Edwin Giesbers / Female Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) sitting, holding two young. One is her own offspring, the other was rejected by its birth mother, and so this female has adopted it. Both young are 3 months old.Capt...
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Mary McDonald / Masai giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis} mother nuzzling baby, Lower Masai Mara GR, Kenya
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John Sparks / David Attenborough with mountain gorillas, on location during filming for BBC 'Life on Earth' series in Rwanda 1978
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Staffan Widstrand / African bush elephant, (Loxodonta africana) two head to head playing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dog interacting with a vixen in an urban garden. North London, UK. June.
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Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dog interacting with a vixen in an urban garden. North London, UK. July.
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Andy Rouse / Sally lightfoot crab, (Grapsus grapsus), feeding on marine iguana parasites and dead skin, Galapagos
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Mary McDonald / Adult Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) holding baby, Hirwa group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
David Tipling / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) pair interacting, part of courtship, Gold Harbour South Georgia, January
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Alex Hyde / RF - Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) pair preening, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf nuzzling its mother, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga, Pacific Ocean.
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Danny Green / Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) bill rubbing, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, April
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Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing part of courtship ritual, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May
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Tony Heald / Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) adult with young in water, Pantanal, Brazil
Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) females hugging to reinforce rank. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.
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Ben Hall / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) mother and young touching noses, Galapagos Islands, May
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Colin Varndell / Harvest mice (Micromys minutus) on teasel seed head. Dorset, UK, August. Captive.
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Pedro Narra / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) two interacting at surface, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of the...
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Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer with Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) crawling over shoulder. Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. August 2014. Second Place in the M...
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Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Great egret (Ardea alba) fighting over fish, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, December. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competi...
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Alex Mustard / Black hamlet (Hypoplectrus nigricans) and Yellowbelly hamlet (Hypoplectrus aberrans) spawning at dusk. As this genus is quite recently evolved hybridization is still possible. Hamlets are one of the...
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Angelo Gandolfi / Gannets (Morus bassanus) courtship behavior on nest on abandoned boat, La Spezia Gulf, Italy. Mediterranean Sea. July.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) individual from the BBC pack greeting each other after returning from hunting, Ethiopia.
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) mother with rare white furred male baby, Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.
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Pascal Pittorino / Mediterranean tree frogs (Hyla meridionalis) mating on a branch of Quince tree (Cydonia oblonga) Var, Provence, France, April.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship display, The Netherlands. March.
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Danny Green / Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) and cub, Lake Clarke National Park, Alaska, September.
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Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Plains zebra (Equus quagga) grooming foal, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July.
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Cyril Ruoso / Icelandic horses, group of three interacting, Iceland, August. Non-ex
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Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with a lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with a lost baby Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Erlend Haarberg / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) cubs sitting, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway, July.
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Tui De Roy / Little blue / fairy penguin (Eudyptula minor) pair courting near nesting burrow, Neck Game Reserve, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, December.
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Tui De Roy / Erect-crested penguins (Eudyptes sclateri) feeding young chick. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species.
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Tui De Roy / Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species.
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Jane Burton / Blue and white Burmese-cross kitten rubbing against sooty-fawn dwarf Rex rabbit. NON DISPONIBLE POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS UN LIVRE JUSQU'EN 2025. MERCI DE NOUS CONTACTER POUR TOUT AUTRE UTILISATION AF...
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Anup Shah / Lioness (Panthera leo) with playful cub aged about months Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Denis-Huot / West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) mother and baby nuzzling each other. Bioparc Zoo de Doue la Fontaine, France. Captive, occurs in south-western Niger. Endangered subspecies.
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Sven Zacek / Two Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) sniffing each other in the snow, Vorumaa, Estonia, January. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.
