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01124257
Anemone flower {Anemone berlandieri} Texas, USA.

01124256
Little yellow butterfly pair {Eurema lisa} Texas, USA

01124255
Tropical sage in flower {Salvia coccinea} Texas, USA.

01124254
Sailing yacht at sunset off coast of Hanalai Bay, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

01124253
Raccoon washing food in water {Procyon lotor}Texas, USA.

01124252
Female Silver spider on web {Argiope argentata} Texas, USA.

01124251
Green treefrog {Hyla cinerea} Texas, USA.

01124250
Green lynx spider {Peucetia viridens} Texas, USA.

01124249
Brown tarantula in defensive pose {Aphonopelma hentzi} Texas, USA.

01124247
Female Wild Turkey head portrait {Meleagris gallopavo} Texas, USA.

01124246
Male Wild Turkey head and neck portrait {Meleagris gallopavo} Texas, USA.

01124245
Rear view of Male Wild Turkey tail feathers during display {Meleagris gallopavo} Texas, USA

01124244
Male Wild Turkeys displaying {Meleagris gallopavo} Texas, USA

01124243
Turnstone on beach {Arenaria interpres} Sanibel Is, Florida, USA.

01124242
Turnstone in surf {Arenaria interpres} Sanibel Is, Florida, USA.

01124241
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} feeds on Mistletoe berry, Switzerland.

01124240
Evening bat {Nycticieus humeralis} Texas, USA.

01124239
Hawaiian monk seal hauled out on beach {Monachus schauninslandi} Kauai, Hawaii

01124238
Dung beetle rolling dung ball {Canthon sp} Texas, USA.

01124237
Alpine marmot juvenile {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124236
Researcher studies sample from Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota} Austria, Hohe Tauern

01124235
Researcher radio tracking Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124234
Researcher measures Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124233
Alpine marmot caught in trap {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124232
Placing traps to catch Alpine marmots, Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124231
Traps in place for catching Alpine marmots, Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124230
Researchers carry traps to catch Alpine marmots, Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124229
Hohe Tauern NP, Austria, after first snow, habitat of the Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota}

01124228
Hohe Tauern NP, Austria, habitat of the Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota}

01124227
Alpine marmot skull {Marmota marmota}

01124226
Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota} looks down on road Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124225
Eagle owl {Bubo bubo} with Alpine marmot prey {Marmota marmota} Austria Hohe Tauern NP

01124224
Alpine marmot running {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124223
Alpine marmot juvenile {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124222
Alpine marmot suckling young {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124221
Alpine marmot adult and young {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124220
Alpine marmot family group {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124219
Alpine marmot collecting grass {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124218
Alpine marmot on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124217
Alpine marmot resting {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124216
Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124215
Alpine marmot on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124214
Alpine marmot {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124213
Alpine marmot giving alarm call {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124212
Alpine marmot on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124211
Two Alpine marmots on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124210
Two Alpine marmots on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124209
Alpine marmot resting {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124208
Alpine marmot on look out {Marmota marmota} Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

01124207
Photographer Ingo Arndt portrait 1998

01124206
Photographer Ingo Arndt with rangers at their camp in Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia

01124205
Young girl holding boy, Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia, 1998

01124204
Rangers at their camp in Simien NP, Ethiopia, habitat of Gelada baboons, 1998

01124203
Ranger camp in Simien NP, Ethiopia, habitat of Gelada baboons {Theropithecus gelada}

01124202
Simien NP, Ethiopia, habitat of Gelada baboons {Theropithecus gelada}

01124201
Gelada baboon dung, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124200
Grassland where Gelada baboons have been feeding, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia

01124199
Grass dug up for food by Gelada baboons, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124198
Adult male Gelada baboon feeding, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124197
Adult male Gelada baboon feeding, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124196
Female Gelada baboon with dead infant (infanticide) Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124195
Gelada baboon males fighting, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124194
Gelada baboon group feeding at top of ridge, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124193
Gelada baboon males running, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124192
Gelada baboon male running, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124191
Gelada baboon female runs carrying baby on back, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124190
Gelada baboons mating, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124189
Gelada baboons mating, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124188
Juvenile female Gelada baboon, backlit, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124187
Two juvenile male Gelada baboons, backlit, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124186
Subadult male Gelada baboons interacting, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124185
Subadult male Gelada baboons grooming, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124184
Adult male Gelada baboons grooming, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124183
Adult male Gelada baboons grooming, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124182
Adult male Gelada baboons grooming, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124181
Adult male Gelada baboons grooming, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124180
Adult female Gelada baboon, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124179
Adult female + young Gelada baboons on ledge Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124178
Group of Juvenile Gelada baboons resting, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124177
Juvenile Gelada baboons playing, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124176
Juvenile Gelada baboons playing, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124175
Juvenile Gelada baboons playing, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124174
Juvenile Gelada baboons sitting on rock, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124173
Juvenile Gelada baboons sitting on rock, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124172
Adult male Gelada baboons sitting on rock, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124171
Adult male Gelada baboon yawning, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124170
Adult male Gelada baboon yawning, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124169
Adult male Gelada baboon yawning, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124168
Adult male Gelada baboon, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124167
Adult male Gelada baboon, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124166
Adult male Gelada baboon, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124165
Adult male Gelada baboon, Simien NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124164
Rear view of Adult male Gelada baboon, Simien NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124163
Adult male Gelada baboon on look out rock, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124162
Adult male + female Gelada baboons on look out, Simien Mt NP, Ethiopia {Theropithecus gelada}

