David Shale / Solenosmilia sp and eunicid polychaete and bamboo coral. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Pencil urchin (Cidaroid). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Pencil urchin (Cidaroid). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Black coral (Antipatharia) with tendrils extruded to catch prey. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Close up of deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011
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David Shale / Male and Female glass shrimps on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011
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Pete Oxford / Close up of Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) with head tucked into wing, Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, SW England, UK captive
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Inaki Relanzon / Tourists watching eruption of The Strokkur, the biggest geyser active in the Geysir area, SW Iceland, sequence 6/11. July 2008
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Inaki Relanzon / Tourists watching eruption of The Strokkur, the biggest geyser active in the Geysir area, SW Iceland, sequence 2/11. July 2008
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Mary McDonald / Broad-billed hummingbird {Cynanthus latirostris} hovering, SW Arizona, USA.
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Mary McDonald / Broad-billed hummingbird {Cynanthus latirostris} hovering, SW Arizona, USA.
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Rod Williams / Ratel / Honey badger {Mellivora capensis} captive, occurs in Africa, India & SW Asia, female