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2016 - Best-of mars 2016 (188) Images supplémentaires...
Lots of rare and unusual material has been added to our site in the last month. Highlights included Edwin Giesbers' rare gorilla twins, Lauren Geslin's coverage on wild European lynx and their release, dramatic coverage from Mexican sinkholes, the world's most poisonous frog, leopards hunting, The Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, and colourful hummingbirds, toucans and macaws. We also feature images of the critically endangered Volcano rabbit and Golden lion tamarin.
Horse walking through heavy snowfall, Shimokita Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Aflo / Horse walking through heavy snowfall, Shimokita Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.
Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) silhouetted against sky at dusk, Cheshire, October 2014
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Ben Hall / Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) silhouetted against sky at dusk, Cheshire, October 2014
Sika deer (Cervus nippon) three females running and playing in snow. Hokkaido, Japan, March.
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Wim van den Heever / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) three females running and playing in snow. Hokkaido, Japan, March.
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) group of four camouflaged against winter snow.
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Edwin Giesbers / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) group of four camouflaged against winter snow.
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) pair on misty lake,
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Edwin Giesbers / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) pair on misty lake,
Purple gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) adult. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, May.
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Melvin Grey / Purple gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) adult. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, May.
Flock of Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in misty lake, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan. February.
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Aflo / Flock of Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in misty lake, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan. February.
Cape gannet (Morus capensis) diving for fish during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. June.
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Wim van den Heever / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) diving for fish during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. June.
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) flying low over snow covered grouns with trees in background, Czech Republic, February. Captive.
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Ben Hall / Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) flying low over snow covered grouns with trees in background, Czech Republic, February. Captive.
Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) in flight through forest, backlit at dawn, Czech Republic, November. Captive.
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Ben Hall / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) in flight through forest, backlit at dawn, Czech Republic, November. Captive.
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) flying through forest, Czech Republic, November. Captive.
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Ben Hall / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) flying through forest, Czech Republic, November. Captive.
Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) in flight against autumn colours, Czech Republic, November. Captive.
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Ben Hall / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) in flight against autumn colours, Czech Republic, November. Captive.
Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) two fighting over fish watched by White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Hokkaido, Japan, February.
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Wim van den Heever / Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) two fighting over fish watched by White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Hokkaido, Japan, February.
Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) standing on pack ice, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
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Wim van den Heever / Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) standing on pack ice, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) feeding on fish on pack ice, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
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Wim van den Heever / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) feeding on fish on pack ice, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan, March.
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Wim van den Heever / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan, March.
White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight landing, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
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Wim van den Heever / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight landing, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
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Wim van den Heever / Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan, February.
Tufted coquette hummingbird (Lophornis ornatus) hummingbird adult male perched, Asa Wright Centre, Trinidad
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Melvin Grey / Tufted coquette hummingbird (Lophornis ornatus) hummingbird adult male perched, Asa Wright Centre, Trinidad
Violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird male flying, feeding from flower, Juan Castro National Park Costa Rica.
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Melvin Grey / Violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) hummingbird male flying, feeding from flower, Juan Castro National Park Costa Rica.
Blue headed macaw (Primolius couloni) one stretching its wing over another, captive occurs Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
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Edwin Giesbers / Blue headed macaw (Primolius couloni) one stretching its wing over another, captive occurs Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) group of three in flight, Pantanal, Brazil. August.
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Wim van den Heever / Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) group of three in flight, Pantanal, Brazil. August.
Variable sunbird (Nectarinia venusta) adult male on Hibiscus flower, Nairobi, Kenya
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Melvin Grey / Variable sunbird (Nectarinia venusta) adult male on Hibiscus flower, Nairobi, Kenya
Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis) perched, Pantanal Brazil.
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Wim van den Heever / Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis) perched, Pantanal Brazil.
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with nuptial gift calling mate, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with nuptial gift calling mate, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) adults in nesting / roosting cave Asa Wright Field Centre, Trinidad
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Melvin Grey / Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) adults in nesting / roosting cave Asa Wright Field Centre, Trinidad
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) pair, one perched on branch and one hovering in snowfall, Derbyshire, February.
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Ben Hall / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) pair, one perched on branch and one hovering in snowfall, Derbyshire, February.
