2013 - June 2013 Highlights (169) Images supplémentaires...
We've added some great images to the site over the last two months. There's lots to explore, including:

• Marine life from new contributor Franco Banfi

• African wildlife from the Denis-Huots who have joined us recently

• Asian wildlife including wild Bengal tigers and rare Chinese species

• New high-speed insect photography from Stephen Dalton

• Bookplates from Danny Green's new book The Long Journey North

• Dramatic new bird pictures from Varesvuo, Trowbridge and Zacek



Do contact us if you'd like more information on any of this new material, or if there are current projects we can help with.
Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up of eyes, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up of eyes, captive
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...
Bivalve scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) inside a coral covered with purple sponge, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Bivalve scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) inside a coral covered with purple sponge, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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...
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) curled up, with an eye open. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
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Igor Shpilenok / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) curled up, with an eye open. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) portrait. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, February.
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Igor Shpilenok / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) portrait. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, February.
Water monitor (Varanus salvator), portrait, flicking tongue, Thailand
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Axel Gomille / Water monitor (Varanus salvator), portrait, flicking tongue, Thailand
Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) portrait. Southern Norway, January.
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Andy Trowbridge / Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) portrait. Southern Norway, January.
White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight. Flatanger, Norway, May.
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Andy Trowbridge / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight. Flatanger, Norway, May.
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
Silhouette of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
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Franco Banfi / Silhouette of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) with calluses covered in parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice (Cyamus ovalis). Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site...
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Franco Banfi / Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) with calluses covered in parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice (Cyamus ovalis). Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site...
Leopard (Panthera pardus) young male, portraits, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) young male, portraits, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Male Ibex (Capra ibex), Aiguilles Rouges (Red Peaks) National Nature Reserve, Haute-Savoie, France, June.
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Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / Male Ibex (Capra ibex), Aiguilles Rouges (Red Peaks) National Nature Reserve, Haute-Savoie, France, June.
Male Patas Monkey / Wadi monkey / Hussar monkey (Erythrocebus patas)  looking up,   Laikipia game reserve, Kenya, Africa.
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Mark MacEwen / Male Patas Monkey / Wadi monkey / Hussar monkey (Erythrocebus patas) looking up, Laikipia game reserve, Kenya, Africa.
Asiatic black / Moon bear (Ursus thibetanus) head portrait with tongue hanging out, captive
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Edwin Giesbers,Edwin Giesbers / Asiatic black / Moon bear (Ursus thibetanus) head portrait with tongue hanging out, captive
White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) female portrait, portrait, Nakuru National Park, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) female portrait, portrait, Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) at dusk, Fair Isle, Shetland, July. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) at dusk, Fair Isle, Shetland, July. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Great Tit (Parus major) perched on branch with yellow from autumn trees in the background. Southern Norway, October.
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Andy Trowbridge / Great Tit (Parus major) perched on branch with yellow from autumn trees in the background. Southern Norway, October.
Ibex (Capra ibex) silhouetted walking along a stone wall with barbed wire, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Ibex (Capra ibex) silhouetted walking along a stone wall with barbed wire, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September.
The River Thames and Houses of Parliament at Westminster at sunset with gull, UK, November 2005.
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Ernie Janes / The River Thames and Houses of Parliament at Westminster at sunset with gull, UK, November 2005.
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) at dusk silhouetted against setting sun, Karigasniemi, Northern Finland, May . Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) at dusk silhouetted against setting sun, Karigasniemi, Northern Finland, May . Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) calling at sunset, silhouetted. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April.
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Andy Trowbridge / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) calling at sunset, silhouetted. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April.
Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in flight, just after taking off from perch. Southern Norway, January.
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Andy Trowbridge / Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in flight, just after taking off from perch. Southern Norway, January.
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) taking-off from red clover, controlled conditions.
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Stephen Dalton / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) taking-off from red clover, controlled conditions.
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) standing by a barbed wire stock fence. Katiki Point, Moeraki, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. January.
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Andy Trowbridge / Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) standing by a barbed wire stock fence. Katiki Point, Moeraki, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. January.
Northern gannet (Morus bassana) in flight, Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, July.
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Andy Trowbridge / Northern gannet (Morus bassana) in flight, Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, July.
Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) portrait, Lake Bogoria, Rift valley, Kenya, Africa
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Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) portrait, Lake Bogoria, Rift valley, Kenya, Africa
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) close up portrait, Spain, November
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Markus Varesvuo / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) close up portrait, Spain, November
Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Bandhavgarh National Park, India, March.
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Andy Trowbridge / Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Bandhavgarh National Park, India, March.
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight over Miday Atoll. Midway.
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Michael Pitts / Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) in flight over Miday Atoll. Midway.
Fulmer (Fulmras glacialis) in flight near blue glacier, Svalbard, July. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Fulmer (Fulmras glacialis) in flight near blue glacier, Svalbard, July. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) resting on a snow bank, Isle of Hornoya, Varanger, Norway, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) resting on a snow bank, Isle of Hornoya, Varanger, Norway, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India
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Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub aged 6 months yawning, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
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Denis-Huot / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub aged 6 months yawning, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and juveniles, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
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Denis-Huot / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and juveniles, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
Lion (Panthera leo) mating, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
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Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) mating, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
Lion (Panthera leo) male smelling, 'flehmen response', Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
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Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) male smelling, 'flehmen response', Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
Lioness (Panthera leo) carrying her cub, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, kenya
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Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) carrying her cub, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, kenya
Lion (Panthera leo) cubs sitting on termite mound, Masai-Mara, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
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Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) cubs sitting on termite mound, Masai-Mara, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
Leopard (Panthera pardus) female yawning, Samburu game reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female yawning, Samburu game reserve, Kenya
Impala (Aepyceros melampus) females, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) females, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya
Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) female eating, neck outstretched, Samburu game reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) female eating, neck outstretched, Samburu game reserve, Kenya
Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) female eating, Samburu game reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) female eating, Samburu game reserve, Kenya
Wildebeest (Connchaetes taurinus) running down bank of the Mara River during migration, Masai Mara, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Wildebeest (Connchaetes taurinus) running down bank of the Mara River during migration, Masai Mara, Kenya
Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) male after a a mud bath, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
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Denis-Huot / Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) male after a a mud bath, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) splashing for position in watery mud wallow, Rwindi sector of the Virunga National Park.  This was taken before the massive slaughter of hippos in the region at t...
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Jabruson / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) splashing for position in watery mud wallow, Rwindi sector of the Virunga National Park. This was taken before the massive slaughter of hippos in the region at t...
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) large male coming down from tree holding liana, tropical forest, Western Uganda
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Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) large male coming down from tree holding liana, tropical forest, Western Uganda
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) mother and 4 month infant resting in tropical forest, Western Uganda
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Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) mother and 4 month infant resting in tropical forest, Western Uganda
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) infant, aged one and a half playing in tree, in tropical forest, Western Uganda
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Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) infant, aged one and a half playing in tree, in tropical forest, Western Uganda
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) mother and baby age two and a half, tropical forest, Western Uganda
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Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) mother and baby age two and a half, tropical forest, Western Uganda
Young Olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) playing with one hanging from the others tail, Nakuru National Park, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Young Olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) playing with one hanging from the others tail, Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Yellow baboon (Papio hamadryas cynocephalus) male catching a young Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsoni) Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Yellow baboon (Papio hamadryas cynocephalus) male catching a young Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsoni) Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Patas Monkey / Wadi monkey / Hussar monkey (Erythrocebus patas)  Laikipia game reserve, Kenya, Africa.
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Mark MacEwen / Patas Monkey / Wadi monkey / Hussar monkey (Erythrocebus patas) Laikipia game reserve, Kenya, Africa.
Rufous elephant shrews (Elephantulus rufescens) Botswana
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Mark MacEwen / Rufous elephant shrews (Elephantulus rufescens) Botswana
Male Panther Chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) fighting. Nosy Be, Madagascar.~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, January 2010
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Barrie Britton / Male Panther Chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) fighting. Nosy Be, Madagascar.~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, January 2010
Yellow-headed Picathartes / White necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) Kambui Hills, Sierra Leone, Vulnerable species.~Photograph taken on location for BBC Africa series, September 2010.
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Barrie Britton / Yellow-headed Picathartes / White necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) Kambui Hills, Sierra Leone, Vulnerable species.~Photograph taken on location for BBC Africa series, September 2010.
Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) feeding in Lake Bogoria, Rift valley, Kenya
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) feeding in Lake Bogoria, Rift valley, Kenya
Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) flock in lake Nakuru, Kenya
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Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) flock in lake Nakuru, Kenya
Desert monitor (Varanus griseus) attempting to eat  a Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) a venomous snake which is defending itself by biting the monitor's neck, near Chinguetti, Mauritania
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Daniel Heuclin / Desert monitor (Varanus griseus) attempting to eat a Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) a venomous snake which is defending itself by biting the monitor's neck, near Chinguetti, Mauritania
Mauritanian spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata) Mauritania
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Daniel Heuclin / Mauritanian spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata) Mauritania
Agama (Agama agama) male, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
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Denis-Huot / Agama (Agama agama) male, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) confiscated and recovered ivory tusks stocked and stored at Nagero, Garamba National Park H.Q, Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire)  No release available...
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Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) confiscated and recovered ivory tusks stocked and stored at Nagero, Garamba National Park H.Q, Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire) No release available...
Darwin's Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale)  species which is pollinated by a long-tongued moth, from Ambila, Madagascar.~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, August 2009.
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Barrie Britton / Darwin's Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) species which is pollinated by a long-tongued moth, from Ambila, Madagascar.~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, August 2009.
Baobab tree (Adansonia rubrostipa)  Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar.~~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, August 2009.
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Barrie Britton / Baobab tree (Adansonia rubrostipa) Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar.~~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, August 2009.
Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up head portrait, captive
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Edwin Giesbers,Edwin Giesbers / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up head portrait, captive
Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) large cub drinking at water's edge, Bandhavgarh National Park, India
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Axel Gomille / Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) large cub drinking at water's edge, Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up head portrait, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up head portrait, captive
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) captive, with leaves digitally added.
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Ernie Janes / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) captive, with leaves digitally added.
Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) adult female drinking water, her juvenile cub beside her. Bandhavgarh National Park, India, April
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Andy Trowbridge / Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) adult female drinking water, her juvenile cub beside her. Bandhavgarh National Park, India, April
Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cub, Bandhavgarh National Park, India
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Axel Gomille / Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cub, Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Pallas' cat (Otocolobus manul) head portrait, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Pallas' cat (Otocolobus manul) head portrait, captive
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) male covered in mud, Nagarhole National Park, South India
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Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) male covered in mud, Nagarhole National Park, South India
Gaur (Bos gaurus), calf, portrait, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India. Endangered species.
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Axel Gomille / Gaur (Bos gaurus), calf, portrait, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India. Endangered species.
Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) in tree in autumn, Baima Snow Mountain, Yunnan, China, November
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XI ZHINONG / Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) in tree in autumn, Baima Snow Mountain, Yunnan, China, November
Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) leaping from tree to tree, Mangkang, Tibet, China, May
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XI ZHINONG / Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) leaping from tree to tree, Mangkang, Tibet, China, May
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) mothers with babies in tree beside river. Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
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Mark MacEwen / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) mothers with babies in tree beside river. Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) hand holding / touching  human hand, Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Sandakan, Sabah Malaysian Borneo.
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Mark MacEwen / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) hand holding / touching human hand, Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Sandakan, Sabah Malaysian Borneo.
Woolly hare (Lepus oiostolus) can be found in high altitude meadow steppes, near Pelgu Tsho lake, Mount Kailash, Tibet
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Ben Lascelles / Woolly hare (Lepus oiostolus) can be found in high altitude meadow steppes, near Pelgu Tsho lake, Mount Kailash, Tibet
Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) sun bathing on rock, Mount Kailash, Tibet
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Ben Lascelles / Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) sun bathing on rock, Mount Kailash, Tibet
Indian Cobra or Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja), Karnataka, India
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Axel Gomille / Indian Cobra or Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja), Karnataka, India
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage, balancing on palm leaf, India
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Axel Gomille / Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage, balancing on palm leaf, India
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) jumping across stream. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
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Igor Shpilenok,Igor Shpilenok / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) jumping across stream. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait, resting on snow. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
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Igor Shpilenok / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait, resting on snow. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) female with nest and chicks in mouth. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, July.
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Igor Shpilenok / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) female with nest and chicks in mouth. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, July.
Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) young play fighting. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, July.
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Igor Shpilenok / Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) young play fighting. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, July.
European Bison (Bison bonasus) calf and mother portrait. 'Mefody', first calf born to reintroduced herd in Bryansk Forest. Bryansk Forest Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russian Far East, May.
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Igor Shpilenok / European Bison (Bison bonasus) calf and mother portrait. 'Mefody', first calf born to reintroduced herd in Bryansk Forest. Bryansk Forest Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russian Far East, May.
Portrait of male Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) with large antlers, in velvet. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, June.
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Igor Shpilenok,Igor Shpilenok / Portrait of male Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) with large antlers, in velvet. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, June.
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) feeding. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
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Igor Shpilenok / Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) feeding. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, March.
Two male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) fighting in front of the Mer de Glace glacier, with a female watching, Aiguilles Rouges (Red Peaks) Regional Natural Park, Haute-Savoie, France, June.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Two male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) fighting in front of the Mer de Glace glacier, with a female watching, Aiguilles Rouges (Red Peaks) Regional Natural Park, Haute-Savoie, France, June.
European river otter (Lutra lutra) head portrait against snow, Netherlands, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / European river otter (Lutra lutra) head portrait against snow, Netherlands, captive
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) female leaping in snow, Southern Norway, March.
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Andy Trowbridge / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) female leaping in snow, Southern Norway, March.
Young roe deer buck (Capreolus capreolus) standing in snow, with tongue poking out. Southern Norway, February.
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Andy Trowbridge / Young roe deer buck (Capreolus capreolus) standing in snow, with tongue poking out. Southern Norway, February.
Horse grazing on Breton marsh at sunrise, West France
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Loic Poidevin / Horse grazing on Breton marsh at sunrise, West France
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) running down ridge, in early morning light. Lauson's Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, September.
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Andy Trowbridge / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) running down ridge, in early morning light. Lauson's Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, September.
Female Pintail (Anas acuta) with chicks, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA, July.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Female Pintail (Anas acuta) with chicks, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA, July.