Ingo Arndt / Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) eye closed with semi-transparent eyelid that allows it to see its surroundings even while resting, Costa Rica.
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Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) female carrying young cub. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. August.
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Edwin Giesbers / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) twin babies age 45 days resting on mother's chest, one suckling. captive, occurs in Central Africa. Critically endangered.
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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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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) rare white furred baby playing with another baby. Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.
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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