SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) disappearing behind tree, tail visible, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, August.
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Tony Wu / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) swimming in s motion, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
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Andy Rouse / Iceberg and mountain, Svalbard, Norway. Arctic. July.
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Juergen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings running to the sea from nest. Jamursbamedi, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Detail of Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) gas-filled bladders (pneumatocysts) Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) footprints in snow, on cracked ice, Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pouncing on prey, Vosges, France, September.
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Espen Bergersen / Fluke of diving Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with full moon low on the horizon during polar night time, with blow from second whale in the background, Kvaloya, Troms, Northern Norway. Novem...
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Ben Cranke / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing with mountain landscape, Liefdefjorden, Svalbard, Norway. July 2011.
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Roy Mangersnes / Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) diving into sea, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) digging in snow, in white winter coat. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, May.
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Anup Shah / Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.
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Neil Aldridge / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing and keeping watch while another excavates a burrow in soft sand before disappearing underground for the night. Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana, April.
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Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunting, head in hole, Vosges, France, June
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Andy Rouse / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) walking along beach. Cerro Dragon, Galapagos, September.
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Shattil & Rozinski / Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) surfacing off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, September
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Stephen Dalton / Common european tree frog (Hyla arborea) leaping, multiflash sequence of two images
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Water disappearing underground, Ciginovac lake, Upper Lakes, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008
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Nick Garbutt / Rear view of male Bengal tiger walking {Panthera tigris tigris} Kanha NP, India - Winner in Wildlife Photographer of Year competition
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Sandesh Kadur / Timelapse of a puddle drying out, killing a large number of Indian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) tadpoles, Honnavar, Karnataka, India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Timelapse of a puddle drying out, killing a large number of Indian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) tadpoles, Honnavar, Karnataka, India.
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Nick Upton / Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) entering nest hole in Downy birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunk. Mature mixed forest, near Lisaku, Ida Virumaa, Estonia. April.
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Ashley Cooper / Balcony cafe over looking The Mer De Glace which has thinned 150 meters since 1820, and retreated by 2300 Metres, with a balcony cafe overlooking the rapidly shrinking glacier. Chamonix, France, Septe...
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Ashley Cooper / Meltwater on the Langjokull ice cap in Iceland disappearing into a moulin. Like all of Icelands glaciers it is retreating rapidly due to climate change and is predicted to disappear in the next 100 ye...
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Michel Roggo / Aerial view of ice cap north-east of Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier with meltwater channel disappearing in a moulin, Sermersuaq / Greenland ice sheet, Greenland, Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Tony Wu / Indian Ocean blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus indica) swimming into the blue, Sri Lanka.
Tony Wu / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale. Diving to deeper water to feed on krill after breathing at the surface. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
Tony Wu / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) male with injured fluke diving to forage for food , Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
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Chris & Monique Fallows / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) rear view showing fluke, Cape Point, South Africa, March.
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Kirkendall-Spring / Cross country ski tracks on Amabilis Mountain, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. December
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Pascal Tordeux / Fence disappearing into sand dune with grasses growing on it, Berck, Pas De Calais, France, September 2015.
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Pascal Tordeux / Tyre tracks in sand on beach as low tide, Crotoy, Somme Bay, Pas de Calais, France, July 2015.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / RF- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke above water before diving, Senja, Troms County, Norway, Scandinavia, January. Cetaceans are attracted to this area to feed on large numbers of sp...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / RF- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke above water before diving, Senja, Troms County, Norway, Scandinavia, January. Cetaceans are attracted to this area to feed on large numbers of sp...
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Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) tracks from nesting females on beach, Galapagos
Yukihiro Fukuda / Feral domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) running under hydrangea bush. Okunojima Island, also known as Rabbit Island, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Richard Du Toit / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) feeding with head underwater, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa, August.
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Gabriel Rojo / RF- Two Orca whales (Orcinus orca) diving with caudal fins out of water. Punta Norte Natural Reserve, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Patagonia Argentina (This image may be licensed either as right...
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Floris van Breugel / Mount Rainier at sunset, seen from the summit of Old Snowy Mountain in the Goat Rocks Wilderness of the Cascades in Washington, USA. July 2012.
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John Waters / Fence line dividing two grassland pastures and disappearing over the horizon. Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK, December.
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Solvin Zankl / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail fluke above water during dive, Kaikoura, New Zealand, July, Vulnerable species.
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Bertie Gregory / Killer whale (Orcinus orca) tail slapping at sunset, transient race, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July.
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Lou Coetzer / Young Impala (Aepyceros melampus) ram on the brink of disappearing under the water due to a crocodile attack, Chobe River, Botswana.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia,Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) flipper above the surface after breaching, Wilhelmina Bay, Gerlache Strait. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
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Franco Banfi / tail detail of Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Claudio Contreras / Seasnake amongst mangroves, Batasan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April
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Franco Banfi / Tail of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
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Christophe Courteau / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) dominant male silver back rear view disappearing into vegetation. 2700 metres above sea level in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Short dry season, February
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) tail disappearing behind stump in flowering heather. Inshriach Forest, Scotland, September.
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MYN / John Tiddy / The Disappearing Grasshopper (Schizobothrus flavovittatus) Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, March. Named because at the end of long escape flights it dives into long grass, seeming to disappear. meetyour...
