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'Eyecatchers' are show-stopping and surprising standalone images from the natural world, accompanied by the photographers’ stories from behind the lens. This gallery is a great place to look for those special one-off images, suitable for double-page spreads or simply for inspiration and ideas.

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Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) female 'Malui' walking through a cloud of butterflies she has disturbed in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Repu...
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Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) female 'Malui' walking through a cloud of butterflies she has disturbed in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Repu...
Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom Kruger, South Africa, Controlled conditions.
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Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom Kruger, South Africa, Controlled conditions.
A large colony of Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night on a coral reef, showing the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands...
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Alex Mustard / A large colony of Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night on a coral reef, showing the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands...
Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night on a coral reef, showing the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Ind...
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Alex Mustard / Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night on a coral reef, showing the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Ind...
Broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) baby in mothers mouth being carried from nest, Sante Fe, Argentina, February
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Mark MacEwen / Broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) baby in mothers mouth being carried from nest, Sante Fe, Argentina, February
Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group watching with curiosity, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group watching with curiosity, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012
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Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012
Mozambican children with captive Yellow Baboon youngster (Papio cynocephalus). Young animal caught during troop crop raiding. Pemba to Montepuez highway, north-eastern Mozambique, November 2011. Wildl...
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Jabruson / Mozambican children with captive Yellow Baboon youngster (Papio cynocephalus). Young animal caught during troop crop raiding. Pemba to Montepuez highway, north-eastern Mozambique, November 2011. Wildl...
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )
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Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )
Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) throat inflated, filter feeding at sea surface. California, USA. Sequence 1 of 2.
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Doc White / Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) throat inflated, filter feeding at sea surface. California, USA. Sequence 1 of 2.
Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Natures Best Windland Smith Rice...
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Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Natures Best Windland Smith Rice...
Maasai Giraffe~(Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)~under setting sun~Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa
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Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe~(Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)~under setting sun~Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa
Tolbachik Volcano erupting with lava flowing down the mountain side. Kamchatka, Russia. November 29th 2013. Winner of the Wildscapes category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY competitio...
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Sergey Gorshkov / Tolbachik Volcano erupting with lava flowing down the mountain side. Kamchatka, Russia. November 29th 2013. Winner of the Wildscapes category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY competitio...
Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
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Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Highly commended in the Underwater World Category of...
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Franco Banfi / Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Highly commended in the Underwater World Category of...
Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting, Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve, Haute-Savoie, France, June
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Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting, Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve, Haute-Savoie, France, June
Orphan baby Elephants (Loxodonta africana) playing football with their keeper. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released.
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Lisa Hoffner / Orphan baby Elephants (Loxodonta africana) playing football with their keeper. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released.
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking along a fallen trunk, silhouetted in misty forest. Black Forest, Germany, November.
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Klaus Echle / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking along a fallen trunk, silhouetted in misty forest. Black Forest, Germany, November.
Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) play biting camera, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia. Captive
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Franco Banfi / Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) play biting camera, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia. Captive
A long exposure renders Bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) as ghostly trails as they swim around a sponge, on a coral reef, at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Overall winner of GDT competiti...
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Alex Mustard / A long exposure renders Bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) as ghostly trails as they swim around a sponge, on a coral reef, at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Overall winner of GDT competiti...
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) - 'Siswi' sawing a piece of firewood, Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Juergen Freund / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) - 'Siswi' sawing a piece of firewood, Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) attacking Jay (Garrulus glandarius) Telemark, Norway, September
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Pal Hermansen / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) attacking Jay (Garrulus glandarius) Telemark, Norway, September
World War II British motorbikes (Norton 16H) stacked up on the back of truck in the hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, with Soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) swimming above. Sha'ab Ali, Sinai, Egypt. R...
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Alex Mustard / World War II British motorbikes (Norton 16H) stacked up on the back of truck in the hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, with Soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) swimming above. Sha'ab Ali, Sinai, Egypt. R...
View of steering wheel inside Bedford OYC water tanker 3 ton lorry, from another Bedford OYC truck, deep inside hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm. Fish are Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) Sha...
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Alex Mustard / View of steering wheel inside Bedford OYC water tanker 3 ton lorry, from another Bedford OYC truck, deep inside hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm. Fish are Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) Sha...
Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April
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Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April
Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) with mouth open, being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) with mouth open, being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April.
