Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Column of Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves over the rainforest floor to their nest, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Leaf cutter ant (Atta) carrying a leaf along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Millipede (Diplopoda) walking along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Millipede (Diplopoda) walking along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Drone shot tracking over a field planted with potatoes, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2018.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Mute swan (Cygnus olor) with three cygnets, Cornwall, England, UK, May.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a group of male Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) competing violently to mate with a single female, Cornwall, England, UK, May 2018.
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Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve / Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca UNESCO World Heritage Site, An...
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a queen termite (Isoptera) in chamber, with workers gathering liquid containing pheromones exuded from the queen's rear end, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Queen Termite (Isoptera) tended by workers in nest chamber, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of Leafcutter ants (Atta) carrying pieces of leaves back to their nest, Amazon rainforest, Napo Province, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Aerial shot of a group of wild ponies (Equus caballus) in paramo landscape at the base of Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes, 2018.
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Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding on Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California
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Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) wading, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) pair fighting, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group attacking Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa
Eduardo Blanco / Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), swarming in the millions on street at night, appearing like snow. Mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August 2019. Finalist i...
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Tony Wu / Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), group socialising in shallow water, aerial view. Part of larger group of more than 50 whales congregating, Sea of Okhotsk sub-population, Russia.
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Ann & Steve Toon / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) herd silhouetted at sunset. Chobe National Park, Botswana.
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Tony Wu / Humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) shoal spawning in early morning, part of mass aggregation of thousands of fish. Caroline Islands, Palau.
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Alex Mustard / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on sea floor and two juvenile Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa El Shouna, Marsa Alam, Egypt.
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Alex Mustard / Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) pod socialising close to surface. Fury Shoal, Sataya Reef, Marsa Alam, Egypt.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming with cygnets in misty lake in morning light. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. May.
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Clay Bolt / Blue-banded bee (Amegilla sp) males sleeping on stem. Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.
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Felis Images / Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), female and cubs in morning light, cub biting mother's leg. Gir National Park, Gujarat, India. Photo Phillip Ross/Felis Images
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), ten swimming together in gathering of more than 50 individuals. Whales with flatulence and defecating. Sri Lanka.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony huddled together under the Southern Lights, Aurora australis, Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flock, New South Wales, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus), Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) school in coral reef with feather stars, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) group gathered for mating, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) group, Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) group, Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Piling with sponges, tunicates, and ascidians, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Anemone (Corynactis australis) group, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Yellow-banded Snapper (Lutjanus adetii) school, Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Black-spot Goatfish (Parupeneus signatus) and Goldlined Seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba) school, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Blacktip Bullseye (Pempheris affinis) school, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus) school, Coffs Harbor, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Eastern Pomfred (Schuettea scalaripinnis) school, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting Basslets (Pseudanthias sp), Christmas Island, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum) in Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) school, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum) in Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) school near Double-headed Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Double-headed Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum), and Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) school, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bence Mate / Dying Common frogs (Rana temporaria) with their legs removed for food, left to die in their breeding pool surrounded by frogspawn. Covasna, Romania. Highly commended in the Wildlife Photojournalism Ca...
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony, males huddling whilst incubating eggs. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.
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Staffan Widstrand / RF - Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) group of three perched on branch, squabbling, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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Jack Dykinga / Bighorm sheep (Ovis canadensis) males grouped together before the rutting season. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA, February.
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Jordi Chias / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) walking in line, returning to nesting area, Port Charcot, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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Jordi Chias / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) walking in line, returning to nesting area, Port Charcot, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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Ingo Arndt / Female Puma (Puma concolor) with two cubs aged around four months, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, July.
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Ingo Arndt / Aerial shot over a herd of Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, April.
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Alex Mustard / Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at the surface in an Arctic fjord in Spildra, northern Norway, with sea birds. Arctic Ocean
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Alex Mustard / School of White collar butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) pack together above a coral reef. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean
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Alex Mustard / Shoal of three Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) in open water at night. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Pod of False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.
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Alex Mustard / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swims through schools of fish. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Lucas Bustamante / Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) drinking water inside an Amazonian claylick. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador
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Terry Whittaker / Man sorting seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge) into egg boxes, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.
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Franco Banfi / Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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Jack Dykinga / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched as Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly by, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, January.
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Jack Dykinga / Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) landing into a tight packed flock on lake, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. January.
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Ernie Janes / Brent geese (Branta bernicla) flying with moon, Titchwell, Norfolk, UK, December
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Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana
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Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana
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John Chan / California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) roosting on a mudflat, with a flock of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) nearby, Southern California, USA May/2019
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John Chan / Flock of Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) taking flight from salt marsh, Southern California, USA.
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David Woodfall / Lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in magnesium mine, Shropshire, England, UK, April.
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John Shaw / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in line on a windy beach. Sanders Island, Falklands. November.
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John Shaw / Chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) on cat-gut vine. Pantanal, Brazil, August.
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John Shaw / Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) at its nesting colony site, in early morning light. St. Johns Management Area, Florida, USA, April.
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Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) and boat in background. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November