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21119845
Northern death adder snake giving birth {Acanthophis praelongus} NT, Australia

21119843
Northern death adders mating {Acanthophis praelongus} NT, Australia

21119840
Adelaide pygmy copperhead snake {Austrelaps labialis} strike pose, South Australia

21119839
Hooded scaly foot (legless lizard) {Pygopus nigriceps} mimics Brown snake. NT Australia

21119831
Water python snake subadult {Liasis mackloti} Western Australia

21119830
Blue bellied black snake, male in flattened threat pose {Pseudechis guttatus} Australia

21119828
Pilabara death adder snake female {Acanthophis wellsi} Western Australia

21119827
Brown tree snake, male {Boiga irregularis} Northern Territory, Australia

21119826
Keeled legless lizard {Pletholax gracilis edelensis} W Australia

21119823
Eastern tiger snake, female {Notechis scutatus scutatus} Victoria, Australia

21119821
Eastern tiger snake {Notechis scutatus scutatus} Kangaroo Is, South Australia

21119819
New species of King brown snake {Pseudechis sp} NT, Australia

21119818
Olive whipsnake, male {Demansia olivacea} NT, Australi

21119817
Black headed python snake male {Aspidites melanocephalus} Queensland, Australia

21119816
Black headed python snake male {Aspidites melanocephalus} Western Australia

21119812
Juvenile female King brown snake {Pseudechis australis} Northern Territory, Australia

21119763
Lowland copperhead snake male {Austrelaps superbus} Victoria, Australia

21119762
Lowland copperhead, female defense pose {Austrelaps superbus} Victoria, Australia

21119760
Collett's snake {Pseudechis colletti} juvenile in threat posture, Queensland, Australia

21119759
Collett's snake {Pseudechis colletti} coiled with tongue out, Queensland, Australia

21119758
Eyelash viper, juvenile {Bothrops schlegeli} captive, from Central America

21119757
Emerald tree boa portrait {Corallus canina} captive male, from South America

21119755
Death adder {Acanthophis antarcticus} male, South Australia

21119753
Jumping viper {Atropoides / Bothrops nummifer} juvenile female, captive

21119751
Yellow faced whipsnake, subadult {Demansia psammophis psammophis} South Australia

21119750
Inland taipan hatching from egg, taking first breath {Oxyuranus microlepidotus} South

21119749
Bardick snake {Echiopsis curta} male hunting in dry grass, Victoria, Australia

21119747
Western brown snake, strike pose, female {Pseudonaja nuchalis} NT, Australia Northern

21119746
Western brown snake, strike pose, female {Pseudonaja nuchalis} South Australia

21119655
Spurred tortoise portrait {Geochelone sulcata} Senegal, West Africa

21118933
Solitary Giraffe drinking at waterhole {Giraffa camelopardalis} Etosha Namibia

21118914
Indian wild ass feeding {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch Gujarat India

21118913
Indian wild asses crossing barren landscape {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch

21118912
Indian wild ass suckling foal {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch Gujarat

21118911
Indian wild ass males fighting {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch Gujarat

21118910
Indian wild ass at rest {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat India

21118909
Affectionate Indian wild asses {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

21118908
Herd of Indian wild asses on the move {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch

21118907
Indian wild asses chase off feral dog {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch, India

21118906
Indian wild asses interacting, male aggressive with ears back, Little Rann of

21118905
Indian wild ass racing across landscape {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch

21118904
Indian wild ass racing across landscape {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch

21118726
Head portrait of Tokay gecko {Gekko gecko} Hong Kong

21118725
Leaf tailed gecko camouflaged on tree {Uroplatus Ebenaui} Madagascar, Ankarana Reserve

21118724
Mossy Leaf tailed gecko camouflaged on tree {Uroplatus sikorae} Madagascar Ranomafana N

21118722
Fringed leaf tailed gecko {Uroplatus fimbriatus} Nosy Mangabe Reserve, Madagascar

21118498
Banteay Srei Citadel of Women Angkor kingdom Cambodia

21118497
Monk in saffron robes with ruins engulfed by tree roots, Phreah Kahn, Angkor, Cambodia

21118495
Bayon Angkor Thom temple, Angkor kingdom, Cambodia

21118494
Apsara bas-reliefs details, Preah Kahn, Angkor, Cambodia

21118491
Kobal Spien stone carving and waterfall, Angkor period, Angkor kingdom, Cambodia

21118490
Khmer farmer working in rice fields with scythe, Siem Reap, Cambodia

21118489
Children fishing in river, Siem Reap, Cambodia

21118395
Golden jackal {Canis aureus} Bandhavgarh NP, India

21118394
Golden jackal pair play fighting {Canis aureus} Bandhavgarh NP, India

21118393
Red headed vulture in tree {Sarcopgyps calvus} Bandhavgarh NP, India

21118374
Flock of White fronted geese grazing {Anser albifrons} Norfolk, England

21118199
Deptford pink flowering {Dianthus armeria} Cornwall, England.

21118198
Speel bank flowering in wetlands {Rhynchospora alba} England

21118197
Large skipper butterfly {Ochlodes venatus} UK

21118196
Elephant hawk moth pupae {Deilephila elpenor}

21118195
Dingy skipper butterfly camouflaged on stones {Erynnis tages} England

21118194
Saddleback moth caterpillar {Acharia / Sibine sp}

21118193
Landhopper {Arcitalitrus dorrieni} Terrestial amphipod.England.

21118192
Boxbug {Conocerus acuteangulatus} England

21118191
Meadow saxifrage {Saxifraga granulata} England

21118190
{Hygrophorus sp} fungi on sand dunes, UK

21118189
Waxcap fungus {Hygrocybe ceracea} toadstools, Scotland

21118188
Waxcap fungus {Camarophyllus / Cuphophyllus niveus}

21118187
Waxcap {Hygrocybe obrussea} toadstools. Wales, UK

21118186
Scarlet hood waxcap fungus {Hygrocybe coccinea} Scotland.

21118185
Waxcap {Hygrocybe conica} toadstools. Wales

21118184
Waxcap {Hygrocybe chlorophana} toadstools. Wales

21118183
Waxcap {Hygrocybe ceracea} toadstools. Wales

21118182
Waxcap {Hygrocybe reae} toadstools, Wales

21118148
Fieldfare {Turdus pilaris} England

21117921
Young bull Muskox with herd in snow {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska

21117920
Young bull Muskox with herd in snow {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska

21117919
Muskox bull sniffing female {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA

21117917
Muskox herd on tundra {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA

21117914
Muskox bull with female {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA

21117913
Yearling male Muskox {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska

21117912
Muskox herd at rest {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska

21117911
Yearling male Muskox resting {Ovibos moschatus} Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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Muskox {Ovibos moschatus} near Teller, Seward Peninsula, Alaka

21117907
Female Muskox {Ovibos moschatus} near Teller, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

21116112
Coppice woodland with Lesser celandine, Wood anemones and Bluebells, Somerset, England

21116110
Blackthorn hedge in flower {Prunus spinosa} Gloucestershire, England

21116109
Blackthorn hedge in flower {Prunus spinosa} Gloucestershire, England

21116103
Subsistence agriculture with wind eroded rock formations, Cappadoccia, Turkey

21116067
Sierra de Cazorla, Andalucia, Spain

21116066
Coppiced woodland with Lesser celandine, Wood anemones and Bluebells, England

21116065
Flowering Blackthorn shrub {Prunus spinosa} in field next to woodland, Somerset, England

21116047
Geyser, Lake Bogoria National Park, Kenya

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Red eyed treefrogs in amplexus {Agalychnis callidryas} female swollen with water. Panama