Japanese tit (Parus minor) feeding on Japanese rowan (Sorus commixta) in snow, Yatsugatake, Japan, February.
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Aflo / Japanese tit (Parus minor) feeding on Japanese rowan (Sorus commixta) in snow, Yatsugatake, Japan, February.
Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) portrait, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) portrait, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock taken with slow shutter speed to show motion in the water, Galapagos islands, May.
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Ben Hall / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock taken with slow shutter speed to show motion in the water, Galapagos islands, May.
Texas indigo snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus) close up amongst Vervain (Glandularia sp.) flowers, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Texas indigo snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus) close up amongst Vervain (Glandularia sp.) flowers, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus) Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus) Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Gulf coast ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus orarius) Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Gulf coast ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus orarius) Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock with lava lizard sitting on its head, Galapagos Islands, May.
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Ben Hall / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock with lava lizard sitting on its head, Galapagos Islands, May.
Reticulated glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi) captive, occurs in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama
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Edwin Giesbers / Reticulated glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi) captive, occurs in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama
Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) Nachez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) Nachez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Imbabura treefrog (Hypsiboas picturatus) viewed from above, in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Edwin Giesbers / Imbabura treefrog (Hypsiboas picturatus) viewed from above, in Colombia and Ecuador.
Lemur leaf frog (Hylomantis lemur) captive, occurs in Central and South America. Critically endangered.
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Edwin Giesbers / Lemur leaf frog (Hylomantis lemur) captive, occurs in Central and South America. Critically endangered.
RF- Gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) captive, occurs in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) captive, occurs in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) captive, occurs in Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) captive, occurs in Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Lovely poison frog (Phyllobates lugubris) male with a tadpole, Isla Colon, Panama, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Lovely poison frog (Phyllobates lugubris) male with a tadpole, Isla Colon, Panama, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius azureus) portrait, captive. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius azureus) portrait, captive. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) captive, occurs in Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) captive, occurs in Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) Escudo de Veraguas, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) Escudo de Veraguas, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project
13-Year Periodical cicada (Magicicada tredecim) Oxford, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / 13-Year Periodical cicada (Magicicada tredecim) Oxford, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Velvet ant (Dasymutilla quadriguttata) Oxford, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Velvet ant (Dasymutilla quadriguttata) Oxford, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
Flag-footed bug (Anisocelis flavolineata) Gamboa, Panama Meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / JP Lawrence / Flag-footed bug (Anisocelis flavolineata) Gamboa, Panama Meetyourneighbours.net project
Firefly (Lampyridae) Japan.
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Aflo / Firefly (Lampyridae) Japan.
Humpback orb-weaver Spider (Eustala sp.) on dew covered web, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Humpback orb-weaver Spider (Eustala sp.) on dew covered web, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
Social feather duster worm (Bispira brunnea) Cancun national Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July
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Claudio Contreras / Social feather duster worm (Bispira brunnea) Cancun national Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.
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Wim van den Heever / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, Kohala, Kona, Hawaii, USA.
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Doug Perrine / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, Kohala, Kona, Hawaii, USA.
Orcas (Orcinus orca) pair in sea surrounded by mountains, Iceland, January.
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Ben Hall / Orcas (Orcinus orca) pair in sea surrounded by mountains, Iceland, January.
Orca (Orcinus orca) swimming in sea surrounded by mountains at sunset, Iceland, January.
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Ben Hall / Orca (Orcinus orca) swimming in sea surrounded by mountains at sunset, Iceland, January.
Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.
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Wim van den Heever / Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.
Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. June.
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Wim van den Heever / Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. June.
South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) with setting sun, Walvis Bay, Namibia.
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Wim van den Heever / South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) with setting sun, Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Light entering Cenote Siete Bocas, near Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. January
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Claudio Contreras / Light entering Cenote Siete Bocas, near Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. January
Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, April
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Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, April
Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) silhouetted in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) silhouetted in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming, viewed from below, Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming, viewed from below, Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) over sea floor, Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) over sea floor, Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) wide angle view of fin, Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) wide angle view of fin, Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with rays of sunlight, Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with rays of sunlight, Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) Akumal, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January. Endangered species.
