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2012 - Best-of septembre & octobre 2012 (184) Images supplémentaires...
This is our editor's choice of the best images added to our collection in September and October 2012. There was some great new material: rare wild Amur tigers from Vladimir Medvedev; dramatic sharks from new contributor Cheryl-Samantha Owen; great new dolphins from Brandon Cole, Tui de Roy's comprehensive Galapagos coverage; Sandra Bartocha's creative flower and landscape work; Solvin Zankl's innovative insect portraits using digital focus stacking; Anup Shah's new Kenyan material including a lion/waterbuck confrontation; British wildlife from Andy Rouse, including brown hares in action; unusual reptile and amphibian portraits from Michael Kern;
Magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) in low flight ovehead. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, December.
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Tui De Roy / Magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) in low flight ovehead. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, December.
Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum / Phalacrocorax harrisi) with nesting material. Banks Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, December.
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Tui De Roy / Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum / Phalacrocorax harrisi) with nesting material. Banks Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, December.
Nazca boobies (Sula granti) against dawn sky. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.
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Tui De Roy / Nazca boobies (Sula granti) against dawn sky. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.
Cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) feeding on cactus flower nectar and pollen. Espanola, Galapagos Islands, November.
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Tui De Roy / Cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) feeding on cactus flower nectar and pollen. Espanola, Galapagos Islands, November.
Swans (Cygnus sp) on a large water channel at sunrise with mist on the low lying pastures of Tadham Moor, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK, March 2012
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John Waters / Swans (Cygnus sp) on a large water channel at sunrise with mist on the low lying pastures of Tadham Moor, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK, March 2012
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on river during misty sunrise, Wales, UK December
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Andy Rouse / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on river during misty sunrise, Wales, UK December
Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting, UK, June
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Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting, UK, June
Barn owl (Tyto alba) swooping on to mouse prey, UK March
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Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) swooping on to mouse prey, UK March
Barn owl (Tyto alba) landing portrait, UK March
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Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) landing portrait, UK March
Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking flight from a post. Wales, UK, June. Did you know? Owls are far sighted - so can't see objects close to their faces clearly.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking flight from a post. Wales, UK, June. Did you know? Owls are far sighted - so can't see objects close to their faces clearly.
Little owl (Athene noctua) two chicks on tree stump, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June
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Andy Sands / Little owl (Athene noctua) two chicks on tree stump, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) male perched on mossy stump, Wales, UK, June
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Andy Sands / Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) male perched on mossy stump, Wales, UK, June
European hare (Lepus europaeus) cleaning feet, UK, May
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) cleaning feet, UK, May
European hare (Lepus europaeus) in grass field, UK, May. Highly commended Animal Portraits category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) in grass field, UK, May. Highly commended Animal Portraits category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
European hares (Lepus europaeus) boxing, UK
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Andy Rouse / European hares (Lepus europaeus) boxing, UK
European hare (Lepus europaeus) running head on, UK July
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) running head on, UK July
European Hare (Lepus europaeus) silhouetted at dawn. Wales, UK, August. Did you know? Unlike rabbits, hares do not dig warrens, just a shallow depression called a form.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European Hare (Lepus europaeus) silhouetted at dawn. Wales, UK, August. Did you know? Unlike rabbits, hares do not dig warrens, just a shallow depression called a form.
European hare (Lepus europaeus) silhouetted sitting in field at sunrise, UK, June
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) silhouetted sitting in field at sunrise, UK, June
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) portrait on stump in flowering heather. Inshriach Forest, Scotland, September.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) portrait on stump in flowering heather. Inshriach Forest, Scotland, September.
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck in cereal field, UK June
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Andy Rouse / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck in cereal field, UK June
European otter (Lutra lutra) running, UK, taken in controlled conditions July. Crop of 01402435
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Andy Rouse / European otter (Lutra lutra) running, UK, taken in controlled conditions July. Crop of 01402435
Pine marten (Martes martes) juvenile, climbing pine tree in woodland, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK, July
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pine marten (Martes martes) juvenile, climbing pine tree in woodland, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK, July
Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on Blackthorn, Captive, UK, April
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Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on Blackthorn, Captive, UK, April
Small emperor moth female (Saturnia pavonia), Peak District National Park, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Small emperor moth female (Saturnia pavonia), Peak District National Park, UK. April.
