Neil Aldridge / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) female 'Thandi' silhouetted against the sunset, Kariega Game Reserve. South Africa. Thandi's horns were taken in a brutal attack by poachers.
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Staffan Widstrand / Two Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) fighting; antlers shedding velvet; Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September
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Mark MacEwen / Lioness (Panthera leo) feeding on carcass, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, Africa.
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Denis-Huot / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) feeding on Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) Mara river, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.
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David Pattyn / Herd of hardy Konik horses (Equus ferus caballus) during a brutal winter storm, Lauwersmeer National Park, Wadden Sea, The Netherlands, Europe. February.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female attacking and feeding on another gravid female, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. September.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female attacking and feeding on another gravid female, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. September.
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Ashley Cooper / Antarctic skua (Catharacta maccormicki), two feeding, ripping Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick apart. Adult penguin watching. Elephant Point, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarcti...