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21085075
Emperor tamarins grooming {Saguinus imperator} Madre de Dios Peru

21085052
Red brocket deer eating clay {Mazama americana} Madre de Dios Peru

21085025
Leopard seal mouth open {Hydrurga leptony} Wellington New Zealand

21084986
Mountain hare in winter coat {Lepus timidus} Strathspey, Scotland

21084916
Aye aye probing tree for grubs {Daubentonia madagascariensis} Found Madagascar captive study

21084910
Attentive female African elephants with young {Loxodonta africana} Moremi WR Botswana

21084908
Male African elephants sparring {Loxodonta africana} Masai Mara Kenya

21084902
American wild horses / Mustangs {Equus caballus} on North Dakota Badlands USA 1999

21084880
Hot air ballooning Taita Hills Kilimanjaro in background Kenya

21084875
Eskimo kayak found in the Skaferrak in 1607 Lubeck Germany. Climate much colder

21084818
Soprano pipistrelle {Pipistrellus pipistrellus pygmaeus} flying Germany

21084794
Hedgehog feeding on snail {Erinaceus europaeus} Germany. sequence 2/3

21084771
Black headed gull chick on mud flats {Larus ridibundus} Dorset, England, UK August

21084770
Black headed gull calling {Larus ridibundus} Winter, Kent, England UK

21084769
Black headed gull pair mating on water {Larus ridibundus} Europe

21084722
Sword billed hummingbird {Ensifera ensifera} feeds at Datura flower, Andes, Ecuador

21084587
Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} male killed by Magpie {Pica pica} Purbeck Dorset UK

