Mark MacEwen / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) relaxing in hot spring in Jigokudani, Yaenkoen, Nagano, Japan, February.
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Mark MacEwen / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) sleeping at hot spring in Jigokudani, Yaenkoen, Nagano, Japan, February.
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Andy Trowbridge / Arctic Fox (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) yawning, during moult from grey summer fur to winter white. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, September.
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Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Black bear (Ursus americanus) cub climbing a fence, Minnesota, USA, May.
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Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, May.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April
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Pascal Tordeux / Boy feeding a Little owl (Athene noctua) chick hit by a car, France, May 2013. Model released.
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and cub playing, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Honoured in the African wildlife category
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Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscatata) grooming in hot springs, Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
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Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) young one, appearing quite relaxed in thermal pool, even falling asleep, in Jigokudani, Japan, February
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Edwin Giesbers,Edwin Giesbers / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) one week old orphan at rescue centre, captive
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Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies swaddled in cloth ready to sleep, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton, North Queensland, Australia. January 2008.