Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Pine marten (Martes martes) 4-5 month kit in caledonian forest, The Black Isle, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July. Did you know? Despite their small size Pine martens defend territories up to 25 km2.
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Mark Moffett / Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) worker carries leaf with its jaws full, workers carrying leaves must rely on a special cast of smaller ants riding on the leaves to defend against Phorid fly (Phoridae...
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Karine Aigner / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) five attack a Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) defending its Impala kill. Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, Botswana.
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Ashley Cooper / Man with carrying small dog through floodwaters, Bentley, South Yorkshire, England, UK, 28th July 2007.
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Jen Guyton / Ground pangolin (Smutsia teminckii) digging into a termite mound while feeding, whilst Trinervitermes termite soldiers flood out to defend the nest. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / African Lion (Panthera leo) female trying to defend her Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) kill from Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), Etosha National Park, Namibia. Sequence 5 of 10
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Nick Upton / German / European wasp (Vespula germanica) worker carrying some small sticks while excavating a nest cavity to deposit them outside as two other workers defend the nest entrance, chalk grassland meado...
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Roger Powell / Two Black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) one male mobbing another to defend breeding territory. Baragem do Caia, Santa Eulalia, Elvas, Portugal, May.
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Denis-Huot / Two Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to defend kill from large pack of Spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.
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Denis-Huot / Two Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to defend kill from large pack of Spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.
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Denis-Huot / Two Lionesses (Panthera leo) trying to defend kill from large pack of Spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.
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Alex Mustard / Sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal) swimming over piece of wreckage to defend its territory, Wreck of Kingston, Shag Rock, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Red Sea.