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01126590
Indian rhinoceros with calf {Rhinoceros unicornis} Royal Chitwan NP, Nepal

01126589
Wild gaur in undergrowth {Bos gaurus} Nagarahole NP, Karnataka, India

01126588
Wild gaur {Bos gaurus} Nagarahole NP, Karnataka, India

01126587
Shepherd in Kangra valley, foothills of the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, India

01126586
Hindu temple, Puri, Orissa, India

01126585
Gol Gumbaz, tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah II, Islamic ruler, Karnataka, India

01126584
Taj Mahal with ox drawn lawn mowing machine, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

01126583
Taj Mahal with men maintaining the water features, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

01126582
Worshippers at the Maha Shivaratri festival, India, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh,

01126581
Tamil film set of the Taj Mahal, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

01126580
Tiger shrine carried through town, Mysore district, Karnataka, India

01126579
Banyan trees {Ficus religiousa} shading road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

01126578
Traditional ox drawn cart, Kutch, Gujarat, India

01126577
Ploughed field and ox drawn cart, Kutch, Gujarat, India

01126576
Unknown marine mammal fossil, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

01126575
Thatched village houses, Kutch, Gujarat, India

01126574
Thatched village house, Kutch, Gujarat, India

01126573
Woman selling bananas outside Virupaksha temple, India, Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126572
Jain temple at Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126571
Hindu temple at Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126570
Hindu temples at Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126569
Vitthala hindu temple beside the Tungabhadra river, India Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka,

01126568
Virupaksha hindu temple, Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126567
Boulder and Virupaksha hindu temple, Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126566
Virupaksha hindu temple, Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

01126565
Dandeli sanctuary, Western Ghats forest, Karnataka, India

01126564
Hindu temple damaged by 2001 Bhuj earthquake, Tera, Kutch, Gujarat, India

01126563
Mahua {Madhuca latifolia} flowers, used as source of vegetable oil, Madhya Pradesh, India

01126562
Woman carrying basket of Mahua flowers on her head, Madhya Pradesh, India

01126561
Women harvesting / picking tea crop, Assam, India

01126560
Village on the Brahmaputra river, Assam, India

01126559
Baby Hanuman langur {Presbytis entellus} Bandhavgarh NP, India

01126558
Jackfruit growing on tree {Artocarpus heterophyllus} Karnataka, India

01126557
Betel / Pan leaves drying, Karnataka, India.

01126556
Water buffalo {Bubalus arnee} Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

01126555
Temple / shrine at forest guard post, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

01126554
Wall separating protected and unprotected hillside on edge of Kathmandu valley, Nepal

01126553
Indian elephant female rubbing against tree {Elephas maximus} Karnataka, India Nagarahole NP

01126552
People and goods loading onto crowded bus, Rajasthan, India

01126551
Indian elephant {Elephas maxiumus} being transported by lorry, India

01126550
Ferry point to cross River Son, Madhya Pradesh, India

01126549
Rhinoceros warning sign on road in Animal Corridor, Kaziranga National Park, India

01126548
Tourists on Elephant safari watch Indian rhinoceros, Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

01126547
Tourists on Elephant safari with baby elephant following, Kaziranga National Park, India

01126546
Claw scratch marks on tree trunk from Tiger {Panthera tigris} Kaziranga NP, India

01126545
Tiger scratching and gnawing bark of tree {Panthera tigris} Madya Pradesh, India

01126544
Young Tiger {Panthera tigris} Madya Pradesh, India

01126543
New grass growing after burning, Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

01126542
Elephant warning sign on road in Animal Corridor, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

01126541
Entrance to the Central Range of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

01126540
Speed limit warning sign in Animal Corridor, Kaziranga Nationl Park, Assam, India

01126539
Entrance sign to Nagarahole / Rajiv Ghandi National Park, Karnataka, India

01126538
Common peafowl wild male {Pavo cristatus} perched in tree, Ranthambhore NP. India

01126537
Giant clam exposed at low tide {Tridacna gigas} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126536
Coral reef landscape, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126535
Coral reef landscape, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126534
Tourists examining corals exposed at low tide, Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126533
Coral reef exposed at low tide, Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126532
Coral reef exposed at low tide + Giant clam, Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126531
Coral reef exposed at low tide, Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126530
Divers and Dwarf minke whale at surface, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}

01126529
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126528
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126527
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126526
Diver and Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126525
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126524
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126523
Diver + Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126522
Diver + Soft coral {Dendronephthya sp} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126521
False clown anemoonefish in anemone {Amphiprion ocellaris} Indo-Pacific.

