Tony Wu / Segment of an Architeuthis giant squid feeding tentacle (tentacular arm) that was left in the water by a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) after it breached. This squid arm fragment measured 351 centimeters. Note the suction cups, which are lined with finely serrated teeth made of chitin, which help the squid grab and hold prey.
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Stefan Huwiler / Edible Frogs (Rana esculenta) on log in water. Switzerland, Europe, July.
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Markus Varesvuo / Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) female (foreground) and male on water. Finland, May. Magic Moments book plate, page 150.
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Anup Shah / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) crossing the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.
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Anup Shah / Lappet-faced vultures (Aegypius / Torgos tracheliotos) head portrait, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March
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Staffan Widstrand / Two Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii) heads silhouetted against sky, above tree line at dusk, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa, January
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LYNN M. STONE / RF - Royal tern (Thalasseus maxima) offering fish to female as part of courtship. Mullet Key, St Petersburg. Florida, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult male in deep snow, Gran Paradiso National Park, the Alps, Italy. January
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloropterus) two with one taking off, Buraco das Araras (Sinkhole of the Macaws), Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. September. (This image may be licensed either as...
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David Tipling / RF - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group of three at waters edge. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia. January. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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David Tipling / RF - Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) pair displaying at dusk. Albatross Island, South Georgia. January. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Pal Hermansen / Sea campion (Silene uniflora) white flowers growing on black volcanic rocks, Snaefellsnes, Iceland, June
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Eric Baccega / Ice covered Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during storm. Yar-Sale district, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia. April.