21084575
Close-up of black skin and thick fur of Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} Canada Hudson bay

21084528
Inuit child wearing Caribou and Seal skin clothes. Nunavut Canadian arctic June 2000

21084519
Beluga whale trapped at ice hole and injured by Polar bear, Canadian High Arctic

21084505
Beluga whales {Delphinapterus leucas} caught at ice hole Canadian high arctic.

21084497
Killer whale {Orcinus orca} attacks Grey whale calf {Eschrichtius robustus} CA USA

21084496
Grey whale calf injured in attack by Killer whales Monterey, CA, USA

21084476
Grey whale skim feeding on krill {Eschrichtius robustus} Monterey, California

21084439
Bare backed fruit bats {Dobsonia sp.} leaving Ormorii sink hole Papua New Guinea

21084438
Noctule bat {Nyctalus noctula} England, UK

21084367
Goldeneye duck portrait on water {Bucephala clangula} Winter, Lancashire, England

21084360
Canada geese landing {Branta canadensis} UK

21084298
White stork nesting on chimney {Ciconia ciconia} Spain

21084277
Marabou storks interacting {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} Moremi WR Botswana

21084265
American bittern feeding on fish {Botaurus lentiginosUs} Long Island, NY, USA

21084264
Andean flamingo chick on nest mound {Phoenicoparrus andinus} Laguna Colorada SW Bolivia

21084262
Andean flamingoes {Phoenicoparrus andinus} Laguna Hedionda SW Bolivia S America

21084246
Two Greater rhea foraging in scrub {Rhea americana} Pantanal, Brazil South America

21084164
Senegal chameleon on cactus {Chamaeleo senegalensis} West Africa

21084118
Pale throated sloth {Bradypus tridactylus} Manaus Brazil

21084116
Adder giving birth {Vipera berus} Purbeck late summer Dorset England UK

21084099
Adder newborn in membrane {Vipera berus} Dorset UK

21084082
Adder giving birth {Vipera berus} Dorset UK

21084078
Adder giving birth {Vipera berus} Dorset UK

21084075
Blunt nosed viper {Vipera lebetina} Kashmir, India

21084068
Eastern ribbon snake hunting {Thamnophis sauritus} Florida USA

21083989
Tree debarked by Spectacled bear feeding {Tremarctos ornatus} Peru South America

21083985
Spectacled bear climbing tree {Tremarctos ornatus} Peru South America captive

21083970
Radiated tortoises feeding {Geochelone radiata} Berenty NP, Madagascar

21083946
Gecko on mossy log {Gonydactylus sp} Lanjak-Entimau WS, Borneo

21083940
Underside of shell of Tortoise hatchling {Testudo sp} captive Tortoise breeding station Italy

21083933
Hermanns tortoise mating {Testudo hermanni} captive Tortoise breeding station Italy

21083931
Boa constrictor in water {Constrictor constrictor longicauda} Peru

21083927
Hermanns tortoise babies in water {Testudo hermanni} captive Tortoise breeding station Italy

21083926
Female Bosca's newt underwater {Triturus boscai}

21083924
Green anaconda large female head portrait Llanos Venezuela {Eunectes murinus}

21083921
Green anaconda large female head portrait Llanos Venezuela {Eunectes murinus}

21083920
Green anaconda large female Llanos Venezuela {Eunectes murinus}

21083915
Palm Salamander {Bolitoglossa sp} Belize, Central America

21083908
Two Smooth newt eggs {Triturus vulgaris} one week old, wrapped in pond weed

21083895
Two Sharp ribbed salamanders {Pleurodeles walti} Delta del Ebro, Spain

21083887
Fish tailed gecko {Geckolepis typica} Ankarana SR, Madagascar

21083884
Turkish gecko {Hemidactylus turcicus} Spain

21083870
Razor shell syphons {Ensis silliqua} UK

21083824
Viviparous lizard male {Lacerta vivipara} Wiltshire, UK

21083818
Viviparous lizard {Lacerta vivipara} Peak District NP, UK Derbyshire

21083803
Florida tree snail {Liguus fasciatus} Florida Everglades, UK

21083796
Bewick's swans on water {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} Slimbridge, winter Gloucestershire, England UK

21083554
Common treecreeper on trunk {Certhia familiaris} Sweden

21083551
European wryneck feeding chick at nest {Jynx torquilla} Sweden

21083448
German cockroaches on cheese {Blatella germanica} Russia

21083438
Common marmoset face portrait C {Callithrix jacchus}occurs Brazil

21083402
Polygon formations on surface of Uyuni Salt Pan Bolivia

21083387
Woodchuck family in grass {Marmota monax} Minnesota USA

21083358
Golden eagle {Aquila chrysaetos} Alps Europe

21083356
Great white shark underwater {Carcharodon carcharias} South Australia

21083355
Great white shark at surface, mouth open {Carcharodon carcharias} South Australia

21083331
Swallowtail butterfly {Papilio machaon} UK

21083311
Hedgehog crossing lawn {Erinaceus europaeus} Yorkshire UK

21083297
Razorbill eggs {Alca torda} eaten by Skua {Stercorarius sp} Handa Is, Scotland, UK

21083284
Avocet scraping nest {Recurvirostra avosetta} Norfolk UK

21083148
Deep sea Ostracod {Gigantocypris sp} Atlantic ocea

21083128
Deep sea Anglerfish female with lure {Himantolophus sp} Atlantic ocean

21083125
Ventral view of deep sea Lanternfish {Diaphus sp} with parasitic copepods. Atlantic

21083124
Deep sea amphipod with large eye {Cystisoma sp} Atlantic ocea

21083113
Deep sea Copepod Atlantic ocean

21083101
Giant anteater searching for ants termites {Myrmecophaga tridactyla} Brazil

21083089
Carrion crow waits for traffic to stop at red lights before placing walnut on road. Japan

21083075
Killer whales {Orcinus orca} hunting sealions {Otaria flavescens} Valdez Argentina

21083058
Saiga antelope female {Saiga tatarica} captive Czech republic

21083057
Saiga antelope female resting {Saiga tatarica} captive

21083043
Sea laver {Limonium sp} on salt marsh North Norfolk coast UK

21083012
Vehicles delivering sand to repair beach Oystercatchers Snettisham N Norfolk UK

21082997
Butterbur plant flower {Petasites hybridus}, Derbyshire, England UK

21082981
Dead Common cormorant in fishing net. Scotland UK {Phalacrocorax carbo}

21082841
Killer whale {Orcinus orca} drowning Grey whale calf {Eschrichtius robustus} CA USA

21082839
Killer whale {Orcinus orca} attacking Grey whale calf {Eschrichtius robustus} CA USA

21082836
Tail fluke of Risso's dolphin at surface {Grampus griseus}, Shetland Islands, UK

21082832
Risso's dolphins at surface {Grampus griseus}, Shetland Islands, UK

21082752
Common guillemot killed in oil slick {Uria aalge} Scotland UK

21082726
Giant pandas eating bamboo {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} captive Sichuan province China

