George McCarthy / RF- Tawny owl with moon behind (Strix aluco), UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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John Chan / Juvenile California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) begging for food from a decoy, used to attract breeding pairs to deserted nest sites, Huntington Beach, California, USA, June.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) male examining dead chick on ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.
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David Fleetham / Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) resting on sea floor. Kauai, Hawaii.
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Juergen Freund / Blue-lined fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) hiding in a plastic container, they usually hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Globefish (Diodon nicthemerus) swimming past a mass of plastic moving in the current, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Alex Mustard / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) pair. South Ari Atoll, Madlives. Indian Ocean.
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Frederique Olivier / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks calling, with another small chick arriving and falling over, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.
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Frederique Olivier / Group of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) destroying an egg with a chick inside, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.
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Brian Bevan / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup trying to suckle, Norfolk, England, UK, January.
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Christophe Courteau / Male BurchellŐs zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) pulling the head of a dead pregnant female that died due to complications whilst giving birth, trying to wake her up, Etosha National Park, Namibia. Par...
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Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) sitting in the rain, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.