Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) - see original image number 01482830 EMBARGOED FOR NAT GEO UNTIL the end of 2015
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Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Johnstons Chameleon (Chamaeleo johnstoni) face and legs. Restricted for Editorial use until December 2015
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Alex Mustard / Commensal emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) moves across the colourful red patterned surface of its host Candycane sea cucumber (Thelenota rubralineata). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesi...
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Jack Dykinga / Narrows with canyon wall reflections in mud patterned shore, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Paria Canyon Wilderness, Arizona, USA.
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Ingo Arndt / Compilation of various corals including many Fan corals (Gorgonacea sp) from collection at Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Ingo Arndt / Bark beetle (Scolytinae) galleries in dead spruce tree (Picea abies), Bayerischer Wald / Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany., June.
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Ingo Arndt / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) detail of nest surface, Hessen, Germany, April.
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Ingo Arndt / Aerial view of Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, December 2010.
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Ingo Arndt / Aerial view of Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, December 2010.
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Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) aerial view of mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Ingo Arndt / Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) web with dew drops, at sunrise, Germany, August.
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Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) aerial view of mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Ingo Arndt / Fan Coral (Echinogorgia sp) from Indo-Pacific, in collection at Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Ingo Arndt / View of Badlands National Park, with shadows cast between mountain peaks, and sediment layers visible, South Dakota, USA. September 2009.
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Wim van den Heever / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) close up of skin and ear, OlDonyo Kenya.
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Wim van den Heever / Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub looking up at birds (out of frame) with mother in background, Khwai River, Botswana. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the Asferico Photography Competition 201...
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) close up of muzzle, Captive, occurs in Kenya and Ethiopia, Endangered species.
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Markus Varesvuo / Two male Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) fighting, Kuusamo, Finland, April.
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Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January
Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Spotted drum fish (Equetus punctatus) Puerto Morelos National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Common or plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) grazing in bushTarangire National Park, Northern Tanzania.
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Edwin Giesbers / Imbabura treefrog (Hypsiboas picturatus) viewed from above, in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Wim van den Heever / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) viewed from above, Namib Desert, Namibia.
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Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) gills. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Staffan Widstrand / King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis) male, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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Pedro Narra / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) two interacting at surface, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of the...
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Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer handing Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) baby as it flaps her wings, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May 2015. Second Place in t...
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Theo Bosboom / Birch tree (Betula pendula) with lichen, camouflaged against lichen covered rock face, Muddus National Park, Sweden. September 2014. Highly commended in GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Yea...
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Alex Mustard / Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) cleaned by a pair of bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). South Atoll, Tubbataha Atolls, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan, Philipp...
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Alex Mustard / Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea) portrait near wreck. Gubal Island, Egypt. Red Sea.
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Colin Varndell / Badger (Meles meles) with face lit up at sunset. Dorset, UK July.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) mothers with two-week babies. Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar
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Dave Watts / Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on pink clover, south west France.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Partially harvested Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June.
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Marie Read / Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) close-up portrait, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July.
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Marie Read / Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), close-up portrait, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July.
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Marie Read / Horned puffins (Fratercula corniculata), one landing with outspread wings, to join its mate on cliff ledge, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July.
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Eric Baccega / Young woman from the Bodi tribe displaying elaborate scarification on the skin of her back, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.
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Sven Zacek / Autumn trees on the Rapa River Delta, aerial view, Rapadalen Sarek National Park, Sweden, September 2009.
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Sven Zacek / Melting ice in bog in spring, Tartumaa, Estonia, April 2013.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Tenebrionid beetle (Tenebrionidae) crossing Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) tracks on sand. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) displayed in the market (souk), of a Tunisian town. This species is adapted to silence and solitude of the desert, this individual that had been caught as an adult showed cle...
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George Sanker / Barred owl (Strix varia) stretching wings, Corkscrew Swamp Audubon Sanctuary, Florida, USA, March.
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Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Eupletes progne) male perched in flowers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.
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Pascal Pittorino / Mediterranean tree frogs (Hyla meridionalis) mating on a branch of Quince tree (Cydonia oblonga) Var, Provence, France, April.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) in urban environment Cardiff, UK
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Andy Rouse / Chital deer (Axis axis) mother with young, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Andy Trowbridge / Male Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on flowering European bird cherry (Prunus padus). Southern Norway. May.
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Konrad Wothe / View up into canopy with sun rays shining through the leaves, lowland rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) captive, occurs in South America.
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Vineyard landscape, Planes del Priorat Area of Natural Interest, Tarragona, Catalonia,Spain, May 2013.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, whilst stalking, Bandhavgarh, India.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) two in territorial fight, The Netherlands, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) two in territorial fight, The Netherlands, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chick while its mate approaches with food, Netherlands, May.
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Chris Mattison / Horned frog (Ceratophrys sp) in shallow water, captive occurs in South America.
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Chris Mattison / Lichen (Nephroma antarctica) Rio Serrano, Chile. Focus stacked image.
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Gabriel Rojo / Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis patagonum ) rear view of two, La Pampa, Argentina.
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Gabriel Rojo / Green-barred woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) female on snag, La Pampa, Argentina
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Espen Bergersen / Razorbills (Alca torda) in flight, with Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) behind, Hornoya, Norway. March
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Espen Bergersen / Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in flight with guillemot prey. Hornoya birdcliff. Finnmark, Norway. March
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Espen Bergersen / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) two calling aggresively in snow, Hornya birdcliff, Finnmark, Norway.
Espen Bergersen / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) close up portrait, Lapland, Finland. March.
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Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) walking among sunbathers on beach, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.
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Fiona Rogers / Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) baby on a branch . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. March 2015.
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Fiona Rogers / Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) juvenile portrait . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. March 2015.
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Anup Shah / Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) juvenile yawning . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. March 2015.
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Anup Shah / Dusky leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus) in tree, one holding baby . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand.
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Danny Green / Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkaido, Japan, February
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Danny Green / Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, Hokkaido, Japan, February
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Alex Hyde / Emperor moth(Saturnia pavonia) female, Peak District National Park, UK. May.
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Alex Hyde / Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat. Peak District National Park, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Chlorophyte or green alga (Volvox aureus) in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.
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Alex Hyde / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting on Bluebell (Endymion / Hyacinthoides nonscriptus). Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Goat Willow catkins (Salix caprea), an important food source for pollinators in early spring. Peak District National Park, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Close-up of Owl Butterfly (Caligo memnon) head showing compound eyes and proboscis. Captive, originating from Central America.
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LYNN M. STONE / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on Montauk Daisy, Madison, Connecticut, USA.
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Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Plains zebra (Equus quagga) grooming foal, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July.
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Cyril Ruoso / Pygmy kingfisher (Ceyx picta) portrait, Cross River State, Nigeria. Non-ex
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Cyril Ruoso / Harlequin grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) Democratic Republic of the Congo. Non-ex
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Cyril Ruoso / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) mother and young playing, captive, Sichuan, China. Non-ex
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Cyril Ruoso / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female resting under tree, Kanha National Park, India. Non-ex
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Pascal Tordeux / Aerial view of Cappadocia with hot air balloon, Turkey, March 2006.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Nazca booby (Sula granti) in flight with rainbow behind, Galapagos.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Herd of Moose (Alces alces) following in line in each other's tracks, aerial view, Valdres, Norway, February.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) surfacing near Bounty Island, Sub-Antarctic New Zealand, March. Endangered species.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) feeding on leaves, Rwanda.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) close up of eye, hidden in vegetation, Bandhavgarh, India.