01124161
Aerial view of Gelada baboons sunbathing close to sleeping rock, Simien Mt NP

01124160
Bearded pig portrait {Sus barbatus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo

01124159
Bearded pig {Sus barbatus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo

01124158
Orang utan baby portrait {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

01124157
Orang utan baby playing with mother's foot {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Putting, Central Borneo

01124156
Orang utan female relaxing {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

01124155
Orang utan male portrait, wild {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

01124154
Orang utan male head portrait {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

01124153
Orang utan male portrait, mouth open {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

01124152
Orang utan male portrait, wild {Pongo pygmaeus} Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

01124151
Humpback whales feeding at surface {Megaptera novaeangliae} New England, USA

01124150
Blowhole of Humpback whale {Megaptera novaeangliae} New England, USA

01124149
Humpback whales bubble net feeding {Megaptera novaeangliae} Alaska, USA

01124148
Humpback whales bubble net feeding {Megaptera novaeangliae} Alaska, USA

01124147
Humpback whale spouting {Megaptera novaeangliae} Hawaii.

01124146
Humpback whale surfacing {Megaptera novaeangliae} New England, USA

01124145
Humpback whale surfacing {Megaptera novaeangliae} South Sheltand Is, Antarctica.

01124144
Three Humpback whales at surface {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

01124143
Humpback whale diving {Megaptera novaeangliae} South Sheltand Is, Antarctica.

01124142
Three Humpback whales at surface {Megaptera novaeangliae} New England, USA.

01124141
Aerial view of Humpback whale fluking {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

01124140
Aerial view of fluke print of Humpback whale {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

01124139
Aerial view of two Humpback whales, one blowing {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

01124138
Aerial view of Humpback whale {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

01124137
Aerial view of Humpback whale {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

01124136
Humpback whale travelling group {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

01124135
Aerial Humpback whale mother + calf {Megaptera novaeangliae} Sea of Cortez,

01124134
Humpback whale mother and calf with attendant male, Sea of Cortez {Megaptera novaeangliae}

01124133
White beaked dolphin porpoising {Lagenorhynchus albirostris} Iceland

01124132
White beaked dolphin porpoising {Lagenorhynchus albirostris} Iceland

01124130
Castillo de Belmonte, XV century, Belmonte, Cuenca, Spain

01124129
Polar bear swimming {Ursus maritimus} Nunavut, Canada

01124128
Polar bear swimming {Ursus maritimus} Nunavut, Canada

01124123
El Alcazar castle floodlit at night, XII- XVI century, Segovia, Spain

01124121
Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins with young {Stenella frontalis} The Bahamas

