Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) swimming with snow on its back, calling, Norway
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Ismaele Tortella / Two Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in snow, one in the background eating fish while the other is alert, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Two Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in snow, one rolling around and itching while the other eats a fish in the background, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) standing in snow, calling and responding to another otter nearby, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) rolling until its face is covered with snow, while it calls and responds to another otter nearby, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and pup eating crabs on seaweed cover rocks, pup finishes and joins the her as she finishes eating, they both then enter the water and swim away, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and pup clambering out of water on to rocks to eat freshly caught crabs, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) defecating on shoreline to mark territory before walking away with her pup following close behind, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) rolling in seaweed and grooming pup before resting, Norway.
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Ashley Cooper / Herd of Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) grazing in grassland, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January.
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Ashley Cooper / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) lying down in grassland with rest of herd grazing in the background, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January.
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Ashley Cooper / Herd of Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) grazing in grassland, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January.
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Ashley Cooper / Panning shot showing a Lake District farmhouse and stock on the side of Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria, UK.
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Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) sitting on rock surrounded by snow, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January.
Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking down through snow, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January.
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Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) sitting on a rock with snow, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January.
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Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) sitting on a rock with snow, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January.
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Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) sitting on a rock with snow, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January.
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Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) camouflaged on a rock surrounded by snow, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January.
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Eduardo Blanco / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) climbing down a rock, Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. January
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Tony Wu / Pair of Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii) shortly before mating (the female is in front). Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) gliding through snowy forest, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Male Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii) competing for females in breeding season. Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Male Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) gliding through forest canopy in mid-afternoon. Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Male Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii) fighting for the right to mate with a female, Hokkaido, Japan. The interloper has been body-slammed off the tree by the resident male.
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Tony Wu / Pair of Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii) during the reproductive season, on branch nlooking down, Hokkaido, Japan. The female is on the left, male right.
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Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) feeding on leaf buds of a Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) during winter, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Leaf buds of Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica), one of the favored foods of Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii), Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) gliding through tree canopy after sunset, with moon visible. Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) gliding through the forest, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Pair of Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii) nesting in tree hollow. Male in front, female peeking out from behind.
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Mark Taylor / Forced perspective photo of a young woman appearing to stand / balance on a dog's nose, UK.
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Mark Taylor / Forced perspective photo of a horse appearing to stand on a dog's back, UK.
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Nick Garbutt / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) foraging on dry stone wall. Aigas Field Centre, Scottish Highlands. Scotland. October.
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Nick Garbutt / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) foraging on dry stone wall. Aigas Field Centre, Scottish Highlands. Scotland. October.
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Nick Garbutt / Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) Aigas Field Centre, near Inverness, Scotland.
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Nick Garbutt / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) nearly felled by a Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). Shores of Loch Aigas, Aigas Field Centre, near Inverness, Scotland, UK. October.
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Loic Poidevin / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) standing alert on snag, Swiss National Park, Grisons, Switzerland. September.
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Loic Poidevin / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris) Asturias, Spain, September
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Loic Poidevin / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris) during hunt, Asturias, Spain, September
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Loic Poidevin / Wild cats (Felis sylvestris) running, one with prey, Asturias, Spain, September
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Loic Poidevin / Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) group of three, Asturias, Spain, September.
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Loic Poidevin / Pyrenean chamois (Rupricapra pyrenaica) Asturias, Spain, September
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Loic Poidevin / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) male female and fawn, Chambord National Park, France, September
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Loic Poidevin / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) male bellowing near female, Chambord National Park, France, September.
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Loic Poidevin / Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex), Creux du Van, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September
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Loic Poidevin / Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) on rocks, Creux du Van, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September
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Loic Poidevin / Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) foraging, Creux du Van, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September
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Loic Poidevin / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) Swiss National Park, Grissons, Switzerland.
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Nick Upton / Welsh pony (Equus caballus) grazing Godlingston Heath with Poole Harbour and the English Channel in the background, Devon, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Welsh ponies (Equus caballus) grazing Godlingston Heath with the English Channel in the background, Devon, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Welsh ponies (Equus caballus) grazing Godlingston Heath with the English Channel in the background, Devon, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Welsh mountain pony (Equus caballus) grazing Godlingston Heath with Poole Harbour and the English Channel in the background, Devon, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Red Ruby Devon (Bos taurus) bullocks walking on and grazing chalk grassland pastureland nature reserve managed for butterfly diversity, West Yatton Down, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Red Ruby Devon (Bos taurus) bullock grazing coastal chalk grassland pastureland, Durlston Country park, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck crossing a garden lawn at night near a house, Wiltshire, UK, November. Property released.
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Nick Upton / Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) grazing hillside overlooking the River Loughor and the Gower Peninsula, Felindre, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, September.
Nick Upton / Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) flock resting in the shade of a Hawthorn tree on pastureland on a warm spring day, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) young stags and hinds grazing grass in a damp meadow at dusk, near Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) hind alert and looking up after grazing grass in a damp meadow at dusk as another grooms, near Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / White Park cattle (Bos taurus), an ancient British breed, grazing heathland to prevent scrub encroachment, Rempstone Heath, Dorset, UK, August.
Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) foraging on a garden lawn at night, Wiltshire, UK, October. Property released.
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Nick Upton / Belted Galloway cattle (Bos taurus) bullocks grazing chalk grassland to keep scrub and woodland at bay, Ballard Down, Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Exmoor pony (Equus caballus) grazing marshy pastureland with Glastonbury Tor in the background, Catcott Lows National Nature Reserve, Somerset, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Exmoor ponies (Equus caballus) grazing marshy pastureland with Glastonbury Tor in the background, Catcott Lows National Nature Reserve, Somerset, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) female hauling out onto a sheltered rocky shore at low tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) female stretching while resting on a rocky shore at low tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Jacob sheep (Ovis aries) two rams of this ancient British breed resting on pastureland, Wiltshire, UK, March.
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John Cancalosi / North American beaver (Castor canadensis) feeding on tree bark, Maryland, USA. October.
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John Cancalosi / North American beaver (Castor canadensis) feeding on tree bark, Maryland, USA. October.
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John Cancalosi / North American beaver (Castor canadensis) feeding on tree bark, Maryland, USA. October.
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) at sunrise, UK. September.
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) in autumn light, UK. October.
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Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) hunting in grass, Masai Mara, Kenya