2016 - June 2016 (136) More files...
Highlights added this month include Bence Mate's birds in action and leafcutter ants, underwater coverage by Luis Quinta and Tony Wu on several whale species, images showing the decline in marine iguanas, Iceland scenes and iconic trees from Niall Benvie, and great pet portraits by Mark Taylor.
Four Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) rubbing their heads together while socializing, forming an X shape pattern. Caribbean.
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Tony Wu / Four Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) rubbing their heads together while socializing, forming an X shape pattern. Caribbean.
Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March.
Aggregation of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) engaged in social activity. Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Aggregation of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) engaged in social activity. Indian Ocean, March.
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.
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Luis Quinta / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) mother and calf porpoising during annual Sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.
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Wim van den Heever / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) mother and calf porpoising during annual Sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.
Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...
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Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...
Tranquil landscape with African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and rays of sunlight at sunrise, Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Wim van den Heever / Tranquil landscape with African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and rays of sunlight at sunrise, Masai Mara, Kenya.
Lava Lake at night in the crater of Nyiragongo Volcano, Virunga National Park, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. September 2015.
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Christophe Courteau / Lava Lake at night in the crater of Nyiragongo Volcano, Virunga National Park, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. September 2015.
Lioness (Panthera leo) sitting during misty sunrise, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Wim van den Heever / Lioness (Panthera leo) sitting during misty sunrise, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Birch (Betula) at moonrise, Loch Shieldaig, Torridon, Scotland
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Niall Benvie / Birch (Betula) at moonrise, Loch Shieldaig, Torridon, Scotland
Queen Mary's Tree, a  veteran Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) over 600 years old, Cumbernauld, Scotland, UK, July.
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Niall Benvie / Queen Mary's Tree, a veteran Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) over 600 years old, Cumbernauld, Scotland, UK, July.
Black-and-white Springer Spaniel puppy, age 6 weeks.
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Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Springer Spaniel puppy, age 6 weeks.