David Attenborough recording voice over for BBC series, The Hunt. September 2015.
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Huw Cordey / Sir David Attenborough recording voice over for BBC series, The Hunt. September 2015.
Tabby-and-white Siberian-cross mother cat carrying her tabby kitten, 4 weeks.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby-and-white Siberian-cross mother cat carrying her tabby kitten, 4 weeks.
Silver tabby kitten, Loki, age 3 months, sitting up with paws outstretched.
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Mark Taylor / Silver tabby kitten, Loki, age 3 months, sitting up with paws outstretched.
Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, standing on hind legs.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, standing on hind legs.
Tabby cats, Picasso and Smudge, age 3 months, together. Smudge with his paws up on Picasso.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby cats, Picasso and Smudge, age 3 months, together. Smudge with his paws up on Picasso.
Tabby kitten, Picasso, 8 weeks, with raised paw.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Picasso, 8 weeks, with raised paw.
Blue British Shorthair kitten sitting.
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Mark Taylor / Blue British Shorthair kitten sitting.
Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, lying with head up and raised paw.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, lying with head up and raised paw.