01126520
Aerial view of channel through Hardy reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

01126519
Aerial view of Hardy reef with dive platforms in channel, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

01126518
Aerial view of Lady Elliott Island + fringing reef, Queensland, Australia

01126517
Aerial view of Hardy reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01126516
Aerial view of the Heart reef, Hardy reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01126515
Chambered / Pearly nautilus {Nautilus pompilius} against fan coral, Australia.

01126514
Chambered / Pearly nautilus pair {Nautilus pompilius} Australia.

01126513
Winged snail, Indo-pacific

01126512
Upside-down jellyfish {Cassiopeia sp} caught by sea anemone, Kakaban Lake, Kalimanta

01126511
Papua jellyfish {Mastigias papua} Indo-Pacific.

01126510
Sea thimble jellyfish {Linuche unguiculata} Caribbean Sea

01126509
Upside-down jellyfish {Cassiopeia sp} about to be eaten by sea anemone, Indonesia,

01126508
Upside-down jellyfish {Cassiopeia sp} caught by sea anemone, Indonesia, Kakaban

01126507
Upside-down jellyfish {Cassiopeia sp} Kakaban Lake, Kalimantan, Indonesia

01126506
Upside-down jellyfish {Cassiopeia sp} caught by sea anemone, Indonesia, Kakaban

01126505
Upside-down jellyfish {Cassiopeia sp} caught by sea anemone, Indonesia, Kakaban

01126504
Split level of snorkeler at the Great Barrier Reef + boat, Coral Sea, Australia.

01126503
Marine biologist collects Nautilus in trap from 300m depth, Osprey Reef Coral Sea,

01126502
Olive brown seasnake {Aipysurus laevis} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126501
Olive brown seasnake swimming {Aipysurus laevis} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126500
Olive brown seasnake {Aipysurus laevis} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126499
Olive brown seasnake {Aipysurus laevis} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126498
Green turtle head portrait {Chelonia mydas} Indo-pacific,

