Bence Mate / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ancient Scots pine tree (pinus sylvestris) with dead low branches, in evening light. Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK. February 2008.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait against sky at sunset, Bernard Spit, off the 1002 Area, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Alaska, USA, September. Vulnerable species.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Clouds over Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, October 2010.
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John Abbott / Low angle view of trees in the Hoh Rainforest, Hall of Mosses Trail, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA, June.
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Ross Hoddinott / The Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis over a river, Vik, Iceland. February 2014.
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Laurent Geslin / Two Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex ibex) with impressive horns in mist, Alps, France
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Hermann Brehm / Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) alighting on a branch. Hamra, Sweden, September.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) male displaying, Kanding, Sichuan, China
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Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis reflected in Polar Lake, near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.
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Emanuele Biggi / Inside the Lang cave, part of the Deer cave complex, with impressive stalactites and stalagmites. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Inside the Lang cave, part of the Deer cave complex, with impressive stalactites and stalagmites. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.