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April 2012 was a fabulous month for new imagery at Nature Picture Library, with more than 5000 pictures added to our site.There was a really global spread to the new material, with rarities from Cuba, endangered primates from India and Africa, Russian wildlife, great new koalas, dolphins from Portugal, and mountain hares and urban peregrines from the UK.
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) head portrait, captive, endangered
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Edwin Giesbers / Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) head portrait, captive, endangered
Male Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) displaying, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Male Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) displaying, captive
Yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)~Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / Yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)~Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
Channel-billed / Ariel toucan (Ramphastos vittelinus ariel) perched in flowering tree in city street, Rio de Janeiro city, Southeastern Brazil.
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Channel-billed / Ariel toucan (Ramphastos vittelinus ariel) perched in flowering tree in city street, Rio de Janeiro city, Southeastern Brazil.
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi) male. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Mary McDonald / Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi) male. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) curled up sleeping in tree, Great Otway National Park, Victoria State, Australia.
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Inaki Relanzon / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) curled up sleeping in tree, Great Otway National Park, Victoria State, Australia.
Domesticated Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) baby sheltering under its mother, in chains. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Mary McDonald / Domesticated Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) baby sheltering under its mother, in chains. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Remarkable Rocks at night, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia State, Australia, September 2011.
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Inaki Relanzon / Remarkable Rocks at night, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia State, Australia, September 2011.
Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby playing with a stick by its mother. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Mary McDonald / Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby playing with a stick by its mother. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Dhole / Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus). Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Mary McDonald / Dhole / Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus). Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cub at rest, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Michael W. Richards / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cub at rest, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Tourists watching an Asiatic male lion (Panthera leo persica) from safari jeeps, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India
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Uri Golman / Tourists watching an Asiatic male lion (Panthera leo persica) from safari jeeps, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India
Baby Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) bath time with mother, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Michael W. Richards / Baby Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) bath time with mother, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Bengal tigrees (Panthera tigris tigris) resting with small cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Michael W. Richards / Bengal tigrees (Panthera tigris tigris) resting with small cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Bengal tigress (Panthera tigris tigris) rear view of her resting in pool, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Michael W. Richards / Bengal tigress (Panthera tigris tigris) rear view of her resting in pool, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
Leopard (Panthera pardus) partial head view of adult resting in tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) partial head view of adult resting in tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Leopard portrait (Panthera pardus) Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard portrait (Panthera pardus) Okavango Delta, Botswana
Male Humayun's Wrinkled Frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) calling next to egg clutches on leaves. Western Ghats, India.
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Bert Willaert / Male Humayun's Wrinkled Frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) calling next to egg clutches on leaves. Western Ghats, India.
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) shedding skin from head. Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
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John Cancalosi / Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) shedding skin from head. Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rican tropical rainforest.
Trivandrum / Golden Frog (Hylarana aurantiaca) looking upwards. Western Ghats, India.
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Bert Willaert / Trivandrum / Golden Frog (Hylarana aurantiaca) looking upwards. Western Ghats, India.
Juvenile South American Common / Crested Forest Toad 1+Rhinella margaritifera 'complex'+2. Ecuador, South America.
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Bert Willaert / Juvenile South American Common / Crested Forest Toad 1+Rhinella margaritifera 'complex'+2. Ecuador, South America.
Portrait of Balearic Green Toad (Pseudepidalea balearica / Bufo balearicus) close up, Mallorca, The Mediterranean.
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Bert Willaert / Portrait of Balearic Green Toad (Pseudepidalea balearica / Bufo balearicus) close up, Mallorca, The Mediterranean.
Brightly Coloured Poison-Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica). Ecuador, South America.
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Bert Willaert / Brightly Coloured Poison-Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica). Ecuador, South America.
San Lucas marsupial frog (Gastrotheca pseustes)~base of Chimborazo Volcano (Highest mountain in Ecuador), Andes, Ecuador, South America - endemic to Ecuador, endangered species.
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Pete Oxford / San Lucas marsupial frog (Gastrotheca pseustes)~base of Chimborazo Volcano (Highest mountain in Ecuador), Andes, Ecuador, South America - endemic to Ecuador, endangered species.
Pine seedlings (Pinus sp) with seed cases attached, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.
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Alex Hyde / Pine seedlings (Pinus sp) with seed cases attached, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.
Alpine moon daisy (Leucanthemopsis alpina) on mountainside, fisheye lens. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.