21082595
Harvest mouse on grass head {Micromys minutus} UK

21082557
Veiled fungus {Phallus sp} Sri Lanka tropical wet evergreen forest

21082551
Mellers chameleon {Chamaeleo melleri} East Africa

21082505
Whale watching Short finned pilot whales {Globicephala macrorhynchus} Tenerife

21082408
Queen termite being ted by workers {Isoptera}

21082379
Black sea cucumbers {Holothuria atra} Cocos Keeling, Australia

21082364
European hare {Lepus europaeus} Breckland Norfolk UK

21082330
Killer whale {Orcinus orca} attacking Dusky dolphin Kaikoura New Zealand

21082320
Mute swan female incubating eggs on nest {Cygnus olor} UK

21082293
Face detail of Amazon river dolphin {Inia geoffrensis} captive Endemic to Amazon &

21082286
Red fox at night {Vulpes vulpes} Dorset UK

21082260
Solitary Mute swan on water at sunset {Cygnus olor} UK

21082259
Bouto / Pink river dolphins playing with stone {Inia geoffrensis}, Mamiraua, Brazil

21082257
Bouto / Pink river dolphin {Inia geoffrensis}, Mamiraua, Brazil, South America

21082254
Kulan / wild ass herd {Equus hemionus kulan} Equid Sanctuary, USA

21082229
Common guillemot and chick, Farne Islands, UK {Uria aalge} Birds Seabirds Europe

21082173
Ring-tailed lemurs standing alert {Lemur catta} Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

21082172
Oustalets chameleon pursuing prey {Furcifer oustaleti} Berenty Reserve Madagascar

21082098
Man walking along Sandwich bay Namibia leaving footprints in sand

21082080
Gemsbok male {Oryx gazella gazella} Namibia

21082078
Eastern white pelicans group feeding {Pelecanus onocrotalus} Walvis Bay Namibia

21081998
Sociable weaver nests in tree {Philetairus socius} Namib desert, Namibia

21081987
Nocturnal Gecko on sand Namib desert, Namibia

21081972
Big cat (Cheetah) skull ashtray candlestick for tourist trade. Bankok Thailand

21081811
Nomads Bactrian camels {Camelus bactrianus} Flaming cliffs Gobi desert Mongolia

21081786
Boat homes of Cormorant fisherman Li river Guangxi China

21081740
Rainbow over Flaming cliffs Gobi desert Mongolia site of dinosaur finds in 1922

21081723
Nomad with Bactrian camels {Camelus bactrianus} Gobi desert Mongolia

21081671
Toque macaque females with young {Macaca sinica} Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka emic

21081665
Liontail macaque in tree {Macaca silenus} western Ghats Kerala, India. endangered,

21081662
Red helleborine {Cephalanthera rubra} Alps Italy

21081622
Adult Numbat {Myrmecobius fasciatus} Captive, Perth Zoo, Australia. Endangered

21081615
White nosed guenon feeding in tree {Cercopithecus nictitans} Maya Maya Nord Bai Rep of Congo

21081574
Grey whale mother lifts her calf as Killer whales attack {Eschrichtius robustus}

21081535
Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka Montane grasslands and cloud forest.

21081523
Gelada baboon male sniffs female genitals {Theropithecus gelada} Simien NP Ethiopia

21081472
Common seal yawning {Phoca vitulina} California USA

21081439
Green turtle hatchlings {Chelonia mydas} Turtle Is Phillipines

21081432
Sand lizard hatchling (note short tail) {Lacerta agilis} Purbeck Dorset UK

21081393
Brown hyaena {Hyaena brunnea} Kgalagadi transfrontier Park South Africa

21081392
Brown hyaena drinking {Hyaena brunnea} Kalahari Gemsbok NP S Africa

21081391
Brown hyaena {Hyaena brunnea} Kalahari Gemsbok NP, S Africa

21081381
Necklace seastar {Fromia monilis} Sulawesi, Indonesia

21081366
Jaguarundi kitten in tropical rainforest {Felis yagouaroundi} Amazonia Brazil South America

21081081
Snowy landscape in Hohe Tauern National Park Austria Europe

21081049
Dromedary camels foot close-up {Camelus dromedarius} Rajasthan India

21081046
Dromedary camel running with Rajasthani rider {Camelus dromedarius} Rajasthan India

21081020
Stromboli volcano erupting at night Italy NB similar to image 1079122

21081006
Eastern grey kangaroo with joey {Macropus giganticus} Australia

21080992
Reticulated python {Python reticulata} Khoa Yai NP Thailan

21080952
Hanuman langur females young {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080948
Hanuman langur mother young {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080946
Hanuman langurs on sleeping rock {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080942
Hanuman langur mother and baby {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur, India

21080939
Hanuman langur grooming {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080937
Hanuman langur grooming {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080935
Hanuman langur {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080934
Hanuman langur {Presbytis entellus} Jodhpur India

