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01138399
Great white shark {Carcharodon carcharias} underwater, Guadalupe Is.

01138398
Immature Swordfish {Xaphias gladias} caught in abandoned drifting longline, Italy.

01138397
Man looking at stranded Basking shark {Cetorhinus maximus}, North Carolina, USA.

01138396
Shoal of Yellow goatfish {Mulloidichthys martinicus} and French grunt, Bahamas

01138395
Southern elephant seals {Mirounga leonina} sleeping on beach, South Georgia

01138394
Portrait of a Weddell seal {Leptonychotes weddelli}Paradise Bay, Antarctic.

01138393
New Zealand fur seal {Arctocephalus forsteri} showing jug handle behaviour, Pacific.

01138392
Bottlenose dolphins {Tursiops truncatus} strand feeding - driving fish onto shore, Carolina, USA.

01138391
Grey tree frog {Hyla versicolor} camouflaged on lichen, North Carolina, USA.

01138390
Spring peeper tree frog {Hyla crucifer} basking on rock, North Carolina, USA.

01138389
River frog {Rana heckscheri} sitting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138388
Albino Fowlers toad {Bufo woodhousii fowleri}, North Carolina, USA.

01138387
Ground skink {Scincella lateralis} basking on rock, North Carolina, USA.

01138386
Portrait of a Mimic glass lizard {Ophisaurus mimicus} North Carolina, USA.

01138385
Northern curly tailed lizard {Leiocephalus carinatus armouri}, Abaco Island, Bahamas.

01138384
Northern fence lizard {Sceloporus undulatus hyacithinus} resting on tree, USA

01138383
Green anole {Anolis carolinensis} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA

01138382
Head of Eastern glass lizard {Ophisaurus ventralis} North Carolina, USA

01138381
Eastern glass lizard {Ophisaurus ventralis} North Carolina, USA.

01138380
Carolina salt marsh snake {Nerodia sipedon williamengelsi} North Carolina, USA

01138379
Albino Eastern cottonmouth / Water moccasin snake {Thamnophis sauritus}, USA.

01138378
Rare two headed Eastern ribbon snake {Thamnophis sauritus} North Carolina, USA

01138377
Brown water snake {Natrix taxispilota} basking on log, North Carolina, USA

01138376
Brown water snake {Natrix taxispilota} basking on log, South Carolina, USA

01138375
Red bellied water snake {Nerodia erythrogaser erythrogase} basking on log, USA

01138374
Red bellied water snake {Nerodia erythrogaser erythrogase} basking on log, USA

01138373
Eastern garter snake {Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis} basking on rock, North Carolina, USA

01138372
Tortoiseshell cat {Felis catus}

01138371
Tortoiseshell Cat {Felis catus}

01138370
Portrait of a Tortoiseshell cat {Felis catus}

01138369
Tortoiseshell Cat {Felis catus} lying down

01138368
Tortoiseshell Cat {Felis catus} lying down

01138367
Tortoiseshell Cat {Felis catus} lying down

01138366
Tortoiseshell Cat {Felis catus} portrait

01138365
Portrait face of Tortoiseshell cat {Felis catus}

01138364
Golden / Syrian hamster {Mesocricetus auratus}

01138363
Golden / Syrian hamster {Mesocricetus auratus}

01138362
Golden / Syrian hamster {Mesocricetus auratus}

01138361
Golden / Syrian hamster {Mesocricetus auratus}

01138360
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris}

01138359
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} ears flying

01138358
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} head portrait

01138357
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} lying down

01138356
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} lying down

01138355
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} resting

01138354
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} profile

01138353
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} sitting

01138352
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} sitting

01138351
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} sitting

01138350
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} sitting

01138349
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} sitting

01138348
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} lying down, UK.

01138347
Basset Hound {Canis familiaris} portrait

01138346
Abyssinian Cat {Felis catus}

01138345
Abyssinian Cat {Felis catus}

01138344
Abyssinian Cat {Felis catus} portrait

01138343
Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} foraging around Shrimp trawler, South Carolina, USA