01126497
Green turtle underwater {Chelonia mydas} Indo-pacific.

01126496
Sea urchin {Maretia planulata} in sea grass, Philippines.

01126495
Fishermen bring Thresher shark {Alopias vulpinus} to the surface, Philippines.

01126494
Grey reef sharks {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

01126493
Close up of Tunicate {Polycarpa aurata} Indo Pacific

01126492
Barrel sponge on coral reef, Indo Pacific

01126491
Split level of Red jellyfish in shallow water at beach, IndoPacific

01126490
Humpback whale breaching by whale watching boat Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.

01126489
Humpback whales at surface {Megaptera novaeangliae} Hervey Bay, Australia.

01126488
Big fin reef squid at night {Sepioteuthis lessoniana} Indo-pacific

01126487
Mating pair of Big fin reef squids {Sepioteuthis lessoniana} Indo Pacific

01126486
Big fin reef squid at night {Sepioteuthis lessoniana} Indo Pacific

01126485
Giant cuttlefish swimming {Sepia apama} Indo Pacific

01126484
Close-up of tentacles of Feather star {Crinoidea} Indo Pacific

01126483
Whip coral {Ellisella sp} with feather stars, Indo Pacific

01126482
Fishermen with Devil ray caught at night in drift net, Pamilacan Is, Philippines

01126481
Tunicate {Rhopalea sp} with atriolum tunicates {Atriolum robustum} Indo Pacific

01126480
Robber crab on rock {Birgus latro} Christmas Island, Indian ocean

01126479
Bell jelly {Polyorchis sp} California, Pacific.

01126478
Yellow bellied toad {Bombina variegata} France

01126477
Strokkur geyser blowing, 30m high every 20mins, Iceland

01126476
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France

01126475
Yellow bellied toad swimming {Bombina variegata} France

01126474
Yellow bellied toad underside swimming {Bombina variegata} France

01126473
Pair of Yellow bellied toads {Bombina variegata} France

01126472
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 1/7

01126471
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 2/7

01126470
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 3/7

01126469
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 4/7

01126468
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 5/7

01126467
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 6/7

01126466
Yellow bellied toad defensive behaviour {Bombina variegata} France sequence 7/7

01126465
St Mathieu lighthouse, radar station + Abbey, Brittany, France

01126464
Vieille lighthouse at entrance to Raz de Seine, Brittany, France

01126463
Yacht sails past Vieille lighthouse at entrance to Raz de Seine, Brittany, France

01126462
Four lighthouse at night in stormy weather, Brittany, France

01126461
Lava heron fishing {Butorides sundevalli} Galapagos

01126460
Great blue heron sunning {Ardea herodias} Galapagos.

01126459
Dusky gull {Larus fuliginosus} Tower Is, Galapagos

01126458
Aerial view of geothermal energy plant, near Myvatn, Iceland

01126457
Steaming vents of Namafjall, near Myvatn, Iceland

01126456
Male Great frigate bird in flight, vocal sac visible {Fregata minor} Galapagos.

01126455
Male Great frigate bird displaying {Fregata minor} Galapagos.

01126454
Male Great frigate bird displaying {Fregata minor} Galapagos

01126453
Female Great frigate bird nesting {Fregata minor} Galapagos.

01126452
Blue footed boobies mating display {Sula nebouxii} Galapagos.

01126451
Feet of Red footed booby in mangrove {Sula sula} Genovesa Is, Galapagos.

01126450
Close up of feet of Blue footed booby {Sula nebouxii} Galapagos.

01126449
Blue footed booby displaying {Sula nebouxii} Galapagos.

01126448
Masked booby chick stretching wings {Sula dactylatra melanops} Galapapos.

01126447
Red footed booby in mangrove {Sula sula} Genovesa Is, Galapagos.

01126446
Blue footed booby displaying {Sula nebouxii} Galapagos.

01126445
Three Blue footed boobies {Sula nebouxii} Galapagos.

01126444
Irises growing beneath Willow trees in coastal wetlands, Brittany, France

01126443
Steam rising through road in town heated by geothermal activity, Hveragerdi, Iceland

01126442
Greenhouse heated by geothermal activity, Hveragerdi, Iceland

01126441
Green lettuce algae on beach caused by nitrate pollution of rivers, France

01126440
Green lettuce algae on beach caused by nitrate pollution of rivers, France

01126439
Harvesting Green lettuce algae from beach to use as agricultural fertiliser, France

01126438
Harvesting Green lettuce algae from beach to use as agricultural fertiliser, France

01126437
Harvesting Green lettuce algae from beach to use as agricultural fertiliser, France. Growth of algae cause by nitrate pollution in rivers from farming practices.