21115471
Pet Golden hamster feeding {Mesocricetus auratus}

21115470
Domestic cat kitten on red chair

21115469
Domestic cat kitten in pink cup {Felis catus}

21115468
Two pet Inland bearded dragons {Pogona vitticeps}

21114982
Hyacinth macaw portrait {Anodorhynchus hyacinthus} captive, Ecuador

21114338
Train up to the Montenvers site and Mer de Glace glacier Alps France

21114337
Sheep grazing on the Galibier Col Savoy Alps France

21114336
Climbers crossing the Plan de lAiguille Aiguille du Midi Alps France

21114335
Aiguille du Midi peak Alps France

21114334
Corn bunting singing {Emberiza calandra} Quebec Canada

21114270
Indian sambar {Cervus unicolor} + Tree pie bird {Dendrocittta sp} India

21114254
Golden eagle chick in nest {Aquila chrysaetos} Chihuahua, Mexico

21114251
Scaled quail {Callipepla squamata} Chihuahua, Mexico

21114223
Black tailed prairie dog den {Cynomys ludovicianus} Chihuahua, Mexico

21114221
Black tailed prairie dog at burrow entrance {Cynomys ludovicianus} Chihuahua, Mexico

21114151
Golden snub nosed monkey in tree {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Baithe reserve, Sichaun, China, 2002

21113642
Red fox {Vulpes vulpes}. Dead animals shot during vermin control programme SW England.

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Male Whitetail deer in snow {Odocoileus virginianus} Anticosta Is, Quebec

21113303
Sler giant (giant estaurine) moray eel {Strophidon sathete} on wreck. Palau Pacific

21113190
Bleeker parrotfish {Chlorurus bleeker} sleeping in mucus membrane

21113189
Batfish portrait {Ogcocephalidae} Palau, Pacific

21113101
Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian sea.