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Alex Hyde / Alpine moon daisy (Leucanthemopsis alpina) on mountainside, fisheye lens. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.
Common european toad (Bufo bufo) photographed on a white background, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, March.
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Alex Hyde / Common european toad (Bufo bufo) photographed on a white background, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, March.
Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) photographed on a white background, Midi-Pyrenees, France, August.
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Alex Hyde / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) photographed on a white background, Midi-Pyrenees, France, August.
Red spotted / Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) swimming; from a vernal pool, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, April, digital composite. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Red spotted / Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) swimming; from a vernal pool, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, April, digital composite. meetyourneighbours.net project
Close up of flower of Sheep's bit scabious (Jasione montana) County Clare, Republic of Ireland, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Carsten Krieger / Close up of flower of Sheep's bit scabious (Jasione montana) County Clare, Republic of Ireland, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) widespread in Central and Southern Europe, very rare in UK, Italy, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) widespread in Central and Southern Europe, very rare in UK, Italy, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
Ophrys orchid (Ophrys x maremmae) a natural hybrid between (Ophrys fuciflora) and Ophrys tenthredinifera) occasionally found where both species are present together, Umbria, Italy, May. focus-stack-c...
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ophrys orchid (Ophrys x maremmae) a natural hybrid between (Ophrys fuciflora) and Ophrys tenthredinifera) occasionally found where both species are present together, Umbria, Italy, May. focus-stack-c...
Horsefly (Tabanus bovinus) close up of male feeding on fennel flower nectar (the females are blood suckers) Lazio, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Horsefly (Tabanus bovinus) close up of male feeding on fennel flower nectar (the females are blood suckers) Lazio, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
Assassin bug (Zelus luridus) on flower stalk, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Assassin bug (Zelus luridus) on flower stalk, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
Honeybee workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK
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Simon Colmer / Honeybee workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK
Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus staking]
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Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus staking]
Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus stacking]
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Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus stacking]
Queen Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hovering near Snowberry flowers (Symphoricarpos sp.) in Parade gardens park, with city buildings in the background, Bath, England, UK, June
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hovering near Snowberry flowers (Symphoricarpos sp.) in Parade gardens park, with city buildings in the background, Bath, England, UK, June
Purple emperor butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf basking with wings open, UK, Captive.
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Alex Hyde / Purple emperor butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf basking with wings open, UK, Captive.
Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in tree, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in tree, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) female with chick nesting on Tyne Bridge, Newcastle, UK, June.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) female with chick nesting on Tyne Bridge, Newcastle, UK, June.
Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) perched. Belarus, Europe, September.
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Bert Willaert / Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) perched. Belarus, Europe, September.
Mountain rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) female with lizard prey, Pitoes das Junias, Geres National Park, Portugal, June.
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Luis Quinta / Mountain rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) female with lizard prey, Pitoes das Junias, Geres National Park, Portugal, June.
Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male on river bank with waterfall in background, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.
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Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male on river bank with waterfall in background, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.
Large Psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus) on sand against habitat plains. Ebro Delta, Spain.
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Bert Willaert / Large Psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus) on sand against habitat plains. Ebro Delta, Spain.
Mount Pico, volcanic mountain, Pico Island, Azores, March, 2010.
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Luis Quinta / Mount Pico, volcanic mountain, Pico Island, Azores, March, 2010.
Waterfall in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira Island, April 2009.
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Luis Quinta / Waterfall in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira Island, April 2009.
Looking up root system and tree trunk in Amazon forest, Rio Negro, Brazil, December 2009.
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Luis Quinta / Looking up root system and tree trunk in Amazon forest, Rio Negro, Brazil, December 2009.
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting in snow, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada
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Todd Mintz / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting in snow, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) sitting on a ridge, in winter coat in snow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, February
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) sitting on a ridge, in winter coat in snow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, February
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) on moorland with white winter coat, Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, February.
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Alex Hyde / Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) on moorland with white winter coat, Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, February.
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, sitting in snow, yawning, Scotland, UK, February
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, sitting in snow, yawning, Scotland, UK, February
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, running along a snow ridge, Scotland, UK, February
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, running along a snow ridge, Scotland, UK, February
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, running across snow, Scotland, UK, February
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, running across snow, Scotland, UK, February
Hill walker watching Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in snow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, March 2010 Model Released
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hill walker watching Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in snow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, March 2010 Model Released
Group of Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in winter plumage with hill walker in background, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, February 2010
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Group of Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in winter plumage with hill walker in background, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, February 2010
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) with partial winter coat, running down a snow-covered moorland slope, Scotland, UK, April
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) with partial winter coat, running down a snow-covered moorland slope, Scotland, UK, April
Portrait of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, Lochaber, West Highlands, Scotland, February. Did you know? A Red deer stag weighs 3 times the average weight of a human.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Portrait of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, Lochaber, West Highlands, Scotland, February. Did you know? A Red deer stag weighs 3 times the average weight of a human.
Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched in frosty tree in winter, Scotland, UK, December 2010
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched in frosty tree in winter, Scotland, UK, December 2010
Adult female Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) in breeding habitat on upland plateau of Grampian mountains, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult female Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) in breeding habitat on upland plateau of Grampian mountains, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011
Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in winter, perched on twig with frozen crab apples, Scotland, UK, December 2010. Did you know? The association of Robins with Christmas came from the postmen, known as...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in winter, perched on twig with frozen crab apples, Scotland, UK, December 2010. Did you know? The association of Robins with Christmas came from the postmen, known as...
European river otter (Lutra lutra) footprints in snow on the edge of the frozen River Spey, at sunset, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2010
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) footprints in snow on the edge of the frozen River Spey, at sunset, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2010
Swirling foam patterns in the River Sligachan, with Marsco in background, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Swirling foam patterns in the River Sligachan, with Marsco in background, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010
Coastal landscape at sunset, near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010. Did you know? Skye has good biodiversity for an island, with coastal, heather and highland ecologies.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Coastal landscape at sunset, near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010. Did you know? Skye has good biodiversity for an island, with coastal, heather and highland ecologies.
Bonaire whiptail lizard (Cnemidophorus murinus ruthveni) male, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean. Endemic to Bonaire and Klein Bonaire.
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Pete Oxford / Bonaire whiptail lizard (Cnemidophorus murinus ruthveni) male, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean. Endemic to Bonaire and Klein Bonaire.
Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba, Caribbean
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) half submerged, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA
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Pete Oxford / American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) half submerged, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA
Caribbean Parakeet or Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax xanthogenia) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / Caribbean Parakeet or Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax xanthogenia) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
Yellow shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadensis) on cactus, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / Yellow shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadensis) on cactus, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) Cienega de Zapata, Cuba, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / West Indian woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) Cienega de Zapata, Cuba, Caribbean
Cuban or Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides)~Jardines de la Reina National Park, endemic to Cuba, Caribbean
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Pete Oxford / Cuban or Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides)~Jardines de la Reina National Park, endemic to Cuba, Caribbean
Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) seen through undergrowth. Captive, member of a reintroduction project. Assam, eastern India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) seen through undergrowth. Captive, member of a reintroduction project. Assam, eastern India.
Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) foraging. Captive, member of a reintroduction project. Assam, eastern India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) foraging. Captive, member of a reintroduction project. Assam, eastern India.
Stump Tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides) female yawning in canopy holding infant. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Stump Tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides) female yawning in canopy holding infant. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca leonina) on branch. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca leonina) on branch. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.
Stump Tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides) among branches. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Stump Tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides) among branches. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.
Arunachal Macaque (Macaca munzala) feeding on budding leaves. Arunachal Pradesh, eastern India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Arunachal Macaque (Macaca munzala) feeding on budding leaves. Arunachal Pradesh, eastern India.
Sanje Mangabey Monkey (Cercocebus galeritus sanjei) selecting leaves to feed on. Mizimu area, Sonjo Valley, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Endangered species
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Tom Struhsaker / Sanje Mangabey Monkey (Cercocebus galeritus sanjei) selecting leaves to feed on. Mizimu area, Sonjo Valley, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Endangered species
Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) medium sized juvenile stripping and feeding on bark of bottle brush (Callistemon citrinus). Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
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Tom Struhsaker / Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) medium sized juvenile stripping and feeding on bark of bottle brush (Callistemon citrinus). Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Udzungwa Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus gordonorum) adult female among canopy leaves. Udzungwa Mountains National Park headquarters near Mang'ula, Tanzania. Endangered species
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Tom Struhsaker / Udzungwa Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus gordonorum) adult female among canopy leaves. Udzungwa Mountains National Park headquarters near Mang'ula, Tanzania. Endangered species
Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) by stripped tree bark she is feeding on. Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
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Tom Struhsaker / Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) by stripped tree bark she is feeding on. Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.