Sam Hobson / Blood samples collected by scientists working with urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany, May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.
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Jabruson / Hammer Headed bats (Hypsignathus monstrosus) in gloved hand - live mist net catch for blood sampling in search of the unknown reservoir host for Ebola virus. Ebola outbreaks in Mbomo in 2003 killed 12...
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Doug Gimesy / Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) blood taken from an anaesthetised platypus captured in field. It will be put into a test tube for later analysis. Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018.
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Doug Gimesy / Scientist taking blood sample from Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018. Model release supplied.
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Doug Gimesy / Scientist taking blood sample from Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018. Model release supplied.
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Doug Gimesy / Two researchers examine an anaesthetised platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Body measurements, blood, urine and DNA samples will be taken, and a temporary radio transponder could be glued to its t...
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Francisco Marquez / Researcher collecting a blood sample from a Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) juvenile's leg during the ringing process, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.
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Karine Aigner / Blood sample collecting from Kirkland's warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii) Cat Island, Bahamas. April 2017.
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David Perpinan / Field workers collecting blood from Blue-fronted amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) chicks, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Doug Perrine / Volunteers restraining a recently weaned male Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) while Marine Mammal Center veterinarian Michelle Barbiers takes a blood sample prior to tagging. Keokea Bea...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Vet from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS taking a blood sample from a sedated Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male. Inside RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms Nation...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Veterinarian from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS with blood sample from Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia). To be used for genetic testing. Inside RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsp...