Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding her newborn baby in mouth, 3 and a half days old, Beauval Zoo, France. 8th August 2017
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Pat Tuson / Solar panels set into green roof, Shoreditch, Hackney, England, UK, September 2015.
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Doc White / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nest on sign post, Scammons Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Birch trees in autumn, Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland, UK.
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Oriol Alamany / Mount Lindesay, forests and low clouds at sunset, view from Kamarun lookout. Green Mountains, Lamington National Park, Rainforests of Australia UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia
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Nature Production / Nest created by White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus). These large circular nests are created by the males to attract females. Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) tree in upland setting, Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve, Scotland, UK, October 2016.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Old Man of Storr at sunrise, Trotternish Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, October 2016.
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Nick Hawkins / Old-growth oak forests of the Talamanca highlands of Costa Rica, March.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dunes and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2016.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Stac Pollaidh and Loch Lurgainn with Achiltibuie and Summer Isles beyond, looking west from Cul Beag, Coigach, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK, December
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) flock on upland moor in winter, Scotland, UK, January 2016.
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Oriol Alamany / Strangler fig (Ficus sp) stems growing and merging into each other, Green Mountains, Lamington National Park, Rainforests of Australia UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia
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Nick Hawkins / Red oak (Quercus rubra) low angle view of trees, New Brunswick, Canada, May.
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Oriol Alamany / Strangler fig (Ficus sp) growing over Hoop Pine tree(Araucaria cunninghamii) with branches knotting round each other, Morans Falls Track, Green Mountains. Lamington National Park, Rainforests of Austr...
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David Tipling / View across the Soberania National Park from Semaphore Hill towards Panama City, Panama. February 2017. February 2017.
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Inaki Relanzon / RF - Horseshoe Bend in the Colorado River, Arizona, USA, June 2012. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Inaki Relanzon / Sau and Vilanova de Sau, viewed from Tavertet and Santa Maria del Corcó, Les Guilleries Natural Park, Barcelona, Catalonia, June 2016.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Observation tower in the rainforest, Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Mosquitia, Honduras.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain view towards Loch Nevis overlooking Knoydart peninsula with Skye beyond. Taken from Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoidh, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, September 2016.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Reflections of clouds and landscape in Loch Arkaig, Glen Dessary, Lochaber, Scotland ,UK, September 2016.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest surrounding Loch Garten in morning light, Abernethy Forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August 2016.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) female camouflaged in snow covered boulder field, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March 2017.
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Nick Hawkins / Vernal pool in the Acadian forest, New Brunswick, Canada, May.
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Nick Hawkins / View of colorful seaweeds and rich intertidal zone around Borgle's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, September.
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Nick Hawkins / Glacial erratic, boulders transported by melting glaciers, photographed on Borgle's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, September.
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Nick Hawkins / Northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) photographed on Borgle's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, September.
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Nick Hawkins / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on Goldenrod, New Brunswick, Canada, September.
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Edwin Giesbers / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus bokeh effect, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.
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Nick Garbutt / Leaf mimic bush cricket or 'katydid' (unknown species, family Tettigoniidae) in the middle of moulting its skin. Moulting from one sub-adult stage (instar) to another is known as ecdysis. Mont...
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Edwin Giesbers / Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating on flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.
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Nick Hawkins / Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) with prey, lowland rainforests, Southeastern Nicaragua. August.
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Edwin Giesbers / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed flower, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.
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Nick Hawkins / Alewife fish (Alosa pseudoharengus), migrating up river, Northern Maine, USA. June.
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Inaki Relanzon / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming with snorkelers in the background, Canary Islands, Spain, July.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) sheltering in an old clam shell, with sand swirling over it. North Sulawesi, Indonesia (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty fre...
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old clam shell on the sandy seabed. These octopus regularly carry pieces of shell so they can use them as protective arm...
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Alex Mustard / False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion oceallaris) guarding their eggs laid on a coral rock beneath a sea anemonePhilippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Close-up view of Hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema) eggs. Miho, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Pacific.
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Alex Mustard / Close up of pattern of the cerata of a nudibranch (Janolus savinkini). Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Close up detail of the rhinophores and caruncle of a Nudibranch (Janolus savinkini). Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) over seagrass at night. White spiracle behind eye is visible. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming through the middle of a school of yellowtail snappers (Ocyurus chrysurus). Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) engaged in ambush predation, leaping out of the sand to catch a small silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis). The shark's extended jaws are clearl...
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Nick Garbutt / Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) active on forest floor at night. Masoala National Park, north east Madagascar.
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Alex Mustard / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) in shallow water. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
Nick Garbutt / RF - Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus giganteus). cctive in forest understorey at night. Marojejy National Park, Madagascar. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Nick Garbutt / Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii) climbing in rainforest understorey. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, eastern Madagascar.
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Nick Hawkins / Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) resting in mud wallow in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May. Endangered.
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) active in forest canopy at night. Dry deciduous forest near Andranotsimaty. Daraina, northern Madagascar. Critically Endangered
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Nick Garbutt / Eastern Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans elegans) (endemic family Eupleridae) foraging on forest floor. Marojejy National Park, north east Madagascar.
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) resting in rainforest canopy. Masoala National Park, north east Madagascar. Endangered.
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Nick Garbutt / Golden-crowned Sifakas or Tattersall's Sifakas (Propithecus tattersalli) feeding in forests near Andranotsimaty, Daraina, north east Madagascar. Critically Endangered.
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Eyelash Pit Viper or Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Viperidae: Crotalinae). Distictive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-altit...
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Nick Garbutt / Emerald Glass Frog (Centrolenella proseblepan) on leaf. Mid-altitude rainforest, Bosque de Paz, Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America.
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) male in forest canopy. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Flock of Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) in flight. Osa Peninsula (near Corcovado National Park), Costa Rica, Central America. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Nick Garbutt / Adult King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America.
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Nick Hawkins / Neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) resting on a log along the Indian River, Indio-Maiz Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua. August.
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Nick Hawkins / Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May. Endangered.
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Nick Hawkins / Puma (Puma concolor) looking upwards, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May.
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Nick Hawkins / Pumas (Puma concolor) stalking a troop of howler monkeys, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, May.
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David Tipling / Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) female in flight, Darien National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Panama.
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Inaki Relanzon / RF - Two Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in the desert, Dubai, UAE, November. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck head visible in field of barley, Scotland, UK, July.
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Edwin Giesbers / European ground squirrels / Sousliks (Spermophilus citellus) in grass with daisies, Gerasdorf, Austria. April.
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Edwin Giesbers / European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) feeding on plantain, Vienna, Austria.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) with cheek pouches full, Austria. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Andy Rouse / Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis) mobbing Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), UK. May. Sequence 1 of 3
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) male on rock in mountain landscape, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) group of stags with Red grouse (Lagopus Lagopus scotius) flying overhead, Scotland, UK, January.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter pelage sitting outside snow hole, Scotland, UK, January.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) shaking raindrops from coat, in winter pelage, Scotland, UK, January.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) landing on prey, wings open, Scotland, UK, September 2016.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / European badger (Meles Meles) walking along fallen tree trunk at night, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), two squabbling on stump, Scotland, UK, April.
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Laurent Geslin / Wild Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) photographed with camera trap. Andalusia, Spain.
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Laurent Geslin / Wild Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) leaping over fence, Spain, Andalucia. November
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Tony Wu / Two mature male Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) play fighting. Carnac Island, Western Australia.
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Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) male calf landing after breaching. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific.
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranchs (Nembrotha chamberlaini) feeding on Tunicates (sea squirt) on a coral reef. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean..
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Alex Mustard / RF - Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) in shallow water. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as ri...
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Alex Mustard / RF - Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) beneath clouds. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Celebes Sea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Alex Mustard / RF - Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) pod swimming over a shallow sandy lagoon in a coral reef. Sataya Reef, Fury Shoal, Egypt. Red Sea (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or...
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Tony Wu / Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) porpoising, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) leaping out of the surf, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale. Diving to deeper water to feed on krill after breathing at the surface. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) male calf relaxing with his mother and an escort whale in the background. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming upside-down at the ocean surface after coming up from a long foraging dive. Ogasawara / Bonin Islands, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult female at rest. The tubercles on the whale's head are clearly visible, as are the barnacles (Coronula diadema), whale lice (Cyamus boopis), and hairs on t...
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) adult female carrying a large piece of giant squid, which this group of whales had brought up from the deep trench. Ogasawara / Bonin Islands, Japan.
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Nick Hawkins / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Bay of Fundy, Canada. November.
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Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult female in foreground, with her male calf and their escort behind her. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific.
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Tony Wu / Humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) male resting beneath his resting mother. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) adult female, at the ocean surface with her mouth slightly open. Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
