Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp) female worker carrying leaf to nest, with a smaller 'minor' ant riding. The minor's job is to protect her sister from parasitic flies. Costa Rica, December. Highly Commended,...
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Ingo Arndt / Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flock flying in formation to confuse hunting Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus), Rome, Italy. January 2009
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Wim van den Heever / Black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) fishing and using wings to create an area of shade to attract fish, on the banks of the Chobe River, Botswana.
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Jiri Lochman / Bolas spider (Dicrostichus furcatus / Ordgarius furcatus) female with bolas, a blob of silk at end of line used to swing at prey, only used by females. Bolas spiders also produce pheromones of specifi...
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) using stick as a tool for foraging, Galapagos. Endemic.
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Igor Shpilenok,Igor Shpilenok / Large male Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) standing in shallow waters of the Kronotsky lagoon, away from biting insects. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, July.
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Chadden Hunter / Aerial view of hunting pack of Timber wolves (Canis lupus) in Arctic circle in Northern Canada, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2009
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Doug Allan / Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) create bow wave to knock Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the ice; a co-operative hunting strategy. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer. Freeze Frame bo...
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Bronzed cowbird {Molothrus aeneus} chick in nest of Bewick's wren, Texas, USA
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Norbert Wu / Devil Angler (Linophryne sp) deep sea species larvae with large yolky egg which is a deep sea reproductive strategy, Celebes Sea
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Georgette Douwma / Broadclub cuttlefish hunting technique - mesmorises fish by pulsating colour along body
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Jabruson / Giant groundsel {Senecio keniensis} with dead leaves protecting plant against cold at high altitudes, Mountains of the Moon, Virunga NP, Dem Rep of Congo