01138342
Breaching Rissos dolphin {Grampus griseus}, Ligurian Sea, Italy.

01138340
Rissos dolphins at surface {Grampus griseus} Ligurian Sea, Italy.

01138339
Short fin pilot whale {Globicephala macrorhynchus} swimming underwater, Bahamas

01138338
Stranded Shortfin pilot whale {Globicephala macrorhynchus}, North Carolina, USA

01138337
Pod of Melon headed whales {Peponocephala electra} surfacing, Gulf of Mexico.

01138336
Chilean dophin {Cephalorhynchus eutropia} surfacing showing neonate folds

01138335
Researcher Sonja Heinrich reviewing digital photographs of Chilean dophins, Chile.

01138334
Pair of Chilean dolphins {Cephalorhynchus eutropia} leaping, Chile.

01138333
Pod of three Chilean dolphins {Cephalorhynchus eutropia} surfacing, Chile.

01138332
Chilean dolphin {Cephalorhynchus eutropia} spy hopping, Chile.

01138331
Pair of Chilean dolphins {Cephalorhynchus eutropia} surfacing, Chile.

01138330
Peales dolphin {Lagenorhynchus australis} breaching, Falkland Islands.

01138329
Large school of Krill {Euphausiacea sp.} at surface, Monterey Bay, USA.

01138328
Carved and decorated Sperm whale tooth {Physester macrocephalus} scrimshaw

01138327
Cuviers beaked whale {Ziphius cavirostris} spy hopping, Ligurian Sea, Italy.

01138326
Male Cuviers beaked whale {Ziphius cavirostris} surfacing, Mediterranean Sea.

01138325
Cuviers beaked whale {Ziphius cavirostris} surfacing, Ligurian Sea, Italy.

01138324
Cuviers beaked whale {Ziphius cavirostris} surfacing, with scars on back, Ligurian Sea, Italy

01138323
Cuviers beaked whale {Ziphius cavirostris} breaching, Ligurian Sea, Italy.

01138322
Female Dense beaked whales {Mesoplodon densirostris} underwater, Caribbean.

01138321
Male and female Dense beaked whale {Mesoplodon densirostris} surfacing, Caribbean.

01138320
Female Dense beaked whale {Mesoplodon densirostris} surfacing, Bahamas, Caribbean.

01138319
Female Dense beaked whale {Mesoplodon densirostris} surfacing, Bahamas, Caribbean.

01138318
Tiger salamander {Ambystoma tigrinum} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138317
Red salamander {Psuedotritron ruber} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138316
A rare spotless Spotted salamander {Ambystoma maculatum}, North Carolina, USA.

01138315
Spotted salamander {Ambystoma maculatum} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138314
Red spotted / Eastern newt {Notophthalamus viridescens}, North Carolina, USA.

01138313
Mud salamander {Pseudotriton montanus} resting on lichen, North Carolina, USA.

01138312
Marbled salamander {Ambystoma opacum} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138311
Mabees salamander {Ambystoma mabeei} resting on fallen tree trunk, North

01138310
Two toed aphiuma {Amphiuma means} in shallow water, North Carolina, USA.

01138309
New Jersey / Upland Chorus frog {Pseudacris triseriata}, North Carolina, USA.

01138308
Brimleys chorus frog {Pseudacris brimleyi} resting on moss, North Carolina, USA.

01138307
Green tree frog {Hyla cinerea} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138306
Southern toad {Bufo terrestris} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138305
Southern toad {Bufo terrestris} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

01138304
Foret des Laurentides autumn tree canopy, Canada.

01138303
Female Black bear {Ursus americanus} sleeping in den Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138302
Female Black bear {Ursus americanus} sleeping in den, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138301
Eight week Black bear cub {Ursus americanus} Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138300
Eight week Black bear cub {Ursus americanus} Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138299
Black bear mother with cubs in den, Parc National de la Mauricie Canada.

01138298
Black bear mother with cubs in den, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138297
Two 8 week Black bear cubs in den, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138296
Ranger holding two 8 week old Black bear cubs, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138295
Ranger Denis Masse with two 8 week Black bear cubs, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138294
Rangers fit an ear tag on a female Black bear Parc National de la Mauricie Canada.

01138293
Rangers fit a radio tracking device on a female Black bear, Canada.

01138292
Female Black bear {Ursus americanus} peering out of her den in winter, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138291
Ranger Denis Masse uses radio tracking device to find Black bears, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138290
Black bear den site in winter under fallen tree, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138289
Two six week old Black bear cubs suckling in den, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138288
Ranger holding two Black bear {Ursus americanus} cubs aged 6 weeks, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138287
Rangers measuring a Black bear {Ursus americanus} paw, Canada. Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138286
Rangers attach a radio tracking collar to a Black bear {Ursus americanus}, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138285
Rangers examine a Black bear {Ursus americanus} den site, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138284
Rangers examine a Black bear {U americanus} den site, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138283
Black bear {Ursus americanus} den under rock in winter, Parc National de la Mauricie, Canada.

01138282
Eric Baccega with his team, Western Papuasia, Indonesia.

01138281
Photographer Eric Baccega sitting with Korowai, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138280
Traditional Korowai house perched in a tree 20 meters above the ground, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138279
Traditional Korowai house perched in a tree 25 meters above the ground, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138278
Portrait of Koroway child crawling with vermin (cascado), Western Papuasia, Indonesia.