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) backlit, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, August. Vulnerable species.
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Claudio Contreras / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) backlit, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, August. Vulnerable species.
Spotted drum fish (Equetus punctatus) Puerto Morelos National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Spotted drum fish (Equetus punctatus) Puerto Morelos National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching, at decoy seal, Seal Island, False Bay, off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. July.
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching, at decoy seal, Seal Island, False Bay, off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. July.
Mexican blind brotula (Typhliasina pearsei) a blind cave fish, sinkhole near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August. Endangered species.
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Claudio Contreras / Mexican blind brotula (Typhliasina pearsei) a blind cave fish, sinkhole near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August. Endangered species.
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) Playa del Carmen, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January.
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Claudio Contreras / Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) Playa del Carmen, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January.
Group of three Fire gobies (Nemateloeotris magnifica) swimming, Japan.
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Aflo / Group of three Fire gobies (Nemateloeotris magnifica) swimming, Japan.
Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) attacking school of Sardine (Sardinella aurita) bait ball, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) attacking school of Sardine (Sardinella aurita) bait ball, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February
High angle view of cat and its shadow, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Aflo / High angle view of cat and its shadow, Hiroshima, Japan.
Blue eyed white cat standing in alley. Netherlands.
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Aflo / Blue eyed white cat standing in alley. Netherlands.
Aerial view of Contoy island from the north, Contoy Island National Park, Mesoamerican Reef System, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Contoy island from the north, Contoy Island National Park, Mesoamerican Reef System, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January
Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January
Kirkjufell mountain, landscape at dawn with waterfall in foreground, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, January 2015
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Ben Hall / Kirkjufell mountain, landscape at dawn with waterfall in foreground, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, January 2015
Kirkjufell mountain at dawn with ice in foreground, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, January 2014
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Ben Hall / Kirkjufell mountain at dawn with ice in foreground, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, January 2014
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight over mountain landscape at dusk, Iceland, January.
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Ben Hall / White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight over mountain landscape at dusk, Iceland, January.
Elm tree (Ulmus) in Gobi desert, South Mongolia.
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Inaki Relanzon / Elm tree (Ulmus) in Gobi desert, South Mongolia.
Aaron Price riding his horse 'Beau' over his Ranch, Gracie Creek, Sandhills, Nebraska. Garfield County, Nebraska, USA. October 2014.
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Aaron Price riding his horse 'Beau' over his Ranch, Gracie Creek, Sandhills, Nebraska. Garfield County, Nebraska, USA. October 2014.
Lynn Ballagh closing gate on his cattle ranch, Sandhills of Nebraska, Garfield County, Nebraska, USA.
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Lynn Ballagh closing gate on his cattle ranch, Sandhills of Nebraska, Garfield County, Nebraska, USA.
Khongor sand dunes, Govi Gurvan Saikhan National Park, Gobi Desert, South Mongolia. June 2015.
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Inaki Relanzon / Khongor sand dunes, Govi Gurvan Saikhan National Park, Gobi Desert, South Mongolia. June 2015.
Sunrise landscape in Sossusvlei, Namibia, July 2014.
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Wim van den Heever / Sunrise landscape in Sossusvlei, Namibia, July 2014.
Quiver tree forest (Aloe dichotoma) at night with stars and the milky way, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
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Wim van den Heever / Quiver tree forest (Aloe dichotoma) at night with stars and the milky way, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
Super moon rising behind Glastonbury Tor with people watching, Somerset, England, UK, 27th September 2015.
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Peter Lewis / Super moon rising behind Glastonbury Tor with people watching, Somerset, England, UK, 27th September 2015.
Quiver tree forest (Aloe dichotoma) at night with stars and the Milky Way, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
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Wim van den Heever / Quiver tree forest (Aloe dichotoma) at night with stars and the Milky Way, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
Shark spotter, in front of black flag at the Kalk Bay post. It provides a warning to ocean goers that visibility is bad and the shark spotters may not see a white shark if it does enter the bay. West...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Shark spotter, in front of black flag at the Kalk Bay post. It provides a warning to ocean goers that visibility is bad and the shark spotters may not see a white shark if it does enter the bay. West...