Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) juvenile reaching out with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March
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Sandra Bartocha / European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). in woodland, Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. October 2015.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on ice floe, looking at camera. Svalbard, Norway. August.
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Joris van Alphen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) preparing to land at her nest, clasping a songbird. Viewed from below. Groningen, the Netherlands. July.
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Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) gathering at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male juvenile aged about 18 months approaching a kill, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Anup Shah / Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) feeding on catfish in waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking toward camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wallowing at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) feeding, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.
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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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Claudio Contreras / Boat on canal between chinampas, a wetland agricultural system. Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, September