01138277
Koroway woman at home nursing her baby, Western Papuasia, Indonesia.

01138276
Korowai children playing with a spider, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138275
Korowai woman carrying her child on her shoulders, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138274
Portrait of a Korowai woman, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138273
Korowai woman carrying her child in a net, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138272
Korowai woman carrying her daughter on her shoulders, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138271
Korowai woman with child climbing to her house on a ladder cut out in a trunk, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138270
Korowai woman climbing to his house on a ladder cut out in a trunk, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138269
Korowai men descending the Dairam Kabur river in a canoe, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138268
Aerial view of the rainforest and the Asmat land, Western Papuasia, Indonesia.

01138267
Portrait of a Korowai man, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138266
Old Korowai man sitting on a log, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138265
Old Korowai man, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138264
Close up of Korowai feet, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138263
Korowai man sleeping in his house, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138262
Korowai man climbing to his house on a ladder cut out in a trunk, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138261
Korowai hunters, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138260
Korowai man climbing to his house on a ladder cut out in a trunk, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138259
Man sitting in traditional Korowai house in a tree 25 meters above the ground, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138258
Traditional Korowai house perched in a tree 25 meters above the ground, Western Papuasia, Indonesia 1999 / 2000.

01138257
Korowai women harvesting larvae in a sago tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138256
Korowai woman pressing out the pulp of a sago tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138255
Korowai woman pressing out the pulp of a sago tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138254
Korowai woman crushing the trunk of a sago-tree, with her child on her back, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138253
Korowai women crushing the trunk of a sago-tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138252
Korowai women returning to their home carrying firewood, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138251
Korowai man sleeping on sago palms, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138250
Korowai man crushing the trunk a sago-tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138249
Korowai man crushing the trunk a sago-tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138248
Koroway men cutting a sago trunk for the sago harvest, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138247
Koroway man cutting a sago trunk for the sago harvest, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138246
Korowai man cutting a sago trunk for the sago harvest, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138245
Korowai man playing a traditional harp, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138244
Tradional house fire at dawn, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138243
Portrait of a Korowai man, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138241
Traditional Korowai house perched in a tree 35 meters above the ground, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138240
Typical Papuan arrows used by Korowai people, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138239
Korowai hunter shooting a paradise bird in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138238
Korowai hunter shooting a paradise bird in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138237
Korowai hunter shooting a paradise bird in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138236
Two Korowai hunters pointing bow + arrow, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138235
Korowai hunters in the rainforest searching for the day's food, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138234
Portrait of a Korowai hunter, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138233
Korowai hunters in the rainforest, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138232
Traditional Korowai house with its ladder cut out in a trunk, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138231
Korowai man climbing in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138230
Korowai man climbing in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138229
Korowai man climbing in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138228
Korowai man climbing in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138227
Traditional Korowai house 50 m above the ground, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138226
Detail of the house's rattan assemblage, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138225
Korowai men building a house on top of a 25 meters high tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138224
Korowai men building a house on top of a 25 meter high tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138223
Domestic donkey {Equus asinus} jennet and foal standing in field, Vermont, USA

01138222
Domestic donkey {Equus asinus} jennet and foal, standing in field, Vermont, USA

01138221
Domestic donkey {Equus asinus} standing in field, Vermont, USA

01138220
Domestic donkey {Equus asinus} standing in field, Island of Lesvos, Greece

01138217
Korowai men building their house in a tree, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138216
A old Korowai man, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138215
Traditional Korowai house in the rainforest, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138214
A Korowai clan crossing a river to join the sago celebration, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138213
Portrait of a Korowai man, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138212
Portrait of a Korowai man smoking, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138211
A Korowai man making fire by rubbing wood with a rattan-string, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138210
A traditional meal of the Korowai - sago larvae, Western Papuasia, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138209
The harvest of the sago - Korowai woman pressing out pulp of sago tree, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138208
Sago harvest - Korowai women crushing the trunk of a sago-tree, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138207
Sago harvest - Korowai women crushing the trunk of a sago-tree, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138206
Portrait of a Korowai man wearing a nose adornment, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138205
Women inside Korowai tree house, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138204
A Korowai family recently installed in their new tree house, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138203
Korowais eating larvae during the sago celebration, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138202
Ritual dancing for the sago traditional celebration, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138201
Ritual dancing for the sago traditional celebration, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138200
Traditional Korowai house in a tree 35 meters up, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138199
A Korowai man climbing in a tree to catch ants, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138198
Korowai men building a house, Western Papuasia, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. 1999 / 2000.