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) with a bee landing on a branch by its mate. Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) with a bee landing on a branch by its mate. Alentejo, Portugal, May.
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) courting a female by offering her a Small Copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas). Alentejo, Portugal, April.
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Roger Powell / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) courting a female by offering her a Small Copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas). Alentejo, Portugal, April.
Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) head of a major worker with mandibles used for opening seeds. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) head of a major worker with mandibles used for opening seeds. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
Mosquito (Culex pipiens) carrier of the West Nile Virus close-up
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Phil Savoie / Mosquito (Culex pipiens) carrier of the West Nile Virus close-up
Close-up of ant (Thaumatomyrmex atrox) from the neotropics, specialists predators on millipedes Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Close-up of ant (Thaumatomyrmex atrox) from the neotropics, specialists predators on millipedes Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
Close up of ant (Cephalotes clypeatus) Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Cephalotes clypeatus) Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
Close up of ant (Acanthognathus brevicornis) from South America. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Acanthognathus brevicornis) from South America. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
Leaf cutter ant (Atta cephalotes ) close-up. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
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Solvin Zankl / Leaf cutter ant (Atta cephalotes ) close-up. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking
Black headed cat eye snake (Boiga nigriceps) captive, from SE Asia
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Michael D. Kern / Black headed cat eye snake (Boiga nigriceps) captive, from SE Asia
African driver / Siafu / Safari ant biting {Dorylus/ Anomma speciess). Species is non-stinging, but jaws can tear human flesh. East Africa
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Martin Dohrn / African driver / Siafu / Safari ant biting {Dorylus/ Anomma speciess). Species is non-stinging, but jaws can tear human flesh. East Africa
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) striped red, green and brown, on branch, captive, from Madagascar
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Michael D. Kern / Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) striped red, green and brown, on branch, captive, from Madagascar
Maroon eye / Moon frog (Leptopelis uluguruensis) captive, from East Africa
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Michael D. Kern / Maroon eye / Moon frog (Leptopelis uluguruensis) captive, from East Africa
Leaf tailed gekco (Uroplatus fimbriatus) captive from Madagascar
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Michael D. Kern / Leaf tailed gekco (Uroplatus fimbriatus) captive from Madagascar
Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, (Uroplatus sikorae) captive from Madgascar
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Michael D. Kern / Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, (Uroplatus sikorae) captive from Madgascar
Yellow Headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) between leaves captive from Madagascar
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Michael D. Kern / Yellow Headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) between leaves captive from Madagascar
Python (Morelia amethistina) captive from Australasia
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Michael D. Kern / Python (Morelia amethistina) captive from Australasia
Venezuelan Sun Tiger Tarantula / Devil tree spider (Psalmopoeus irminia), captive from Venezuela
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Michael D. Kern / Venezuelan Sun Tiger Tarantula / Devil tree spider (Psalmopoeus irminia), captive from Venezuela
Columbian Giant Redleg Tarantula, (Megaphobema robustum) ventral view, captive from South America
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Michael D. Kern / Columbian Giant Redleg Tarantula, (Megaphobema robustum) ventral view, captive from South America
Japanese giant salamander hunting at night in a river, Japan, May
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander hunting at night in a river, Japan, May
Male Japanese giant salamander (Andria japonicus) emerging from a nest hole in order to breathe, Japan, August
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Male Japanese giant salamander (Andria japonicus) emerging from a nest hole in order to breathe, Japan, August
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) reaching up to the surface to breathe, Japan, August
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) reaching up to the surface to breathe, Japan, August
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice taken with fisheye lens, Svalbard, Arctic September 2011
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Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice taken with fisheye lens, Svalbard, Arctic September 2011
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing against expedition ship, taken with extreme wide angle lens, Svalbard, Arctic September 2011
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Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing against expedition ship, taken with extreme wide angle lens, Svalbard, Arctic September 2011
Polar bear (Ursus arctos maritimus) mother rolling in snow watched by new year cubs, 6 months old,~Svalbard, Arctic
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Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus arctos maritimus) mother rolling in snow watched by new year cubs, 6 months old,~Svalbard, Arctic
Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans acting as sentry and standing alert on local guide's head for height, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana. No release available.
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Kristel Richard / Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans acting as sentry and standing alert on local guide's head for height, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana. No release available.
Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans standing alert on local guide, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana.
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Kristel Richard / Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans standing alert on local guide, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana.
Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demsersus) chick hatching inside a small incubator at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) which collects abandoned eggs fro...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demsersus) chick hatching inside a small incubator at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) which collects abandoned eggs fro...
Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) drinking at night, Okaukuejo waterhole, Etosha national park, Namibia
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Ann & Steve Toon / Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) drinking at night, Okaukuejo waterhole, Etosha national park, Namibia
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) young siblings learning how to hunt Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) mother cheetah in background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) young siblings learning how to hunt Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) mother cheetah in background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) young siblings learning how to hunt Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) young siblings learning how to hunt Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) catching Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) catching Thomson's gazelle fawn (Eudorcas thomsoni) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
African lion (Panthera leo) mother and cub calling to others in pride, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Andy Rouse / African lion (Panthera leo) mother and cub calling to others in pride, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Lion (Panthera leo) cubs aged about 24 months playing in water logged grassland, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
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Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) cubs aged about 24 months playing in water logged grassland, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
African lion (Panthera leo) young playing in water, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
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Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) young playing in water, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, East Africa. Murchison Falls National Park hosts the only remaining naturally occurring population of...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, East Africa. Murchison Falls National Park hosts the only remaining naturally occurring population of...
Mountain gorilla portrait (Gorilla gorilla), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, East Africa
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Mountain gorilla portrait (Gorilla gorilla), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda, East Africa
Common or Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
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Anup Shah / Common or Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September
Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) baby aged 3-6 months scratching, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August
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Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) baby aged 3-6 months scratching, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August
Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male standing in a lake surrounded by a pride of African lions (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 7/11
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Anup Shah / Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male standing in a lake surrounded by a pride of African lions (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 7/11
Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male charging at an African lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 9/11
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Anup Shah / Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male charging at an African lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 9/11
Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male charging at an African lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 10/11
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Anup Shah / Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male charging at an African lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 10/11
Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male charging at an African lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 11/11
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Anup Shah / Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male charging at an African lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September sequence 11/11
Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Kakadu National Park, North West Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Kakadu National Park, North West Territories, Australia
Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) adult playing with plastic bottle, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) adult playing with plastic bottle, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
Common wallaroo (Macropus robustus) in late sunlight, Sal Salis, Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia
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Andy Rouse / Common wallaroo (Macropus robustus) in late sunlight, Sal Salis, Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia
Agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
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Andy Rouse / Agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus euryale) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
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Eric Medard / Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus euryale) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
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Eric Medard / Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
Lesser Mouse Eared Bat (Myotis blythii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
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Eric Medard / Lesser Mouse Eared Bat (Myotis blythii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) at the captive breeding programme in Berlin, Germany,
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Solvin Zankl / Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) at the captive breeding programme in Berlin, Germany,
Different Snowflakes showing range in size and pattern, magnified under microscope, from Lilehammer, Norway. Digital composite
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Solvin Zankl / Different Snowflakes showing range in size and pattern, magnified under microscope, from Lilehammer, Norway. Digital composite
Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway
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Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway
Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway
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Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway
Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway
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Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway
Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project
Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) perched, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) perched, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project
Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project
Texas toad (Bufo / Anaxyrus speciosus) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas toad (Bufo / Anaxyrus speciosus) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project
Texas bow-legged bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus) nymph on Tamaulipan fiddlewood (Citharexylum berlandieri) berries, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.n...
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas bow-legged bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus) nymph on Tamaulipan fiddlewood (Citharexylum berlandieri) berries, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.n...
Dung beetle (Dichotomius colonicus) in flight, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Seth Patterson / Dung beetle (Dichotomius colonicus) in flight, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project
A herd of Retuerta mares trotting, Guadiamar scientific reserve, Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain. This breed of horse was close to extinction in the 1990s with only 5 individuals left, but now...
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Kristel Richard / A herd of Retuerta mares trotting, Guadiamar scientific reserve, Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain. This breed of horse was close to extinction in the 1990s with only 5 individuals left, but now...
Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks
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Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks
Two Dogue de Bordeaux dogs looking over garden fence. No release available.
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Ernie Janes / Two Dogue de Bordeaux dogs looking over garden fence. No release available.
Pug dog portrait
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LYNN M. STONE / Pug dog portrait