Abandoned house full of sand. Kolmanskop Ghost Town, an old diamond-mining town where shifting sand dunes have encroached abandoned houses, Namib Desert Namibia, October 2013.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Abandoned house full of sand. Kolmanskop Ghost Town, an old diamond-mining town where shifting sand dunes have encroached abandoned houses, Namib Desert Namibia, October 2013.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March
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Ben Hall / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March
Red fox in a snow storm (Vulpes vulpes) Winter winds on Kamchatka can reach 40 meters a second. Kronotskty Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia
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Igor Shpilenok / Red fox in a snow storm (Vulpes vulpes) Winter winds on Kamchatka can reach 40 meters a second. Kronotskty Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia
Aerial view of Grand Prismatic thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park, USA. The bright colours are natural, coming from thermophile bacteria in the water. People can be seen walking on the raised...
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Paul D Stewart / Aerial view of Grand Prismatic thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park, USA. The bright colours are natural, coming from thermophile bacteria in the water. People can be seen walking on the raised...
Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier in the distance, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Winner of Landscape category, Nature's Best / Windland S...
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Ben Hall / Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier in the distance, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Winner of Landscape category, Nature's Best / Windland S...
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, silhouetted against the moon at dusk, Uto Finland July
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Markus Varesvuo / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, silhouetted against the moon at dusk, Uto Finland July
Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), cultivated, occurs in North America
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Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), cultivated, occurs in North America
Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia
Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) approaching Boomslang snake (Dispholidus typus) in tree, Etosha National Park, Namibia, July.
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Lou Coetzer / Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) approaching Boomslang snake (Dispholidus typus) in tree, Etosha National Park, Namibia, July.
Chub fish (Leuciscus cephalus) and Mute swan (Cygnus color) swimming over, Rhine river, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. RUNNER-UP - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010.
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Michel Roggo / Chub fish (Leuciscus cephalus) and Mute swan (Cygnus color) swimming over, Rhine river, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. RUNNER-UP - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010.
Hot lava from Kilauea Volcano erupting underwater as pillow lava, offshore from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, Hawaii,Hawaiian Islands, USA. 20th January 2013.
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Doug Perrine / Hot lava from Kilauea Volcano erupting underwater as pillow lava, offshore from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, Hawaii,Hawaiian Islands, USA. 20th January 2013.
Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close up with scuba diver photographer behind, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close up with scuba diver photographer behind, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) orphan baby hanging from washing line. El Mirador- Rio Azul National Park, Department of Peten, Guatemala.
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Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) orphan baby hanging from washing line. El Mirador- Rio Azul National Park, Department of Peten, Guatemala.
Aerial view saltmarshes of Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view saltmarshes of Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult defending carcass from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Sinite Kamani National Park, Bulgaria, Europe. February. Commended, Behaviour : Birds category, Wildlife Photogra...
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Stefan Huwiler / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult defending carcass from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Sinite Kamani National Park, Bulgaria, Europe. February. Commended, Behaviour : Birds category, Wildlife Photogra...
Siskins (Carduelis spinus) fighting over food. Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, March.
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David Pattyn / Siskins (Carduelis spinus) fighting over food. Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, March.
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on spawning ground in groundwater channel, with trees cut by beavers, Adams river, British Columbia, Canada, October. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on spawning ground in groundwater channel, with trees cut by beavers, Adams river, British Columbia, Canada, October. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) by malachite (copper mineral) outcrop. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, Valley of the Geysers, October.
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Igor Shpilenok / Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) by malachite (copper mineral) outcrop. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, Valley of the Geysers, October.
A blue light fluorescence photo of Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). The blue light source excites the fluorescent pigments in the anemones, which emit light of other colours. The muddy seabed and...
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Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A blue light fluorescence photo of Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). The blue light source excites the fluorescent pigments in the anemones, which emit light of other colours. The muddy seabed and...
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) 'Buttercup' the sloth ambassador rescued orphan in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) 'Buttercup' the sloth ambassador rescued orphan in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) portrait of three on water, Lake Kerkini, Greece, March. Nominated in the Story of a Species category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013. Highl...
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David Pattyn / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) portrait of three on water, Lake Kerkini, Greece, March. Nominated in the Story of a Species category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013. Highl...
A diver explores Silfra Canyon, a deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. May 2011. In this phot...
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Alex Mustard / A diver explores Silfra Canyon, a deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. May 2011. In this phot...
Leopard butterflies (Phalanta eurytis) attracted to salts from sweat on laptop keyboard. Romani Bai camp. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.
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Jabruson / Leopard butterflies (Phalanta eurytis) attracted to salts from sweat on laptop keyboard. Romani Bai camp. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) babies huddled in their mother's fur for warmth. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.
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Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) babies huddled in their mother's fur for warmth. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.
Glass beach at sunset - a former dump site, in which the glass has now become pebbles of sea glass. MacKerricher State Park. California. USA. January 2013
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Floris van Breugel / Glass beach at sunset - a former dump site, in which the glass has now become pebbles of sea glass. MacKerricher State Park. California. USA. January 2013
Traffic sign speed limit in the desert of the Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia, September 2013.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Traffic sign speed limit in the desert of the Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia, September 2013.
** Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) feeding from dinner plate in restaurant at Estancia Mimosa. Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Angelo Gandolfi / ** Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) feeding from dinner plate in restaurant at Estancia Mimosa. Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Tranquilized Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) at the Wildlife SOS Rehabilitation Centre, Bannerghatta National Park, Karnataka, India, 2009.
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Sandesh Kadur / Tranquilized Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) at the Wildlife SOS Rehabilitation Centre, Bannerghatta National Park, Karnataka, India, 2009.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile appears to be doing tricks to get some attention in Jigokudani, Japan.
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Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile appears to be doing tricks to get some attention in Jigokudani, Japan.
Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) severed and smoked hands and feet with forest butterfly (Nymphalidae) on top. Smoking is the usual method used for preserving forest meat, allowing suppliers enough t...
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Jabruson / Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) severed and smoked hands and feet with forest butterfly (Nymphalidae) on top. Smoking is the usual method used for preserving forest meat, allowing suppliers enough t...
Brown Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes lupus) in a discarded coke can. Sydney harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Alex Mustard / Brown Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes lupus) in a discarded coke can. Sydney harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) walking with two carers in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerset Levels, England, UK, September 2012
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) walking with two carers in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerset Levels, England, UK, September 2012
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) jumping out of the sea, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Highly commended in the Single Species Portfolio of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards...
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Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) jumping out of the sea, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Highly commended in the Single Species Portfolio of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards...
Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying at dawn Hokkaido, Japan, February. Did you know? Red crowned cranes mate for life.
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David Tipling / Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying at dawn Hokkaido, Japan, February. Did you know? Red crowned cranes mate for life.
Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over the water to rest on plant stem, in a fen, Hondeven, Holland, July
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Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over the water to rest on plant stem, in a fen, Hondeven, Holland, July
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...
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Ben Hall / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...
Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) silverback skull with butterfly (Belenois theszi). Gorilla diedd from the Ebola Virus, which killed 128 people in the region in 2003 and in 2005 killed 95% of the Gor...
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Jabruson / Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) silverback skull with butterfly (Belenois theszi). Gorilla diedd from the Ebola Virus, which killed 128 people in the region in 2003 and in 2005 killed 95% of the Gor...
Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) in drain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Peninsula, Uganda, Africa.
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Mark MacEwen / Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) in drain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Peninsula, Uganda, Africa.
Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) juvenile flossing its teeth with string, at Monkey Temple, Phra Prang Sam Yot, Lopburi, Thailand.
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Mark MacEwen / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) juvenile flossing its teeth with string, at Monkey Temple, Phra Prang Sam Yot, Lopburi, Thailand.
Aerial view down river to the east of the Hofsjakull glacier and west of the Sprengisandur upland desert. Innumerable rivulets flow from beneath the glacier in this area of tundra which abounds in pon...
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Erlend Haarberg,Erlend Haarberg / Aerial view down river to the east of the Hofsjakull glacier and west of the Sprengisandur upland desert. Innumerable rivulets flow from beneath the glacier in this area of tundra which abounds in pon...
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) silhouette of shark feeding on floating fish eggs (not visible) just below the surface in calm weather, with snorkeller taking photos nearby, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo,...
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Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) silhouette of shark feeding on floating fish eggs (not visible) just below the surface in calm weather, with snorkeller taking photos nearby, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo,...
Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April. Did you know? Although coral reefs are thought of a...
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April. Did you know? Although coral reefs are thought of a...
Hard coral {Platygyra sp}, fluorescent under UV light, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Hard coral {Platygyra sp}, fluorescent under UV light, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea, Australia
Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Hino-River, Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Hino-River, Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July
Blue morpho (Morpho peleides) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America
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Stephen Dalton / Blue morpho (Morpho peleides) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America
Malaysian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) showing pink colouration camouflaged on an orchid, Captive
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Alex Hyde / Malaysian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) showing pink colouration camouflaged on an orchid, Captive
Two Buzzards (Buteo buteo) fighting over food in snow, Dransfeld, Hannover, Germany, January
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Roger Powell / Two Buzzards (Buteo buteo) fighting over food in snow, Dransfeld, Hannover, Germany, January
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' cuddling her daughter 'Ursula', age 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Reha...
