Jen Guyton / Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) licks its own nostril in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi park, South Africa.
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Kristel Richard / Wild Przewalski / Takhi Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) breeding stallion licks his colt, while his mare scratches her leg, Hustai National Park, Tuv Province, Mongolia. Endangered species. September.
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Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) large six year old adult male licks a tree trunk that has been marked by another tiger, possibly to detect whether a female was in oestrus. Endangered. Bandhavgarh Natio...
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Eric Baccega / Two European grey wolves (Canis lupus) with blood stained fur, one licks the other. Bayerischerwald National Park, Germany.
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Jane Burton / Female Guinea pig licking newborn baby clean, while it also licks itself
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Jane Burton / European Hedgehog {Erinaceus europaeus} self anointing; raising the skin of its back into ridges and twisting itself round to get the saliva far back on the spines, UK, captive
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Anup Shah / Female Lioness licks tiny cub (Panthera leo) Masai Mara NR, Kenya
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) doe licks her fawns urine so that predators can't pick-up the scent, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Sumio Harada / Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) male cautiously licks female to signal interest in mating, Rocky Mountains, North America
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Barrie Britton / Mountain goat licks rock for mineral salts {Oreamnos americanus} Glacier NP, Montana
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George McCarthy / Hedgehog self annointing {Erinaceus europaeus} UK
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George McCarthy / Hedgehog self annointing {Erinaceus europaeus} UK
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Neil Aldridge / African lion (Panthera leo) female lying down in shaded grassy patch, grooming herself. The animal licks her paw which is covered in blood and mud and then looks round. Khwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana...
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) male approaches female and male licks her genitalia,Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, April.
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Doug Gimesy / Ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) licks water droplets from a train station bench at night. Gardenvale train station, Gardenvale, Victoria, Australia. September.
