Adrian Davies / Maple seed (Acer sp.) fossil from the Oligocene period (c. 30 million years old), compared with modern day seed from tree of a similar species (Acer japonicum), studio environment.
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Nick Garbutt / Lion (Panthera leo) male, juvenile, resting in tree during middle of the day to escape the heat, near Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park border, Tanzania.
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Nick Garbutt / Lion (Panthera leo) female, resting in tree during middle of day to escape the heat with juvenile male Lion approaching, near Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park border, Tanz...
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Nick Garbutt / Lion (Panthera leo) female, resting in tree during middle of day to escape the heat near Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park border, Tanzania.
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Nick Garbutt / Spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) resting in tree during the day, Tangkoko National Park, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Charlie Hamilton-James / Lion (Panthera leo) pride feeding on Zebra (Equus quagga) carcass, killed earlier that day, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa.
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Doug Perrine / Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) portrait, showing darkened colour pattern during the day, normally displayed at night, North Kona, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Composite image of marine invertebrates on black background. Top row from left: Tube anemone (Ceriantharia), Yellow sea cucumber (Colochirus robustus), Nudibranch (Nembrotha lineolata), Squat shri...
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) resting on top of a large sponge on a coral reef surrounded by shoal of reef fish, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Pair of Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) male, on right, raising several arms as female approaches, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Pair of Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) mating, male on left, reaching out with hectocotylus arm to place a spermatophore into the oviduct of female, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Pair of Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) mating, male on left, reaching out with hectocotylus arm to place a spermatophore into the oviduct of female, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Pair of Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) mating, male on lower right, reaching out with hectocotylus arm to place a spermatophore into the oviduct of female, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) resting on reef, grooming, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) resting on reef, grooming, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) spreading its arms and webbing over rock to trap prey, with Blue-spotted peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus) and Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) watching fo...
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) spreading its arms and webbing over a rock to trap prey, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) swimming across the reef displaying different coloration pattern on each side of body, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) male, at entrance to den, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Pair of Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) resting in den, female, on right, gathering stones to block den entrance, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) displaying colouration change, with skin papillae raised, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. Sequence 2 of 2.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) displaying a smooth-skinned, uniform colouration, moving across a patch of Corallimorpharians while foraging, with a Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) following, Phot...
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) climbing over large rock, hunting, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) "flashing" the colour of the webbing between its arms to white, probably to startle and flush out prey, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) resting on the reef, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Two Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) males, fighting over a nearby female, Bali, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Fred Bavendam / Two Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) interacting, the octopus on the left displaying mating colouration, octopus on the right is displaying colours that signal displeasure or anger, Andaman Sea, Thailan...
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Fred Bavendam / Two Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) interacting, the octopus on the right displaying mating colouration, octopus on the left is displaying colours that signal displeasure or anger, Andaman Sea, Thailan...
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Fred Bavendam / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) displaying dark red colouration with a broad white stripe down the middle, this usually signals anger or displeasure at the behavior of another octopus, Andaman Sea, Thail...
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Fred Bavendam / Pair of Day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) mating, male, on right, exhibiting mating colours, reaching out with its hectocotylus arm to place a spermatophore into the oviduct of the female, Ambon, Indones...
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David Fleetham / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) larval stage, 1 inch in size, drifting in open ocean, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Mauritius.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Mauritius.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Mauritius.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda) male, portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Madagascar and Comoros.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda) male, portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Madagascar and Comoros.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cheke's day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti chekei) male, portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Madagascar.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cheke's day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti chekei) male, portrait, Josh'sFrogs. Captive, occurs in Madagascar.
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Bruce Thomson / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) resting during the day in large Eucalypt (Eucalyptus sp.) tree, Goonderoo Nature Reserve, Queensland, Australia.
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Mike Read / European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) day roosting in tree, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. June.
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Michael Hutchinson / River Avon timelapse from low to high tide and day to night transition, view towards Clifton and the Suspension Bridge, Bristol, UK, March 2008.
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Andy Rouse / Jaguar (Panthera onca) sleeping during heat of day. Pantanal, Brazil
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Andy Rouse / Jaguar (Panthera onca) sleeping during heat of day. Pantanal, Brazil
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Tui De Roy / Blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus) sheltering in cave during daytime, Sombrero Chino Islet, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea), occurs in both Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to eastern coast of Africa, moving across coral reef, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Nick Garbutt / Young male Lion (Panthera leo) resting in tree during middle of the day to escape the heat. Acacia woodland near Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park border, Tanzania.
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Nick Garbutt / Young male Lion and lioness (Panthera leo) resting in tree during middle of the day to escape the heat. Acacia woodland near Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park border, Tanza...
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Franco Banfi / Ilheu das Cabras in fog. Terceira island, Azores, Portugal. Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Some small islands on coast near Terceira Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean.
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Murray Cooper / Long-billed Woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) bringing nest material to nest cavity, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Long-billed Woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) in nest cavity, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) male feeding on fruit, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) male, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) female bringing prey to male in nest cavity, Ecuador
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Murray Cooper / Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) mother bringing lizard prey to chick in nest, Ecuador
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Shane P. White / Road going through eroded hills of sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone, Zhangye National Geopark, China
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Shane P. White / Eroded hills of sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone, Zhangye National Geopark, China
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Shane P. White / Buddha statue, Tianmen Mountain, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Rice terraces, Yuanyang, China
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Shane P. White / Rice terraces, Yuanyang, China
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Shane P. White / Rice terraces, Yuanyang, China
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Shane P. White / Water wheels, Wulingyuan, China
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Shane P. White / Statue, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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Shane P. White / Pagoda, Nyaung-U, Myanmar
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Shane P. White / Stalagtites and stalagmites in cave, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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Shane P. White / Seventeenth century fortress, Punakha, Bhutan
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Shane P. White / Seventeenth century fortress, Punakha, Bhutan
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Shane P. White / Temple, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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Shane P. White / Temple, Grand Palace Complex, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Shane P. White / Temple, Grand Palace Complex, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Shane P. White / Church, Amaghu River Gorge, China
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Shane P. White / High altitude lake and mountain, Khunjerab Pass, China
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Shane P. White / Great Wall of China, Mutianya, China
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Shane P. White / Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
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Shane P. White / Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens), Beijing Zoo, China
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Shane P. White / Religious statue, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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Murray Cooper / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), Ecuador
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Shane P. White / Ruin, Zvartnots Cathedral, Armenia
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Shane P. White / Ruin, Zvartnots Cathedral, Armenia
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Shane P. White / Eroded hills of sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone, Zhangye National Geopark, China
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Shane P. White / Road going through eroded hills of sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone, Zhangye National Geopark, China
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Shane P. White / Road going through eroded hills of sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone, Zhangye National Geopark, China
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Shane P. White / Pagoda at dusk, China
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Shane P. White / Road going through eroded hills of sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone, Zhangye National Geopark, China
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Shane P. White / Temple in mist, Tianmen Mountain, China
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Shane P. White / Temple in mist, Tianmen Mountain, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
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Shane P. White / Limestone pinnacles in misty mountains, Zhangjiajie National Park, China