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Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' cuddling her daughter 'Ursula', age 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Reha...
Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June
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Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June
Light reflected through icicles, Tollensesee, Germany, January
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Sandra Bartocha / Light reflected through icicles, Tollensesee, Germany, January
Schreiber's long fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersi) in flight in cave, Grotta Monte Majore, Sardinia, Italy. Highly commended, Mammals category, GDT 2012 competition.
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Solvin Zankl / Schreiber's long fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersi) in flight in cave, Grotta Monte Majore, Sardinia, Italy. Highly commended, Mammals category, GDT 2012 competition.
Blahver hot spring, Hveravellir, Iceland, May 2010
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Erlend Haarberg / Blahver hot spring, Hveravellir, Iceland, May 2010
European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.
Kokerboom or Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma) at night with starry sky, Kalahari, Namibia.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Kokerboom or Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma) at night with starry sky, Kalahari, Namibia.
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) male on mountainside at sunrise, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, July. Received honourable mention in the Big Picture Competition awards 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Image...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) male on mountainside at sunrise, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, July. Received honourable mention in the Big Picture Competition awards 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Image...
Pair of Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) hunting Silversides (Atherinidae) inside cave. Devil's Grotto, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) hunting Silversides (Atherinidae) inside cave. Devil's Grotto, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) large group feeding, motion blur image, Southern Norway. January.
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Andy Trowbridge / Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) large group feeding, motion blur image, Southern Norway. January.
Two Burchell's / Plains zebra (Equus quagga / burchelli) one kicking hind legs at pursuer, Etosha National Park, Namibia, June.
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Lou Coetzer / Two Burchell's / Plains zebra (Equus quagga / burchelli) one kicking hind legs at pursuer, Etosha National Park, Namibia, June.
People watching the Fissure eruption of Chico volcano into 9km diameter caldera. Sierra Negra volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. October 2005.
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Tui De Roy / People watching the Fissure eruption of Chico volcano into 9km diameter caldera. Sierra Negra volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. October 2005.
Ash plume, white cloud and snowy ridge at the subglacial volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajokull ice cap in Iceland, April 2010.Second place in Landscape category of the GDT 2011 competition
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Orsolya Haarberg / Ash plume, white cloud and snowy ridge at the subglacial volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajokull ice cap in Iceland, April 2010.Second place in Landscape category of the GDT 2011 competition
Two juvenile Clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) with keeper at a rehabilitation site, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, 2009, captive.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two juvenile Clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) with keeper at a rehabilitation site, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, 2009, captive.
Euphoria beetle / Emerald euphoria (Euphoria fulgida) in flight, Central Texas, USA, March.
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Michael Durham / Euphoria beetle / Emerald euphoria (Euphoria fulgida) in flight, Central Texas, USA, March.
Male Cuckoo bee (Thyreus sp possibly T. histrionicus) in flight, Matobo National Park , Zimbabwe, November.
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Michael Durham / Male Cuckoo bee (Thyreus sp possibly T. histrionicus) in flight, Matobo National Park , Zimbabwe, November.
Nocturnal tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) resting during the day in hollow tree. Lokoue, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Cuvette, Republic of Congo.
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Jabruson / Nocturnal tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) resting during the day in hollow tree. Lokoue, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Cuvette, Republic of Congo.
Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) and Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) at watering hole at night, taken with infra red camera, Okaukuejo pan, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) and Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) at watering hole at night, taken with infra red camera, Okaukuejo pan, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Guillemots (Uria aalge) in flight in snow, Vardo, Norway, March. Winner of 2nd Prize in the Nature (Single images) category of the World Press Photo Competition 2014.
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Markus Varesvuo / Guillemots (Uria aalge) in flight in snow, Vardo, Norway, March. Winner of 2nd Prize in the Nature (Single images) category of the World Press Photo Competition 2014.
Alligator (Alligator mississippienis) at the surface, with clouds reflected on the water, Everglades, Florida, USA, March.
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George Sanker / Alligator (Alligator mississippienis) at the surface, with clouds reflected on the water, Everglades, Florida, USA, March.
Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat, running. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, May.
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Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat, running. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, May.
Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) male and two females calling from tree, captive, Apenheul Park, Netherlands.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) male and two females calling from tree, captive, Apenheul Park, Netherlands.