01124120
Atlantic spotted dolphin porposing {Stenella frontalis} The Azores

01124119
Common dolphin surfacing {Delphinus delphis} Mexico, Sea of Cortez

01124118
Common dolphins bow riding {Delphinus delphis} Gibraltar

01124117
Common dolphin porpoising {Delphinus delphis} Gibraltar

01124116
Common dolphin porpoising {Delphinus delphis} Monterey Bay, California, USA

01124114
Two Common dolphins porpoising {Delphinus delphis} California, USA Monterey Bay

01124113
Large school of Common dolphins feed on Sardines, False Bay, W Cape, S Africa {Delphinus

01124112
Aerial view of large school of Common dolphins {Delphinus delphis} Mexico, Sea of Cortez

01124111
Aerial view of large school of Common dolphins {Delphinus delphis} Mexico, Sea of Cortez

01124110
Aerial view of large school of Common dolphins {Delphinus delphis} Mexico, Sea of Cortez

01124109
Aerial view of large school of Common dolphins {Delphinus delphis} Mexico, Sea of Cortez

01124108
Researcher holds wild Kakapo {Strigops habroptilus} Codfish Is, New Zealand,

01124107
Researcher holds wild Kakapo {Strigops habroptilus} Codfish Is, New Zealand,

01124105
Risso's dolphin breaching {Grampus griseus} The Maldives

01124104
Risso's dolphin surfacing {Grampus griseus} The Maldives

01124103
Risso's dolphin surfacing to breathe {Grampus griseus} The Maldives

01124101
Peale's dolphin {Lagenorhynchus australis} Cape Horn, Argentina

01124100
Hector's dolphins {Cephalorhynchus hectori} Kaikoura, New Zealand

01124099
Bottlenose dolphin bow riding {Tursiops truncatus} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

01124095
Kelko, Killer whale star of Free Willy, fed by handler, Oregon, USA {Orcinus orca}

01124094
Brown bear fishing catching salmon at waterfall, Katmai NP, Alaska, USA {Ursus arctos}

01124093
Divers in cage watching Great white sharks, Dyer Is, Western Cape, South Africa

01124088
Dorsal fin of Great white shark at surface {Carcharodon carcharias} South Africa

01124087
Dead Sharks on floor of fish market, Peru

01124085
Shark fins drying in the sun, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

01124084
Comparison of teeth of Great white shark and extinct Megalodon, Malta

01124083
Aerial view of Dyer Island, Western Cape, South Africa, major shark hotspot

01124081
Cage for watching Great white sharks in the sea, Western Cape, South Africa

01124079
Jaws and teeth of Great white shark {Carcharodon carcharias} Malta hunted

01124078
Basking shark, dorsal fin at surface {Cetorhinus maximus} Isle of Man, UK.

01124077
Basking Shark Society shark watching boat passes Peel castle, Isle of Man

01124076
Shark watching from shore, Grand Bahama Is, The Bahamas.

01124075
Aerial view of the Blue Hole, collapsed cavern, now submerged, Lighthouse Atoll

01124074
Aerial view of the Blue Hole, collapsed cavern, now submerged, Lighthouse Atoll

01124073
Aerial view of Narango river, Huasteca potosina, Mexico

01124070
Big Bend NP, Chisos mountains, Texas, . {Ocotillo sp}

01124069
Big Bend NP, Chihuahuan desert, Texas, USA. Strawberry cactus + Prickly pear cactus.

01124068
Exposed aerial roots of trees, Daintree National Park, Queensland coast, Australia

01124067
Sand dunes surrounding Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124066
Islands in Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124065
Laguna Madre with American white pelicans, Tamaulipas, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

01124064
Rio Bravo wetlands, Tamaulipas, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

01124063
Aerial view of Sierra Cucharas, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124062
Servilleta canyon, Huasteca tamaulipeca, Mexico

01124061
Minas Viegas waterfall, Huasteca, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

01124060
Rocks in pool, Servilleta canyon, Huasteca tamoulipeca, Mexico

01124059
Yucca plant {Yucca sp} in Chihuahua desert, Mexico

01124058
Agave plant {Agave sp} Coahuila, Mexico

01124057
Rhino thorn shrub {Euphorbia grandicornis} Ndumo reserve, South Africa

01124056
Australian gannet nesting colony {Morus / Sula serrator} New Zealand

01124055
Base of trunk of Kauri tree {Aghatis australis} North Is, New Zealand

01124054
Yasur volcano surrounded with volcanic ash, Tanna, Vanuatu Is, South Pacific, 2003

01124053
Tropical rainforest interior, Espiritu Santo Is, Vanuatu Is, South Pacific, 2003

01124052
Silhouette of Tree fern leaves, Yasur volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu Is, South Pacific, 2003

01124051
Tree fern, Yasur volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu Is, South Pacific, 2003

01124050
Desert landscape, Palm valley, Northern Territory, Australia

01124049
Desert landscape, Palm valley, Northern Territory, Australia

01124048
Tropical rainforest, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

01124047
Desert landscape, Finke NP, Northern Territory, Australia

01124046
Desert landscape, West MacDonald NP. Northern Territory, Australia

01124044
Rocks in river flowing through Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

01124043
Rock in river flowing through Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

01124042
River flowing through Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

01124041
Tropical rainforest, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

01124040
Tree canopy, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

01124039
Fan palm tree leaves, Daintree NP, Queensland, Australia

01124038
Silhouette of Fan palm tree leaves, Daintree NP. Queensland, Australia

01124037
Trees in the El Cielo biosphere reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124036
El Cielo biosphere reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124035
Aerial view of Aldama sink hole, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124034
El Bernal protected area, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124033
El Bernal protected area, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124032
Aerial view of Tamul waterfall, Huasteca, Mexico