21113010
Whitetip reef sharks feeding at night {Triaenodon obesus} Cocos Is Costa Rica

21113009
Whitetip reef sharks feeding at night {Triaenodon obesus} Cocos Is Costa Rica

21113008
Whitetip reef shark resting on seabed {Triaenodon obesus} Cocos Is Costa Rica

21113007
Bull shark {Carcharhinus leucas} Santa Playa Cuba

21113006
Bull shark {Carcharhinus leucas} Santa Playa Cuba

21113005
Bull shark {Carcharhinus leucas} Santa Playa Cuba

21113004
Bull shark {Carcharhinus leucas} Santa Playa Cuba

21113003
Bull shark {Carcharhinus leucas} Santa Playa Cuba

21113002
Pink anemonefish {Amphiprion perideraion} in anemone Palau Micronesia

21113001
Mandarin fish {Synchiropus splidus} Palau Micronesia

21113000
Jellyfish {Mastigias sp} small fish in Jellyfish lake Palau Micronesia

21112999
Jellyfish {Mastigias sp} in Jellyfish lake Palau Micronesi

21112998
Jellyfish {Mastigias sp} in Jellyfish lake Palau Micronesi

21112997
Divier amongst Jellyfish {Mastigias sp} in Jellyfish lake Palau Micronesia

21112996
Jellyfish {Mastigias sp} in Jellyfish lake Palau Micronesi

21112995
Jellyfish {Mastigias sp} in Jellyfish lake Palau Micronesi

21112994
Tiger shark {Galeocerdo cuvieri} Aliwal shoal South Africa

21112993
Hong Kong Island with Victoria harbour in foreground China

21112895
Okapi male spray marking territory {Okapia johnstoni} Ituri RR, Epulu, DR Congo

21112891
Okapi reaching up to graze on vegetation {Okapia johnstoni} Ituri RR, Epulu, DR Congo

21112888
Northern fur seal bull with harem {Callorhinus ursinus} St Paul Is, Alaska, USA Pribilofs

21112887
Mantled howler monkey with prehensile tail wrapped round tree {Alouatta palliata} Belize

21112886
Handler caring for wounded Key deer fawn {Odocoileus virginianus clavium} Florida,

21112885
Flightless cormorant diving {Nannopterum harrisi} Fernandina Is, Galapagos

21112884
Humboldt penguin colony {Spheniscus humboldti} Peru

21112883
Humboldt penguins {Spheniscus humboldti} + Peruvian pelicans {Pelecanus thagus} Peru

21112882
Humboldt penguins {Spheniscus humboldti} + South American / Patagonian sealion bull {Otaria flavescens} Peru

21112881
Humboldt penguins {Spheniscus humboldti} Peru

21112879
Snares crested penguin colony {Eudyptes robustus} Snares Is, New Zealand

21112878
Fiordland penguin on beach {Eudyptes pachyrhynchus} South Is, New Zealand

21112877
Fiordland penguin chicks {Eudyptes pachyrhynchus} Codfish Is, New Zealand

21112872
Great bustard bird feather detail {Otis tarda}

21112871
Stanley / Blue crane head portrait {Anthropoides paradisea} South Africa

21112869
Three Side necked terrapins {Podocnemis unifilis} captive Amazonia, Ecuador

21112868
Side necked terrapin portrait {Podocnemis unifilis} captive Amazonia, Ecuador

21112867
Side necked terrapin {Podocnemis unifilis} River Napo, Amazonia, Ecuador

21112864
Khur / Wild ass suckling foal {Equus hemionus khur} Little Rann of Kutch, India

21112863
Kulan / Wild ass grazing {Equus hemonius kulan} captive herd in equine sanctuary, USA New

21112862
Kulan / Wild ass herd grazing {Equus hemonius kulan} equine sanctuary, USA

21112860
New Zealand / Hooker's sealion calling {Phocarctos hookeri} Campbell Is, New Zealand

21112857
New Zealand / Hooker's sealion bull portrait {Phocarctos hookeri} Enderby Is, New Zealand

21112855
New Zealand / Hooker's sealion {Phocarctos hookeri} Enderby Is, New Zealand, Auckland Is

21112854
New Zealand / Hooker's sealion rookery on beach {Phocarctos hookeri} Enderby Is, New Zealand

21112844
Red-legged kittiwakes on beach {Rissa brevirostris} Pribilof's Is, Bering sea, Alaska vulnerabl

21112842
Red-legged kittiwake calling {Rissa brevirostris} Pribilof's Is, Bering sea, Alaska vulnerable

21112841
Red-legged kittiwake on cliff {Rissa brevirostris} Pribilof's Is, Bering sea, Alaska vulnerable

21112838
Golden ringed dragonfly {Cordulegaster boltonii} Cornwall UK

21112835
Harvestman {Leiobunum rotundum} Belgium

21112833
Waglers pit viper {Tropidolaemus wagleri} on Heliconia bloom. Sabah Borneo.

21112832
Royal penguin preening {Eudyptes schlegeli} Macquarie Is, Tasmania

21112831
Royal penguin coming out of sea {Eudyptes schlegeli} Macquarie Is, Tasmania

21112827
Sensitive plant {Mimosa sp} Cerrado habitat NE Brazil

21112826
Madagascar boa {Sanzinia madagascariensis} Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar

21112825
Madagascar boa head portrait {Sanzinia madagascariensis} Ranamafana, Madagascar

21112820
Wattled cranes feeding in water {Bugeranus carunculatus} Moremi WR, Botswana

21112819
Wattled crane {Bugeranus carunculatus} Moremi WR, Botswana

21112816
Giant petrel on nest {Macronectes giganteus} South Georgia

21112815
Madagascar boa constrictor {Acantophis madagascariensis} Lokobe Res, Madagascar

21112802
Banded demoiselle female {Calopteryx splendens} Dorset, UK

21112798
Scots pine, mature tree on hillside {Pinus sylvestris} Wester Ross, Scotland, UK

21112797
Four-spotted libellula / chaser newly emerged from larval case {Libellula quadrimaculata} UK

21112795
Four-spotted libellula / chaser larva underwater {Libellula quadrimaculata} Scotland, UK

21112794
Four-spotted libellula / chaser larva underwater {Libellula quadrimaculata} Scotland, UK

21112790
Perch {Perca fluviatilis} Derbyshrie, UK

21112787
Wasp beetle {Clytus arietus} UK

21112784
Small copper butterfly {Lycaena phlaeas} UK

21112783
Horse chestnut tree flower {Aesculus hippocastanum} Scotland, UK

21112782
Silver birch bark, close up {Betula verrucosa / pendula)} Cheshire, UK

21112780
Rowan tree in flower {Sorbus aucuparia} Derbyshire, UK

21112777
Bog asphodel flowering {Narthecium ossifragum} UK

21112772
Yellow rattle flowering in traditional hay meadow {Rhinanthus minor} Wiltshire, UK

21112770
Yellow rattle flower {Rhinanthus minor} UK

21112769
Bramble leaf {Rubus fructicosus} with serpentine mine of leaf-mining moth. UK

21112768
Bramble bush, leaves turning red in autumn {Rubus fructicosus} Scotland, UK

21112765
Greenfinch feeding chicks in nest {Carduelis chloris} Somerset, UK

21112762
Shag pair at nest, one feeding chick {Phalacrocorax aristotelis} Farne Is, UK

21112761
Shag on nest, throat fluttering to keep cool {Phalacrocorax aristotelis} Scotland, UK

21112759
Red crossbill male feeding female sitting at nest {Loxia curvirostra} UK

21112758
Red crossbill female drinking {Loxia curvirostra} UK

21112753
Dipper at waterfall {Cinclus cinclus} Derbyshire, UK

21112750
Greenfinch male feeding on sunflower seedhead {Carduelis chloris} Gloucestershire, UK

21112746
Little grebes mating {Tachybaptus ruficollis} Norfolk, UK

21112744
Little grebe drying wings after diving {Tachybaptus ruficollis} UK

21112743
Little grebe feeding chick {Tachybaptus ruficollis} UK

21112740
Little grebe returns to eggs on nest {Tachybaptus ruficollis} UK

21112734
Black-headed gull, winter plumage {Larus ridibundus} Slimbridge, Glos, UK

21112732
Lapwing nest on ground with eggs {Vanellus vanellus} Gloucestershire, UK

21112728
Goldeneye duck pair mating {Bucephala clangula} Camargue, France

21112727
Goldeneye duck pair on water {Bucephala clangula} England

21112726
Bewick swan bathing in freshwater {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} Slimbridge WWT Gloucestershire, UK

21112725
Bewick swans grazing in field one sky pointing {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} Hampshire, UK

21112723
Bewick swan stretching wings {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} Slimbridge WWT Gloucestershire, UK

