Flip Nicklin / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) paw showing black pads and thick fur, Canada
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Tim Fitzharris / Lily pads and cloud reflection, Granadier Range, Molas Pass, Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado
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Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia
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Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia
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Pete Oxford / Black caiman {Caiman niger} juvenile on Royal water lily pad (Victoria amazonica) Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana, South America
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Pete Oxford / Spectacled caiman juvenile on giant lily pad {Caiman crocodilus}, Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana South America
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Tony Heald / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking of Lily pads. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) striding over Lily (Nymphaeaceae) pads. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.
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George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) striding over Lily (Nymphaeaceae) pads. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.
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Bernard Castelein / Landscape of Lake Alaotra with waterlily pads, Madagascar May 2019.
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Piotr Naskrecki / Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus platycephalus) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Moreau's Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique