Andy Rouse / African lion (Panthera leo) female carrying young cub, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Highly commended in the African Wildlife Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.
Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) six week old cubs, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa
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Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) six week old cub, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa
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Nick Garbutt / Western red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) climbing in tree. Singalila National Park, India / Nepal border.
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Neil Anderson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), two curled up asleep in drey inside nest box. Nest of lichen and Pine needles. Highlands, Scotland, UK. Medium repro only.
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Gabriel Rojo / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) female and newborn baby, nose to nose in grassland. La Pampa Province, Argentina.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor), two cygnets sheltering under parent's wing. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. April.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Portrait of Coral hermit crab (Paguritta harmsi) living in a hard coral colony. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) five-week-old cub playing with mother, Jao Reserve, Botswana
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Nick Hawkins / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) opening mouth close up off Bonaventure Island, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September.
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Bernard Castelein / Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), mixed group of female and juveniles, walking along a track, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India
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Suzi Eszterhas / Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), orphaned baby in arms of research assistant. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan. 2015. Captive. Model released.
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Willi Rolfes/ BIA / Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota) parent with young feeding, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
Willi Rolfes/ BIA / Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota) parent with young feeding, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli holding Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) orphan, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Model released.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick next to parent in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.
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John Chan / California least tern chick (Sternula antillarum browni) falling over as it runs towards its parent returning to nest site, Huntington Beach, California, USA, June.
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Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) cubs age 2 months playing, Masai Mara, Kenya
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick aged 1-3 weeks on adult's feet, portrait. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks aged 20-24 weeks stretching wings, in moult whilst parents fish at sea. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick aged six to eight weeks sheltering on parent's feet, portrait. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick aged six to eight weeks stretching whilst on brooding parent's feet. Adult looking down at chick. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents' feet. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents' feet, one vocalising. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two chicks aged six to eight weeks huddling together. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Nick Upton / Two Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing near the entrance to their den at dusk, Somerset, England, UK, May.
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Danny Green / Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) resting on sea ice, Alaska, USA, June
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Danny Green / Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) resting amongst sea ice, Alaska, USA, June
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Danny Green / Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) resting on ice, Alaska, USA, June
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Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mother cleaning fawn, Montana
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Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe smelling newborn fawn, Montana
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Axel Gomille / Wolf (Canis lupus), cubs playing at edge of woodland, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, July.
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Axel Gomille / Wolf (Canis lupus), cub, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, July.
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Ingo Arndt / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) cria, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
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Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit, Washington
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Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two huddled together. Marana, Pima County, Arizona, USA.
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Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer wrapping a Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby in blankets, Tolga Bat Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
Valeriy Maleev / Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging, South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. June. Did you know that the Long-eared jerboa is the mammal with the largest ears in proportion to its body size?
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Sue Flood / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) walking with young chick at Snow Hill Island rookery, Antarctica. October.
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Chien Lee / Minden / White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in cavity, Madagascar
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Suzi Eszterhas / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) rehabilitator, Isabel Luevano, with one day old orphan duckling, International Bird Rescue, Fairfield, California
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Michael Quinton / Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) browsing on a Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) twig in winter, Alaska
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Michael Quinton / Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) browsing on a Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) twig in winter, Alaska
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Michael Quinton / Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) browsing on a Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) twig in winter, Alaska
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) portrait, early morning light, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. June.
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David Fleetham / Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa) in hard coral, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Caribbean.
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Mary McDonald / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) female with baby age, 4 months, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
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Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa
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Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Addo National Park, South Africa
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) pup, Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California
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Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant male 'Fifty' aged 3 years portrait.Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
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Chien Lee / Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi) in defensive posture, Mangily, Madagascar
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Chien Lee / Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on Acacia (Acacia sp) tree sap at night, Wasur National Park, Papua, Indonesia
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Anup Shah / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) sixteen month old baby female, named Gossamer, in tree, Gombe National Park, Tanzania
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Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub playfuly chewing a bamboo stick. Yuan Meng, first giant panda ever born in France, is now 10 months old and still feeds on his mother's milk, Captive at Beauva...
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Eric Baccega / Giant panda cub (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) portrait Yuan Meng, first giant panda ever born in France, age 10 months. Captive at Beauval Zoo, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France
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Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub playing on wooden structure. Yuan Meng, first giant panda ever born in France, age 10 months, Captive at Beauval Zoo, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France
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Lucas Bustamante / Troschel's tree frog / Calcar tree / Convict tree frog (Hypsiboas calcaratus) portrait, on leaf, Cuyabeno, Sucumbios, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Two Limon glass frogs (Sachatamia ilex) sitting on plant, one above the other, Canande, Esmeraldas.
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Jaymi Heimbuch / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphaned calves with keeper, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mark Raycroft / German Shepherd (Canis familiaris) puppies, North America
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Mark Raycroft / Golden Retriever (Canis familiaris) puppy, North America
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Marion Vollborn/ BIA / African Lion (Panthera leo) cubs drinking at waterhole, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Eric Baccega / Portrait of Giant panda cub (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) captive. Yuan Meng, first Giant panda ever born in France, now aged 8 months, Beauval Zoo, France
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Donald M. Jones / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) on pine cone flakes, western Montana
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Donald M. Jones / Collared Pika (Ochotona collaris), Denali National Park, Alaska
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Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) sniffing, Bristol, England, UK, 2016.
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Luke Massey / Low angle shot of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets running towards parent, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.
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Luke Massey / Close-up of a Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglet feeding, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.
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Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub, native to Africa
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Alfred Trunk/ BIA / Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) mother carrying chick, Upper Austria, Austria
Claudio Contreras / Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick age three days, standing in nest, breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June, Finalist in the Portfolio Category o...
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Eric Baccega / Caribbean manatee or West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) mother with baby, age two days, captive, Beauval Zoo, France
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Eric Baccega / Caribbean manatee or West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) mother with baby, age two days, captive, Beauval Zoo, France
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Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia
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Vincent Grafhorst / Namib Sand Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) in desert, Namibia
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Ross Hoddinott / Harvest mice (Micromys minutus) on grass stems, Devon, UK. July 2016. Captive.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) with young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January.
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Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of a litter of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets sleeping on top of their mother, with another piglet joining, Germany, January. Captive.
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Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of a litter of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets sleeping on top of their mother, with another piglet joining, Germany, January. Captive.
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Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of a litter of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets sleeping on top of their mother, Germany, January. Captive.
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Michael Quinton / American Marten (Martes americana) emerging from tree cavity, Alaska
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Ingo Arndt / Head portrait of Eastern grey kangaroo {Macropus giganticus} Australia