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Une nouvelle édition de Life on Earth, le best-seller de David Attenborough, sera publiée en octobre 2018 par William Collins. Pour fêter le 40e anniversaire de la publication originale du livre, David Attenborough a revisité le texte, pris en compte les nouvelles découvertes scientifiques et choisi un ensemble d'images entièrement nouveau. Nature Picture Library est fière d'avoir apporté une contribution majeure à cette publication historique et richement illustrée, qui raconte d'une manière si passionnante l'histoire du développement de la vie sur terre. Cette galerie contient un florilège de ces images.
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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.

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Colin Varndell / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) in flower. Dorset, UK, June.

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Gerrit Vyn / Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) male displaying on a lek in snow, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA. April.

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Nick Garbutt / Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at sunrise. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.

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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Six banded / yellow armadillo {Euphractus sexcinctus} Minas Gerais, Brazil

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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.

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Tony Heald / Black skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) fishing by skimming along water surface, Pantanal, Brazil

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Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009

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Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi) sidewinding in Namib desert, Namibia.

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Duncan Mcewan / Apple moss (Bartrimia pomiformis) with spore capsules, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK

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Juergen Freund / Portugese man-of-war / Blue Bottle {Physalia physalis}, Indo-pacific

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Alex Hyde / Hourglass treefrog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus) male with inflated vocal sac calling at night, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica

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Kirkendall-Spring / Bristlecone pine near Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park in winter, Nevada, USA

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Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback portrait, Volcanoes NP, Virunga mountains, Rwanda

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Cyril Ruoso / Red-shanked Douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) small group in canopy eating young leaves, Vietnam

View from below of silhouette of diver and Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan...

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Doug Perrine / View from below of silhouette of diver and Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan...

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Alex Hyde / Panther Chameleon {Furcifer pardalis} climbing along branch on beach, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

RF - Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) jumping, Anjajavy Private Reserve, north west Madagascar. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

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David Pattyn / RF - Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) jumping, Anjajavy Private Reserve, north west Madagascar. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) feeding at an Angel's or Devil's Trumpet Flower (Datura sp.). Yanacocha montane cloud forest, Ecuador.

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Nick Garbutt / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) feeding at an Angel's or Devil's Trumpet Flower (Datura sp.). Yanacocha montane cloud forest, Ecuador.

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Charlie Summers / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) making its way down sand bank into to the Rufiji Rivre, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.

Portrait of Bigfin squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) hovering in open water above a coral reef at night. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Bigfin squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) hovering in open water above a coral reef at night. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

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Anup Shah / Chimpanzee watches mother fishing for termites, Gombe NP, Tanzania 2003 'Fifi' + 'Furaha'

Velvet Worm (Peripatus novaezealandiae) known as 'living fossils', having remained the same for approximately 570 million years, New Zealand, Captive

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Alex Hyde / Velvet Worm (Peripatus novaezealandiae) known as 'living fossils', having remained the same for approximately 570 million years, New Zealand, Captive

Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) expanding wings after emerging, Podere Montecucco. Orvieot, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 9 of 9

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Paul Harcourt Davies / Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) expanding wings after emerging, Podere Montecucco. Orvieot, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 9 of 9

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Franco Banfi / Flatworm (Maiazoon orsaki) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A portrait of a nudibranch (Eubranchus tricolor) on the seabed of a Scottish loch. Loch Carron, Ross and Comarty, Scotland, Great Britain. North East Atlantic Ocean.

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Alex Mustard / A portrait of a nudibranch (Eubranchus tricolor) on the seabed of a Scottish loch. Loch Carron, Ross and Comarty, Scotland, Great Britain. North East Atlantic Ocean.

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Roger Powell / Meadow in flower, with Cork oaks (Quercus suber) in the background, Beja, Portugal, April.

Green tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group building nest by pulling on leaves together, Kakadu National Park Northern Territory, Australia. Commended in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of th...

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Ingo Arndt / Green tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group building nest by pulling on leaves together, Kakadu National Park Northern Territory, Australia. Commended in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of th...

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Floris van Breugel / Hotspring and surrounding bacteria, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. September 2008.

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Melvin Grey / Pygmy sunbird (Hedydipna platura) adult male on flower, The Gambia, West Africa.

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Alex Hyde / Wolf Spiders (Pardosa sp.), male RIGHT waving palps in courtship display. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

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Robert Thompson / Common hawker (Aeshna juncea) Brackish Moss NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Pete Oxford / Coconut (Robber) crab climbing coconut tree, Aldabra Seychelles

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Georgette Douwma / Purple sea pen (Virgularia gustaviana) on sandy sea bed. Rinca, Indonesia

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Jouan & Rius / Rafflesia flower (Rafflesia keithii) in Gunung Gading NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Massive barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) and diver. Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, Palawan, Philippines, April 2009. Model released.

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Juergen Freund / Massive barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) and diver. Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, Palawan, Philippines, April 2009. Model released.

Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain-feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October

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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain-feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October

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Georgette Douwma / Lyretail anthias / Goldies (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) over coral reef with soft corals (Dendronephthya sp) Egypt, Red Sea.

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Pete Oxford / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) underwater. Fernandina Island. Galapagos, Endemic Species.

Ground beetle (Carabus hispanus) resting on a leaf of Hydrangea (Hydrangea sp), Lozere, Cevennes, Languedoc Roussillon, France, July.

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Pascal Pittorino / Ground beetle (Carabus hispanus) resting on a leaf of Hydrangea (Hydrangea sp), Lozere, Cevennes, Languedoc Roussillon, France, July.

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Tony Phelps / Cape cobra {Naja nivea} displaying amongst vegetation, South Africa

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Paul Hobson / Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) paternal male carrying eggs, S.Yorks, UK

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Juan Carlos Munoz / Fossil dinosaur {Struthiomimus altus} Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

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Juan Carlos Munoz / Argus pheasant / Great argus (Argusianus argus) male displaying, Danum Valley forest reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Alex Mustard / A Large / Pot Bellied Seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) perched in nets. Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, March.

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing the 'weed dance,' a spectacular part of their elaborate courtship ritual, Derbyshire, UK, March

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Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing the 'weed dance,' a spectacular part of their elaborate courtship ritual, Derbyshire, UK, March

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Sue Daly / Light Bulb Sea Squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis). Channel Islands, UK, June.

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Konrad Wothe / Three-striped poison frog (Ameerega trivittata) male carrying tadpoles, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Magnificent bird of paradise (Diphyllodes magnificus) male, Lower montane highlands near Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. Endemic.

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Nick Garbutt / Magnificent bird of paradise (Diphyllodes magnificus) male, Lower montane highlands near Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. Endemic.

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Chris Mattison / Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) swallowing a spider. El Arenal, Costa Rica

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Kerstin Hinze / Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), growing in lava field, coast of Fernandina, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Georgette Douwma / Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) swimming past soft corals (Dendronephthya sp]), Red Sea, Egypt. January.

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Pete Oxford / Caecilian (Siphonops annulata) amongst leaf litter, Amazon Rainforest. Ecuador

Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock in flight with snow topped Pyrenees mountains in the background, during southward migration period, Haute Pyrenees, Gascony, France. December 2009

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Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock in flight with snow topped Pyrenees mountains in the background, during southward migration period, Haute Pyrenees, Gascony, France. December 2009

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Stephen Dalton / Gecko (Tarentola sp) close up of feet gripping glass, controlled conditions

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Stephen Dalton / Wallace's gliding frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) flying, controlled conditions

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Yukihiro Fukuda / Male Japanese giant salamander (Andria japonicus) emerging from a nest hole in order to breathe, Japan, August

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Stephen Dalton / Mediterranean / European scorpion {Buthus occitanus} stinging a Spider (Amourobius sp) Spain

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Michel Roggo / Sockeye / Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on spawning migration. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October.

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Juergen Freund / Several Chambered nautilus {Nautilus pompilius} on coral reef at night, Pacific, 2007

Marine springtail / bristletail (Petrobius maritimus) adult resting on stones, Lough Muree, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August

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Robert Thompson / Marine springtail / bristletail (Petrobius maritimus) adult resting on stones, Lough Muree, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August

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Nick Upton / Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) tree in full flower against blue sky. Stourhead gardens, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Endive Pellia liverwort (Pellia endiviifolia) in centre growing through Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha), the latter bearing cups containing gemmae (used in asexual reproduction). Lathkill Dal...

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Alex Hyde / Endive Pellia liverwort (Pellia endiviifolia) in centre growing through Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha), the latter bearing cups containing gemmae (used in asexual reproduction). Lathkill Dal...

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rock, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, East Pacific Ocean.

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Franco Banfi / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rock, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, East Pacific Ocean.

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David Shale / Female Anglerfish fanfin seadevil (Caulophryne jordani) - Deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean, found at 700-3000m.

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Doug Perrine / Great west indian sea lily / crinoid {Cenocrinus asterius} 600-800 ft depth, Caribbean

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Pete Oxford / Yellow streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosum) feeding on a worm, Maroansetra, Madagascar

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HUW CORDEY / Black tailed prairie dogs on burrow mound {Cynomys ludocicianus}, Badlands, USA

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Jouan & Rius / Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) standing on hind legs, Central Australia

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Jouan & Rius / Aboriginal rock art, Anbangbang Gallery, Nourlangie Ranges, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

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David Tipling / Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) clinging to branch, Bohol, Philippines

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Stephen Dalton / Northern Flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) gliding (Native to North America) controlled conditions

Christmas Island Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia linchii natalis) breeding colony in cave, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory, endemic

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Ingo Arndt / Christmas Island Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia linchii natalis) breeding colony in cave, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory, endemic

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Rod Williams / Large Tree Shrew (Tupaia tana) Captive, occurs Borneo and Sumatra

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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) wild sloth in tree at Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.

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Dave Watts / Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) digging, Tasmania, Australia

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Denis-Huot / Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) herd with Wildebeest herd visible beyond, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

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Nick Garbutt / Adult Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) walking across savannah. Los Llanos, Colombia, South America.

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Roland Seitre / Bald headed uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus calvus) Brazil.

Humpback whales (Megaptera novangliaea) pod engaged in social foraging by herding herring and other fish with bubble net feeding technique, Chatham Strait, Alaska, USA July.

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Tony Wu / Humpback whales (Megaptera novangliaea) pod engaged in social foraging by herding herring and other fish with bubble net feeding technique, Chatham Strait, Alaska, USA July.

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John Downer / Termite (Isoptera) colony with six-metre high cooling chimney, Bogoria, Kenya

Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) using powerful forelimbs armed with long claws digging soil looking for termites, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Yashpal Rathore / Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) using powerful forelimbs armed with long claws digging soil looking for termites, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mountain tree shrew (Tupaia montana) feeding on nectar secreted by the endemic Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes kinabaluensis) Montane forests (at 2200m-3000m), slopes of Mt Kinabalu. Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Bo...

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Paul Williams / Mountain tree shrew (Tupaia montana) feeding on nectar secreted by the endemic Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes kinabaluensis) Montane forests (at 2200m-3000m), slopes of Mt Kinabalu. Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Bo...

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Dietmar Nill / Greater horseshoe bat {Rhinolophus ferrumequinum} in flight hunting a moth at night, Germany

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Tony Heald / Malayan colugo (Cynocephalus variegatus) hanging upside-down in tree feeding on algae at night, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, September