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A new edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking Life on Earth will be published in October 2018 by William Collins. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the boo publication, David Attenborough has revisited the text, taken into account new scientific discoveries, and chosen an entirely new set of images. Nature Picture Library is proud to have made a major contribution to this lavishly illustrated landmark publication, which tells in such an enthralling way the story of the development of life on earth. This gallery contains all the images which NPL supplied for the book.
Axolotl {Siredon / Ambystoma mexicanum} albino, captive.
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Jane Burton / Axolotl {Siredon / Ambystoma mexicanum} albino, captive.
'Sinbad' the male Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) curiously peering from the bushes during the day. Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand, January. Critically endangered.
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Brent Stephenson / 'Sinbad' the male Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) curiously peering from the bushes during the day. Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand, January. Critically endangered.
Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) in flower. Dorset, UK, June.
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Colin Varndell / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) in flower. Dorset, UK, June.
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) male displaying on a lek in snow, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA. April.
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Gerrit Vyn / Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) male displaying on a lek in snow, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA. April.
Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at sunrise. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.
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Nick Garbutt / Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at sunrise. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.
Six banded / yellow armadillo {Euphractus sexcinctus} Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Six banded / yellow armadillo {Euphractus sexcinctus} Minas Gerais, Brazil
Juvenile Andean mouse opossum (Marmosops impavidus) eating a moth, El Oro, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Juvenile Andean mouse opossum (Marmosops impavidus) eating a moth, El Oro, Ecuador.
Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) in shallow water. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) in shallow water. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
Black skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) fishing by skimming along water surface, Pantanal, Brazil
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Tony Heald / Black skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) fishing by skimming along water surface, Pantanal, Brazil
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009
Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi) sidewinding in Namib desert, Namibia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi) sidewinding in Namib desert, Namibia.
Apple moss (Bartrimia pomiformis) with spore capsules, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
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Duncan Mcewan / Apple moss (Bartrimia pomiformis) with spore capsules, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK