2016 - May 2016 (120) More files...
Highlights added to our site this month include unusual Hanuman langur behaviour from Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers, Alex Hyde's cave creatures, Laurent Geslin's wild European lynx, Brown bear cubs learning to fish by Loic Poidevein, new European birds by Michel Poinsignon and David Pattyn, atmospheric Spanish material by new contributor Andres Dominguez, plus hiking with Kirkendall-Spring and Mark Taylor's latest cute kittens.
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos clarkei) collecting nesting material,  Pusztaszer, Hungary, April. Small reproduction only.
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Michel Poinsignon / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos clarkei) collecting nesting material, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April. Small reproduction only.
Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) roosting in cave. Croatia. November.
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Alex Hyde / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) roosting in cave. Croatia. November.
Leaf frozen in ice, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, February. Highly Commended in the Plants and Fungi Category of the Asferico 2016 Awards.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Leaf frozen in ice, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, February. Highly Commended in the Plants and Fungi Category of the Asferico 2016 Awards.
Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.
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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.
Dove's-foot crane's-bill leaf (Geranium molle) and algae in ice with air bubbles, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, February.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Dove's-foot crane's-bill leaf (Geranium molle) and algae in ice with air bubbles, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, February.
Keeled garlic flowers (Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum) flowers on black background,  Julian Alps, Slovenia. July
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Alex Hyde / Keeled garlic flowers (Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum) flowers on black background, Julian Alps, Slovenia. July
Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) young standing close to its mother, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa, August.
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David Pattyn / Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) young standing close to its mother, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa, August.
False death cap mushroom (Amanita citrina) Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, Malaga, Spain
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Andres M. Dominguez / False death cap mushroom (Amanita citrina) Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, Malaga, Spain
Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar)  shoal rushing up to spawn, releasing a cloud of milky white sperm and eggs in the water column. Caroline Islands, Palau, November.
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Tony Wu / Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) shoal rushing up to spawn, releasing a cloud of milky white sperm and eggs in the water column. Caroline Islands, Palau, November.
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) male portrait, Kainuu, Finland, May.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) male portrait, Kainuu, Finland, May.
Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, standing.
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Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, standing.
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag and two hinds, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, September.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag and two hinds, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, September.