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Field Gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus / segetum) a plant of cultivation disappearing with intensive cultivation, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Field Gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus / segetum) a plant of cultivation disappearing with intensive cultivation, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) disappearing down into den in deep snow, only tail showing, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, November
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Snow covered mountains disappearing into white clouds, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, March 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Pico de Encumeada disappearing into clouds, Madeira, March 2009
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Merryn Thomas / Turlough (disappearing lake found mostly in limestone areas, almost exclusively on the Burren) at Carron, Burren, Republic of Ireland, June 2009.
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Merryn Thomas / Turlough (disappearing lake found mostly in limestone areas, almost exclusively on the Burren) at Carron, Burren, Republic of Ireland, June 2009.
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Merryn Thomas / Turlough (disappearing lake found mostly in limestone areas, almost exclusively on the Burren) at Carron, Burren, Republic of Ireland, June 2009.
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Solvin Zankl / Web-footed gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) disappearing into hole in sand dune, Namib Desert, Namibia
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Tail fluke of Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, Antarctica. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Mount Galen, colorful tundra, cumulus clouds and glacial kettle pond slowly disappearing in surrounding vegetation, in autumn, Denali National Park, Alaska
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David Noton / Road disappearing into the distance, Monument Valley, Utah, USA
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David Noton / Road disappearing into the distance, Monument Valley, Utah, USA
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Doug Perrine / RF- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). California, USA, Endangered. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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David Noton / Moon high above disappearing road into Monument Valley Tribal Reserve, Utah, USA
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Gabriel Rojo / RF- Southern right whale diving (Balaena glacialis australis). Argentina Patagonia, Argentina South America. Endangered species. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Klaus Echle / Garden dormouse disappearing into nest hollow in tree {Eliomys quercinus} Germany. hand-raised
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Gabriel Rojo / Hairy armadillo disappearing into burrow {Chaetophractus villosus} Valdez, Patagonia, Argentina
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Paul D Stewart / Illustration of tribal chief with Macaw (Ara sp.) feather ornaments. Early Lithographic print by Brodtmann, from Dr. Shinz, 'Naturgeschichte und Abbilldungen der Saugethiere' 1827/1840, with hand colo...
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Neil Challis / Tracking shot of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) crossing road, before disappearing into forest. In the background, are cars and people taking photos of the elephant. Western Thailand.
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Neil Challis / Tracking shot of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) crossing the road in the early morning. The elephant disappears into the forest, leaving the frame. Western Thailand.
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Jack Perks / European spider crab (Hyas araneus) entering frame, stopping to feed on seabed before walking off into Common eelgrass (Zostera marina), Swanage pier, Dorset, England, UK, English Channel, September.
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Roman Willi / White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) perching on rock in river and defecating, before diving beneath water, Lucerne, Switzerland, January.
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Jack Perks / Mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio) swimming into frame and past the camera. The animal disappears into the murky water. Shropshire, UK.
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Jack Perks / Common bream (Abramis brama) shoal swimming past, in a shallow river. The fish swim off into the background. Hampshire, UK.
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Brian Bevan / Little owl (Athene noctua) enters frame and swoops into meadow grass, disappearing from view, Bedfordshire, UK, June.
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Terry Whittaker / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) scratching side and disappearing into tall grass at edge of garden lawn, Greater Manchester, UK, August. Sequence 2/2.
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Terry Whittaker / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) scratching side with hind foot whilst standing on grass lawn before disappearing into long grass, Greater Manchester, UK, August.
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Tim Laman / Tracking shot of Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) male flying out of tree and disappearing behind foliage, Halabala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat Province, Thailand.
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John Cancalosi / Timelapse of Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) lifting head out of muddy water, blinking and then submerging again, Maryland, USA.
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Solvin Zankl / Poppy bee (Osmia papaveris / Hoplitis papaveris) landing with bundled Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) pieces. The animal enters its nest, unfolds the pieces and carefully lines the sandy walls with the...
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Matthew Maran / Timelapse of sun setting over houses, Graham Road, London, UK.
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Neil Aldridge / African lion (Panthera leo) wading through water, meeting another lion on the bank. The two lions bound towards each other, playing, eventually disappearing into the long grass. Khwai, Okavango Delta,...
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Neil Aldridge / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female walking through long grass with her tail raised. The animal disappears behind a grassy mound. Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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David Weiller / Tracking shot of Jaguar (Panthera onca) walking on sand bank by river before jumping up bank and disappearing into vegetation, Pantanal, Brazil.
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Manuel Gracia / Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) looking out at the edge of a hollow log. Then the animal disappears into its burrow. Seville, Spain. Controlled Conditions.
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Manuel Gracia / Tracking shot of an Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) juvenile male jumping out of a thicket and walking parallel with the woodland fringes, in search of food. Then the animal disappears into the undergrow...
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Tony Wu / Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus awae) newly hatched. The fish is 2mm to 3mm in size, perched on brown algae (Lessoniaceae). The white ring pattern is characteristic of juveniles, disappearing as the juvenil...
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Solvin Zankl / Research submersible leaving the seabed, Central equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil.
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Solvin Zankl / Adult Deepsea pelagic octopod (Vitreledonella richardi) swimming downwards before disappearing into the darkness, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde. Controlled conditions.