01126436
Green lettuce algae on beach caused by nitrate pollution of rivers, France

01126435
Sally lightfoot crabs on coast {Grapsus grapsus} Santiago Is, Galapagos.

01126434
Sally lightfoot crab {Grapsus grapsus} Santiago Is, Galapagos.

01126433
Flightless cormorant {Nannopterum harrisi} Fernandina Is, Galapagos.

01126432
Svartsengi power plant beside the Blue Lagoon, Krisuvik, Iceland

01126431
Tourists bathing in Blue Lagoon 42 degrees C, Krisuvik, Iceland

01126430
Tourists bathing in Blue Lagoon 42 degres C, Krisuvik, Iceland

01126429
Tourists bathing in Blue Lagoon 42 degrees C, Krisuvik, Iceland

01126428
Yellow crowned night heron in cave {Nycticorax violaceus} Santiago Is, Galapagos.

01126427
Audierne Bay in storm at low tide, Brittany, France

01126426
Green lettuce algae on beach caused by nitrate pollution of rivers from farming practices, France

01126425
Waved albatross in flight {Diomedea / Phoebastria irrorata} Hood Is, Galapagos.

01126424
Waved albatross on nest {Diomedea / Phoebastria irrorata} Hood Is, Galapagos.

01126423
Waved albatross mating {Diomedea / Phoebastria irrorata} Hood Is, Galapagos.

01126422
Waved albatross flying {Diomedea / Phoebastria irrorata} Hood Is, Galapagos.

01126421
Waved albatross flying {Diomedea / Phoebastria irrorata} Hood Is, Galapagos.

01126420
Waved albatross {Diomedea / Phoebastria irrorata} Hood Is, Galapagos.

01126419
Amaryllis lily {Eucrosia dodsonii} Mindo cloud forest, Ecuador.

01126418
Rock cavy {Kerodon rupestris} South America

01126417
Rock cavy {Kerodon rupestris} South America

01126416
Tarantula hawk wasp {Pepsis sp} with spider prey, Caatinga, Bahia state, Brazil

01126415
Chopi blackbird {Gnorimopsar chopi} Cerrado habitat, Piaui state, Brazil.

01126414
Chopi blackbird {Gnorimopsar chopi} Cerrado habitat, Piaui state, Brazil.

01126413
Spot-backed puffbird {Nystalus maculatus} Caatinga, Brazil.

01126412
White woodpeckers feed at bird table {Melanerpes candidus} Cerrado, Piaui, Brazil

01126411
White woodpecker {Melanerpes candidus} Cerrado, Piaui state, Brazil.

01126410
Blue headed macaw {Ara / Propyrrhura couloni} Urubamba river, Amazonia, Peru.

01126409
Golden-collared macaw {Ara / Propyrrhura auricollis} Bahia, Brazil.

01126407
Kanaani cat portrait {Felis catus}

01126406
Muyuyo / Yellow cordia flower {Cordia lutea} Santa Cruz Is, Galapagos.

01126405
Booted racket tail {Ocreatus underwoodii} Mindo cloud forest, Ecuador.

01126404
Owlet / Cutworm moth {Noctuidae} Yasuni NP, Amazonia, Ecuador.

01126403
Flock of Cobalt winged parakeets {Brotogeris cyanoptera} rainforest, Ecuador.

01126402
Cobalt winged parakeet {Brotogeris cyanoptera} camouflaged in rainforest,

01126401
Seeds of Bomarea plant, Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador.

01126400
Sungrebe swimmming {Heliornis fulica} Manu NP. Amazonia, Peru.

01126399
Open mouth and dorsal fin of Basking shark seen from surface {Cetorhinus maximus} UK.

01126398
Traditional Oyster fishing boat, Falmouth, Devon, UK.

01126397
Fisherman measures Common oyster shell {Ostrea edulis} Falmouth, Devon, UK.

01126396
Common oyster catch {Ostrea edulis} Falmouth, Devon, UK.

01126395
Fisherman with Common oyster catch {Ostrea edulis} Falmouth, Devon, UK.

01126394
John Adams grave (survivor from The Bounty) Pitcairn island, South Pacific.

01126393
Ships canon from The Bounty, Pitcairn island, South Pacific.

01126392
Rocky coast, Pitcairn island, South Pacific.

01126391
Bounty Bay, Pitcairn island, South Pacific - site of the sinking of The Bounty

01126390
Cave where christians used to live in rock face, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.

01126389
Coastal landscape, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.

01126388
Diver surveying coral reef, Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.

01126387
Diver surveying coral reef, Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific

01126386
Model of The Bounty on the 203rd celebration of its sinking, Pitcairn island, South Pacific

01126385
Model of The Bounty on the 203rd celebration of its sinking, Pitcairn island, South Pacific

01126384
Model of The Bounty on the 203rd celebration of its sinking, Pitcairn island, South Pacific

01126383