01124030
Tropical rainforest interior, Espiritu Santo Is, Vanuatu Is, South Pacific, 2003

01124029
Aerial view of Sierra Cucharas, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124028
Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124027
Aerial view of Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124026
Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124025
Water flowing over rocks, Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124023
Water flowing down over rocks, Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124022
Aerial view of Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01124021
Aerial view of Tampico wetlands, Tamaulipas, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

01124020
Looking down into Cycad plant {Cycas sp} Mexico

01124019
Daintree National Park on the Queensland coast, Australia

01124018
Portage glacier in winter, Anchorage, Alaska, US

01124016
Sunset, The Window, Chisos basin, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA.

01124015
Wildflowers Mountain aven {Dryas integrifolia} and Moss campion {Silene acaulis} growing on tundra, Varanger peninsula, Arctic Norway

01124011
Charcoal production in Antandroy village, Southern Madagascar

01123999
Looking down on people washing in Mandrare river, Madasgascar

01123996
Woman from mining village Andrano-Tsimaty, near Daraina, Madagascar

01123986
Loch Eriboll in summer, looking towards Foinave, Sutherland, Scotland.

01123970
Eastern grey kangaroo resting {Macropus giganteus} Tasmania, Australia.

01123968
Decorator spider crab {Camposcia refusa}. Indo-Pacific

01123966
Decorator crab {Miccipa philyra}. Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01123965
Male fiddler crab {Uca sp}. Queensland, Australia.

01123961
Yellow edged moray eel {Gymnothorax flavimarginatus} with cleaner wrasse. Milne Bay, Australia

01123960
Crocodile snake eel {Brachysomophis crocodilinus} burrowing in sediment.

01123949
Corbiere lighthouse at sunset, Jersey, Channel Islands

01123948
Corbiere lighthouse at sunset, Jersey, Channel Islands

01123947
Corbiere lighthouse at sunset, Jersey, Channel Islands

01123946
Corbiere lighthouse at sunset, Jersey, Channel Islands

01123945
Rock python head portrait {Python sebae} Tsavo East NP, Kenya

01123944
Asian cobra strike posture (Naja naja) captive

01123940
Sky road near Clifden, Connemara, Count Galway, Southern Ireland

01123938
People looking out over the Cliffs of Moher, County Mayo, Southern Ireland

01123937
Marriage stones on Cape Clear Island, Southern Ireland

01123936
Downstream from Torc waterfall, Killarney NP, County Kerry, Southern Ireland

01123935
Waterfall into Huasteco canyon, Cumbres de Monterey NP, Mexico

01123932
Sand dunes with marram grass colonisation at Newborough Warren nature reserve, Anglesea, Wales

01123930
Waterlilies flowering in Southern Tamaulipas wetlands, Mexico

01123929
Looking out over Skomer island, RSPB reserve, Pembrokeshire, Wales

01123928
Spring flowers surround Yucca plant, Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

01123927
Llyn Gywnant, Snowdonia NP, Gwynedd, Wales

01123926
Yucca plants (Yucca sp) in mist, Chihuahua desert, Mexico

01123925
Tregaron bog and village in summer, Tregaron, Wales, UK

01123924
Pen-Y-Garreg reservoir, with heather in flower on surrounding moorland, Elan Valley, Wales

01123923
Silhouette of cacti, Sonora desert, Gulf of California, Mexico

01123922
Port Talbot industrial plant lit at night, South Wales

01123921
Mountains in the mist, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, Mexico

01123920
Old red sandstone exposed on coastal cliffs at Skokholm, Wales, UK

01123918
Looking down valley to Garreg Ddu reservoir and surrounding hillsides, Elan Valley, Mid Wales, UK

01123917
Looking down onto Wooltack Point, Pembrokeshire NP, Wales, UK

01123916
Islands in Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01123915
Tregaron bog (Cors Caron) National Nature Reserve, Central Wales, UK

01123914
Laguna Madre surrounded by spring flowers, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01123913
Laguna Madre in the midst of sand dunes, Tamaulipas, Mexico

01123912
Hore Abbey at dawn, Rock of Cashel on hill behind, County Tipperary, Southern Ireland, Eire

01123911
Oak forest, Coahuila, Mexico

01123910
Chihuahua desert, Coahuila, Mexico

01123908
Aerial view of St Elias mountains, Kluane NP, Yukon, Canada

01123906
Boreal forest and tundra, Northwest Territories, Canada

01123902
Aquatic plants growing along edge of Fluvia river, Aiguamolls del Emporda NP, Gerona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe