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Solvin Zankl has worked as a photographer since completing his masters in marine biology, undertaking wildlife photographic assignments all over the world. His growing fascination for the element water led him to expand his work throughout different coastal environments. Since 1998 Solvin Zankl has been working as a professional photographer, specialized in producing wildlife stories in different parts of the world. He always tries to catch the behaviour and the typical character of his subject from his personal view. Solvin is noted for getting a fresh new look on small or widely unnoticed animals. His work has contributed to many conservation campaigns, for example the protection of the Golden Lion Tamarin. His work has been internationally published in magazines including GEO, National Geographic Magazine, Natural History Magazine and BBC Wildlife, and he received the German Award for Science Photography and the Fritz Polking Award.
Surinam toad swimming {Pipa pipa} Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil
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Solvin Zankl / Surinam toad swimming {Pipa pipa} Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil
Hawksbill turtle portrait {Eretmochelys imbricata} Virgin Is, Caribbean
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Solvin Zankl / Hawksbill turtle portrait {Eretmochelys imbricata} Virgin Is, Caribbean
Portrait of male Smooth / Common Newt (Triturus vulgaris) showing orange underside, Germany
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S. Zankl / Portrait of male Smooth / Common Newt (Triturus vulgaris) showing orange underside, Germany
Two female Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) make their way up the beach to lay their eggs at Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, November
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Solvin Zankl / Two female Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) make their way up the beach to lay their eggs at Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, November
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June.
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Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June.
After digging a hole 30 to 50 cm deep with its rear flippers the Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) lays approx 100 eggs in the nest, Ostional beach, Costa Rica, November.
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Solvin Zankl / After digging a hole 30 to 50 cm deep with its rear flippers the Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) lays approx 100 eggs in the nest, Ostional beach, Costa Rica, November.
These hatchlings of an Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) should be buried and protected under 40 cm of warm sand, but a domestic dog dug them out at Ostional beach in Costa Rica. Novembe...
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Solvin Zankl / These hatchlings of an Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) should be buried and protected under 40 cm of warm sand, but a domestic dog dug them out at Ostional beach in Costa Rica. Novembe...
Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) portrait, deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) portrait, deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) feeding on Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) Playa Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast. November.
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Solvin Zankl / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) feeding on Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) Playa Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast. November.
Juvenile leatherback turtle {Dermochelys coriacea} on sand, Virgin Islands, Caribbean
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Solvin Zankl / Juvenile leatherback turtle {Dermochelys coriacea} on sand, Virgin Islands, Caribbean
As soon as it entered the water the young Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the coast. The  swimming frenzy lasts for approximately 48 hours...
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Solvin Zankl / As soon as it entered the water the young Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the coast. The swimming frenzy lasts for approximately 48 hours...
Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming from the open ocean towards the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean to gather for an arribada (mass nesting event). November
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Solvin Zankl / Female Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming from the open ocean towards the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean to gather for an arribada (mass nesting event). November