Bounty Bay, Pitcairn island, South Pacific - site of the sinking of The Bounty

01126382
Bounty Bay, Pitcairn island, South Pacific - site of the sinking of The Bounty.

01126381
Boathouse and slipway on Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.

01126380
Tomatoes {Lycopersicon esculentum} France.

01126379
Dried flowers on market stall, France.

01126378
Beans {Phaseolus sp} France.

01126377
Tomatoes {Lycopersicon esculentum} France.

01126376
Pumpkins {Cucurbita maxima} France.

01126375
Pumpkins {Cucurbita maxima} France.

01126374
Bunches of Carrots {Daucus carota} France.

01126373
Sping onion bulbs {Allium sp} France.

01126372
Garlic bulbs {Allium sativum} France.

01126371
Garlic bulbs {Allium sativum} France.

01126370
Dorsal fin of Basking shark feeding at surface {Cetorhinus maximus} UK.

01126369
Dorsal fin of Basking shark at surface {Cetorhinus maximus} UK.

01126368
Submersible robot being launched for deepsea research

01126367
Tamworth piglets suckling {Sus scrofa domestica}

01126366
Hebridean sheep at Livestock show {Ovis aries}

01126365
Domestic sheep being judged at country Livestock show {Ovis aries}

01126364
Coastal landscape, Henderson Is, Pitcairn Is, South Pacific

01126363
Litter survey on Henderson Is, Pitcairn Is, South Pacific.

01126362
Litter survey on Henderson Is, Pitcairn Is, South Pacific

01126361
Coconut / Robber crab on beach {Birgus latro} Henderson Island, Pitcairn Islands, Pacific

01126360
Cockerel perched on fence - rare breed, five toed silver Dorking

01126348
Canebrake rattlesnake {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus} captive, occurrs USA.

01126347
Canebrake rattlesnake {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus} captive, occurrs USA.

01126312
Honey bees in hive {Apis mellifera} Ecuador.

01126311
Boardwalk through rainforest, Sacha Lodge, Amazonia, Ecuador

01126310
Man on boardwalk through rainforest, Sacha Lodge, Amazonia, Ecuador.

01126309
Black browed albatrosses feed behind fishing trawler, South Atlantic {Diomedea melanophrys}

01126308
Seriema {Cariama cristata} Brazil.

01126307
Seriema {Cariama cristata} Brazil.

01126306
Seriema {Cariama cristata} Brazil.

01126305
{Datura sanguinea} flower, Papallacta, Paramo, Ecuador.

01126304
{Datura sanguinea} flower, Papallacta, Paramo, Ecuador.

01126303
{Cleome sp} flower Papallacta, Paramo, Ecuador.

01126302
Passion fruit flower opening from bud {Passiflora mixta} Ecuador.

01126301
Club moss {Lycopodium crassum} Paramo Habitat, Andes, Ecuador.

01126299
Local indians at livestock market, Saquisili, Andes, Ecuador

01126297
Purple-bibbed whitetip {Urosticte benjamini} Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador

01126296
Purple-throated Woodstar {Calliphlox mitchellii} at hand held feeder, Ecuador Mindo Cloud

01126295
Fawn-breasted brilliant {Heliodoxa rubinoides} Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador.

01126294
Fawn-breasted brilliant {Heliodoxa rubinoides} Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador.

01126293
Bells of Otovalian indian dancer, Otavalo, Andes, Ecuador.

01126292
Otovalian indian dancer, Otavalo, Andes, Ecuador.

01126291
Otovalian indian dolls, Otavalo, Andes, Ecuador.

01126290
Otovalian indian boy portrait, Otavalo, Andes, Ecuador.

01126289
Otovalian indian woman head portrait , Otavalo, Andes, Ecuador.

01126288
Cooked guinea pigs, traditional food of the Andes, Otavalo, Ecuador.

01126287
Otavalo indian fisherman in traditional reed boat, Lake San Pablo, Andes, Ecuador

01126286
Otavalo indian fisherman in traditional reed boat, Lake San Pablo, Andes, Ecuador.

01126285
Donation box, Darwin research station, Santa Cruz Is, Galapagos.

01126284
Domed nest of Darwin's finch {Geospiza sp} Santa Cruz Is, Galapagos.

01126283
Scalesia penduculata forest in highland interior of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

01126282
Waved albatross chick on nest {Diomedea irrorata} Galapagos.

01126281
Waved albatross chick on nest {Diomedea irrorata} Galapagos.

01126280
Waved albatross on nest {Diomedea irrorata} Galapagos.

01126279
Waved albatross on nest {Diomedea irrorata} Galapagos.

01126278
Waved albatross on nest {Diomedea irrorata} Galapagos.

01126277
Waved albatross {Diomedea irrorata} Galapagos.