21112716
European wigeon flock in flight {Anas penelope} Gloucestershire, UK

21112713
European wigeon male duck at water {Anas penelope} UK

21112711
Northern shoveler duck drake on water {Anas clypeata} Norfolk, UK

21112708
Greylag goose calling {Anser anser} Scotland, UK

21112705
Greylag goose stretching wings {Anser anser} Slimbridge WWT Gloucestershire, UK

21112696
Whooper swan family feeding on frozen fenland {Cygnus cygnus} Welney, Norfolk, UK

21112694
Dunnock perched {Prunella modularis} Worcestershire, UK

21112553
Alligator snapping turtle with mouth open {Macroclemys temmincki} Florida, USA

21112524
Southeastern brown bats roosting in cave {Myotis austroriparius} Florida, USA

21112495
Saw scaled viper basking on rock {Echis carinatus} South Africa

21112330
Two bar anemone fish on reef {Amphiprion bicinctus} Red Sea, Egypt

21112173
Hippopotamus play fighting {Hippopotamus amphibius} Rutchuru river Rwindi Dem Rep

21112171
Hippopotamus yawning display {Hippopotamus amphibius} Rutchuru river Rwindi Dem Rep

21112170
African forest buffalo {Syncerus caffer} with hair tassles that protect ear from

21112169
African forest buffalo {Syncerus caffer} juvenile with hair tassles that protect ear

21112168
Masai eunoto ceremony junior elders receive blessing as milk from gourd Kenya

21112167
Dancing boy at Kumbe ceremony circumsion ritual Epulu Ituri RR Dem Rep Congo

21112166
Dust devil on dry Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru NP Kenya

21112165
Demidoffs bushbaby {Galago demidoff} Epulu Ituri RR Dem Rep Congo

21112164
Mbuti pygmy woman building hut with Mangongo leaves Epulu RR Dem Rep Congo

21112163
Bambuti people collecting termite nests in rainforest Epulu RR Dem Rep Congo

21112162
Tongo village and banana crops Virunga NP Dem Rep Congo

21112161
Mbuti pygmy elder making net Epulu RR Dem Rep Congo

21112160
Grave of Carl Akeley early 20th-century explorer at Kabara Meadow Virunga NP Dem Rep Cong

21112159
Red spitting cobra {Naja pallida} Tsavo East NP Kenya

21112158
Bullfrog {Pyxicephalus flagrigula} feeding on mouse. Eyeballs receded into top of head to help push food through mouth.

21112157
Mount Stanley and Mountains of the moon with {Lobelia sp} {Helichrysum stuhlmannii} in

21112156
Rock python {Python sebae} feeding on squirrel. Tsavo East NP Kenya

21112155
Mbuti pygmy climbing rainforest tree for honey Epulu RR Dem Rep Congo

21112154
White bellied tree pangolin {Manis tricuspis} raiding termite nest. Epulu Ituri NP

21112153
Graceful chameleon shedding skin {Chamaeleo gracialis} Tsavo East NP Kenya

21112152
Climbers in snow on slopes of Margherita peak Mountains of the Moon Virunga NP DR of Congo

21112151
Climbers in snow on slopes of Margherita peak Mountains of the Moon Virunga NP Dem Rep of

21112150
African palm civet {Nandinia binotata} Epulu Ituri RR Dem Rep Congo

21112149
African palm civet {Nandinia binotata} Epulu Ituru RR Dem Rep Congo

21112148
African palm civet {Nandinia binotata} Epulu Ituru RR Dem Rep Congo

21112147
African buffalo herd at waterhole {Syncerus caffer} Keny

21112143
Black bear cub {Ursus americanus} captive Montana USA.

21112141
African elephant bull portrait {Loxodonta africana} Kruger NP South Africa.

21112140
African elephant {Loxodonta africana} at waterhole Hwange NP Zimbabwe.

21112097
Wild horses grazing in south Patagonia, Argentina

21112094
Ibera marshes, Corrientes, Argentina

21112087
Band-tailed gull territorial dispute {Larus belcheri} Argentina

21112076
Killer whale {Orcinus orca} hunting sealion on coast, Valdez, Patagonia, Argentina

21112061
South american stilt {Himantopus melanurus} Argentina

21112059
Dark bellied cinclodes {Cinclodes patogonicus} Patagonia, Argentina

21112045
Common / greater rhea {Rhea americana} Ibera marshes, Argentina

21112044
Common / Greater rhea {Rhea americana} amongst cattle. Ibera marshes, Argentina

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Red winged tinamou {Rhynchotus rufescens} Cerrado Brazil

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Hyacinth macaw feeding on palm nut {Andodorhynchus hyacinthinus} Cerrado Brazil

21111755
Temmincks courser shading eggs from sun {Cursorius temminckii} Gambia West Africa

21111753
Female Black-bellied sandgrouse {Pterocles orientalis} Zaragoza Spain

21111724
Emperor moth caterpillar (final instar) {Saturnia pavonia} UK

21111723
Emperor moth ca