Ingo Arndt / Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) adult resting, close up portrait, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. January. Finalist in the Birds Category of the GDT Awards 2015.
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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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Ingo Arndt / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) close- up of eye half open, the golden webbed semi-transparent eyelid allows to see its surrounding even while resting, Costa Rica.
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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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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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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, whilst stalking, Bandhavgarh, India.
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Alex Hyde / Adder (Vipera berus) basking amongst bracken fronds. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
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Cyril Ruoso / Pygmy kingfisher (Ceyx picta) portrait, Cross River State, Nigeria. Non-ex
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) close up of eye, hidden in vegetation, Bandhavgarh, India.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) grooming in summer fur, Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) head profile portrait, Ranthambhore National Park, India. Endangered species.
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Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) female portrait, Rwanda.