01138192
Weedy sea dragon {Phyllopteryx taeniolatus} carrying eggs. Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia.

01138191
Weedy sea dragon {Phyllopteryx taeniolatus} carrying eggs. Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia.

01138190
Two Spot Gobie {Valenciennea wardi}, Papua New Guinea.

01138189
Tiger snake {Notechis sp.} eating another tiger snake, Tasmania, Australia.

01138188
Rufous bellied pademelon {Thylogale billardierii}, Tasmania, Australia.

01138187
Two Rainbow lorikeets {Trichoglossus haematodus} feeding, Australia.

01138186
Captive Pygmy marmoset {Cebuella pygmaea} occurs South America

01138185
Captive Pygmy marmoset {Cebuella pygmaea} occurs South America

01138184
Mandarin fish {Synchiropus splendidus}, Papua New Guinea.

01138183
Two Mandarin fish {Synchiropus splendidus}, Papua New Guinea.

01138182
Juvenile Port Jackson shark {Heterodontus potusjacksoni}, Australia.

01138181
Great white shark {Carcharodon carcharias}, NSW, Australia.

01138180
Globe fish {Diodon nichthemerus}, NSW, Australia.

01138179
Maned goose / Australian wood duck {Chenonetta jubata} family, NSW, Australia.

01138178
Cuttlefish {Sepia plangon} showing threatening behaviour, NSW, Australia.

01138177
Cuttlefish {Sepia plangon} courting, NSW, Australia.

01138176
Cuttlefish {Sepia plangon} courting, NSW, Australia.

01138173
Chevron barracuda {Sphyraena putnamiae}, Papua New Guinea.

01138172
Male Australian king parrot {Alisterus scapularis} feeding, NSW, Australia.

01138171
Male Australian king parrot {Alisterus scapularis} feeding, NSW, Australia.

01138170
Albino Red necked / Bennett's wallaby, {Macropus rufogriseus}, Tasmania,

01138169
Female Polar bear with very small cubs {Ursus maritimus}, Canada.

01138163
Chamois {Rupicapra rupicapra pyrenaica} captive Pyrenees, France.

01138162
Tajinaste in flower (Echium candicans) Madeira

01138161
Coastal landscape, Ponta Sant Lourenþo NP. Madeira

01138160
Coastal landscape, Porto Moniz. Madeira

01138159
Coastal landscape, Ponta Sant Lourenþo NP. Madeira

01138158
Coniferous tree, Queimadas Natural Park. Madeira

01138157
Traditional hut in Queimadas Natural Park, Madeira

01138156
Traditional house in Queimadas Natural Park, Madeira

01138155
Traditional house in Queimadas Natural Park, Madeira

01138154
Arieiro peak, Madeira

01138153
Trekking path to Arieiro peak, Madeira

01138152
Das Torres peak, Madeira

01138151
Trekking in Arieiro peak, Madeira

01138150
Wooded hillside, Laurisilva wood, Ribeira de Janela, Madeira

01138149
Risco waterfall, Laurisilva wood, Ribeira de Janela, Madeira

01138148
Woodland flowers, Laurisilva wood, Ribeira de Janela, Madeira

01138147
Walkers on Levada do Risco, Laurisilva wood, Ribeira de Janela, Madeira

01138146
Typical house in Santana. Madeira, Canary Is

01138145
Poppies, Bardenas Reales National Park, Navarra, Spain

01138144
Poppies, Bardenas Reales National Park, Navarra, Spain

01138143
Bardenas Reales National Park, Navarra, Spain

01138142
Bardenas Reales National Park, Navarra, Spain

01138141
Bardenas Reales National Park, Navarra, Spain

01138140
Sunflowers {Helianthus annuus} Spain

01138139
Sunflower {Helianthus annuus} Spain

01138138
Sunflower {Helianthus annuus} Spain

01138137
Sunflower {Helianthus annuus} Spain

01138136
Sunflower {Helianthus annuus} Spain

01138135
Berries of Red berried elder tree {Sambucus racemosa} Aig³es Tortes NP, Spain

01138134
Arnica montana flowering Aig³es Tortes NP Spain

01138133
Bumble bee on Thistle (Onopordum acanthium) Spain

01138132
{Dianthus deltoides} Aig³es Tortes NP, Spain

01138131
Berries of {Daphne mezereum} Spain

01138130
Young leaves of beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) Spain

01138129
Seeds of Black poplar tree (Populus nigra) Spain

01138128
Saint Gervas mountain range. Lerida, Spain

01138127
Sain