Sven Zacek / Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) perched on snow covered branch in evening light. Vorumaa, Southern Estonia. November.
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Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) male with scars photographed with side-lit spot light at night. Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, April.
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Wim van den Heever / Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) portrait of female, Pantanal, Brazil.
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Solvin Zankl / 'Femeiche' the Court Tree at night, an ancient English oak (Quercus robur) used in the Middle ages as Vehmic or secret court in which serious criminals were judged and executed. Erle, Germany, Octobe...
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Edwin Giesbers / European bison (Bison bonasus) close up portrait showing horns, Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, the Netherlands. January. Reintroduced species.
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Claudio Contreras / Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) licking nose, captive, Mexico City
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Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) male in darkness, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) male 'Faustino' aged 22 years walking along a track preparing to display. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
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Tony Heald / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby next to mother, Bandhavgarh National Park, India.
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Eric Baccega / Toposa tribe man with elaborate facial skin scarifications, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) with young chick on back, Cardiff, UK, April.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China