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Ben Cranke / Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) grooming each other, Piaui, Brazil. August.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) mother lying on back and holding baby age one year. Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda. Endangered species
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) adult with babies, Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and cub grooming each other, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa
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Laurent Geslin / Rock dove / Feral pigeon (Columba livia) pair interacting, London, UK
Laurent Geslin / Male urban Red fox grooms female {Vulpes vulpes} London, UK
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Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) male and female huddle together during a light snowfall in Jigokudani Japan, January
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Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) juvenile holding hands with carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.
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Nick Upton / Girl stroking the head of a female Pygmy goat (Capra hircus) with others in the background, Wiltshire, UK, September. Model released.
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Jane Burton / Baby Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 'kissing' a tabby kitten. NON DISPONIBLE POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS UN LIVRE JUSQU'EN 2025. MERCI DE NOUS CONTACTER POUR TOUT AUTRE UTILISATION AFIN DE POUVOIR...
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Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 3 months old, sitting and snuggling together.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks old, walking together.
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Mark Taylor / Beagle dog, Bruce, with ginger kitten, Tom. NON DISPONIBLE POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS UN LIVRE JUSQU'EN 2025. MERCI DE NOUS CONTACTER POUR TOUT AUTRE UTILISATION AFIN DE POUVOIR DEBLOQUER L'IMAGE
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Neil Aldridge / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub reaches for a moment of intimacy with its father, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana
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Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) newborn calves playing in spring vegetation. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska.
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Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) cow with a newborn calves grazing on spring grass. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.
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Kristel Richard / Wild Chincoteague (Equus caballus) two breeding stallions greeting one another, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA, June
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Michael D. Kern / Albino Common Iguana (Iguana iguana) captive pair from Tom Crutchfield's collection, from Caribbean and South and Central America
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Carol Walker / Girl stroking donkey (Equus asinus) New Mexico, USA, September 2011, model released
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Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' cuddling her daughter 'Ursula', age 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Reha...
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Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)female 'Unyuk' and her daughter 'Ursula' aged 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilita...
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Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) age 3-6 months being groomed by it's mother 'Gina'. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitate...
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Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' holding her daughter 'Ursula' age 4. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitate...
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Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) baby being watched over by its mother. Captive. Medellin Zoo, Antioquia, Colombia.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) adult with young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, January
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) pair displaying, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.
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Roland Seitre / Spanish / Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardina) cub playing with its mother; part of a breeding and reintroduction program. Captive: critically endangered. Andalusia, Spain, June 2006.
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Roland Seitre / Spanish / Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardina) female with cub, part of a breeding and reintroduction program. Captive: critically endangered. Andalusia, Spain, June 2006.
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Ben Hall / Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April
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Sergey Gorshkov / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) female bending down to calf, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Andy Rouse / Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga) mother with new born foal. Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Andrew Parkinson / Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) a pair of adults perform their elaborate courtship dance. Derbyshire, UK, March.
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Anup Shah / Black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) male grooming female, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Anup Shah / Lioness (Panthera leo) and cub aged 9-12 months share affectionate moment, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Anup Shah / Black backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) one pup grooming another, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Mary McDonald / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) mother grooming her newborn foal in rain. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa.
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Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) baby aged 3-6 months held in air by adult, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, February
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Anup Shah / Olive baboon baby (Papio cynocephalus anubis) 3-6 months tugging at mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, March
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Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) juveniles play fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, February
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Anup Shah / Playful Lion cub with lioness (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October
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Andy Rouse / European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) mother and young cub. Finland, Europe, June.
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Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant (Loxodonta africana), named Murka, wounded by a poacher's spear is comforted by the touch of another elephant's trunk from outside its pen. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Eleph...
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Lisa Hoffner / Keeper and a rescued Elephant orphan (Loxodonta africana) embracing. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2008. Model released
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Lisa Hoffner / Two orphan baby Elephants (Loxodonta africana) being affectionate. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.
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Lisa Hoffner / Elephant keeper with his young orphanElephant (Loxodonta africana). David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick begging hard for food from a parent. Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, October.