Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Forest whiptail lizard (Kentropyx pelviceps) blinking its eye, showing nictitating membrane crossing the eye, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)
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Richard Robinson / A Blue shark (Prionace glauca) just below the surface, with nictitating membrane partially shut to protect its eye, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, June.
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Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
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Alex Hyde / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) sequence showing protective nictitating membrane over eye. Captive bird, UK.
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Stephen Dalton / Close up of ear of Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) showing tympanic membrane
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Anup Shah / Ostrich yawning, eye shut, beak open {Struthio camelus}, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Jeff Rotman / Close-up of nictating membrane over eye of Tiger shark. (Galeocerdo cuvieri) Great Barrier reef.
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Tony Phelps / Newborn Adder still in membrane {Vipera berus} Dorset, UK
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Tim MacMillan / John Downer Pr / Kuhl's gecko flying - every edge of body expanded into membrane that acts as a wing as it glides (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)
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Morley Read / Close-up of Leaf frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) tadpoles developing within an egg membrane, blood is circulating in the gills. Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)
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Morley Read / Close-up of Leaf frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) tadpoles developing within an egg membrane, blood is circulating in the gills. Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)
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Tony Wu / Manchurian crane (Grus japonensis) closing nictitating membrane of eye, portrait. Hokkaido, Japan. March. Sequence 3/3.