Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / Male Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) resting on a stem, Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June
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David Hall / Many-eyed snake eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus), head peering out of burrow. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia; November, 2006.
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Dong Lei / Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica), head poking out of burrow in snow. Jiudingshan Nature Reserve, Mao Country, Sichuan Province, China. November.
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Tony Wu / Striped poison-fang blenny mimic (Petroscirtes breviceps) male inside bivalve shell, guarding eggs laid by different females adhered to inside of shell. Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. June.
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Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female looking down, hidden in rock face. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. July.
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Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) peering out above rocks and vegetation. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. July.
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Andy Rouse / European badger (Meles meles) cub near sett. UK, July.
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Shane Gross / Arrow blenny (Lucayablennius zingaro) peeking out from Fire coral (Millepora dichotoma). Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
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Edwin Giesbers / Lemon-yellow tree frog (Hyla savignyi) peering out from behind plant. April.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), two joeys hiding in burrow, both orphaned and in rehabilitation. Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia. Captive.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), tail above water. Sabi Sands Game Reseve, South Africa.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) brooding chick aged five weeks. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