21080931
Alpine ibex males fighting {Capra ibex ibex} Gran Paradiso NP Italy

21080928
Alpine ibex young males play fighting {Capra ibex ibex} Gran Paradiso NP Italy

21080914
Two Alpine ibex males {Capra ibex ibex} Switzerland

21080900
Alpine ibex {Capra ibex ibex} Gran Paradiso NP Italy

21080894
White-handed gibbon {Hylobates lar} feeding in {Ficus sp} tree Khao Yai NP Thailand

21080855
Agouti {Dasyprocta sp} captive South America

21080757
Killer whale {Orcinus orca} hunts Elephant seal {Mirounga leonina} Valdes pen Argentina

21080734
Lammergeier (Bearded vulture) landing {Gypaetus barbatus} Giants Castle South Africa

21080729
Saddlebill stork wading amongst water lettuce {Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis} Kruger NP S Africa

21080685
Great white shark at surface attacking bait {Carcharodon carcharias} False Bay, South

21080675
San bushman family by huts Kalahari Botswana Southern Africa

21080648
Golden langur climbing tree {Presbytis geei} Assam India

21080633
White nosed guenon in trees {Cercopithecus nictitans} captive occurs Central Africa

21080575
Yellow bellied spider monkey {Ateles belzebuth belzebuth} captive, occurs South America

21080571
Mountain hare camouflaged in snow {Lepus timidus} Highlands Scotland UK

21080565
Field vole {Microtus agrestis} UK

21080556
Roe deer female {Capreolus capreolus} UK

21080554
Sika deer feeding in wood {Cervus nippon} Derbyshire, UK Clough wood, Darley bridge

21080552
Chinese muntjac deer {Muntiacus reevesi} UK

21080551
Chinese muntjac deer suckling {Muntiacus reevesi} Norfolk, UK

21080549
Wild boar feeding {Sus scrofa} captive New Forest Hampshire U

21080533
European polecat {Mustela putorius} captive UK

21080527
European polecat {Mustela putorius} captive UK

21080512
Opossum babies in pouch {Didelphis marsupialis} Eastern/Southern USA

21080509
Opossum babies in pouch {Didelphis marsupialis} Eastern/Southern USA

21080389
Swimming crabs mating {Charybdis sp} Sulawesi, Indonesia

21080380
Maned wolf in grasslands {Chrysocyon brachyurus} Emas NP Brazil

21080378
Brain coral {Colpophyllia natans} feeding at night polyps exted Dominica Caribbean

21080357
African grey parrots in trees {Psittacus erithacus} Lokoue Bai Odzala NP NW R of Congo

21080318
Bush pigs search mangoire for nuts {Potamochoerus porcus} Maya M Nord Bai Odzala NP Congo

21080317
Bush pigs search mangoire for nuts {Potamochoerus porcus} Maya M Nord Bai Odzala NP Congo

21080315
Bush pigs leave mangoire for forest {Potamochoerus porcus} Maya M Nord Bai Odzala NP Congo

21080314
Bush pigs leave mangoire for forest {Potamochoerus porcus} Maya M Nord Bai Odzala NP Congo

21080308
Lion carcass {Panthera leo}, Linyanti, Botswana, South Africa

21080303
Giant Lake titicaca frog {Telmatobius culeus} captive Lake Titicaca Bolivia

21080293
Giant Lake titicaca frog {Telmatobius culeus} captive Lake Titicaca Bolivia

21080285
Uros (floating reed islands) with Totora reed boats Lake Titicaca Bolivia

21080242
Key deer grazing {Odocoileus virginianus clavium}, Big Pine Key Florida USA Endangered

21080236
Slender billed curlew {Numenius tenuirostris} adult Winter Morocco North Africa

21080230
Taiga forest landscape in winter Siberia Russia April

21080181
Great bustard nest with eggs {Otis tarda} Branderburg, German

21080180
Great bustard female on nest {Otis tarda} Branderburg, German

21080177
Puma resting on rock {Felis concolor} captive USA

21080175
Grey wolf portrait {Canis lupus} captive Minnesota USA

21080145
Hermit ibis feeding {Geronticus eremita} Morocco Bald Ibis

21080143
Hermit ibis feeding {Geronticus eremita} Morocco Bald Ibis

21080122
Cottontop tamarinn {Saguinus oedipus} captive, S America

21080039
Indian elephant pushing down fence {Elephas maximus} Sri Lank

21080038
Indian elephant pushing down fence {Elephas maximus} Sri Lank

21079985
Chaffinch male perched {Fringilla coelebs} UK

21079975
Bontebok group {Damaliscus dorcas phillipi} South Africa

21079960
Bird cliffs of Flamborough Head Northumberland UK

21079923
Barbary ape 'yawning' {Macaca sylvanus} captive

21079919
Reticulated python climbing tree {Python reticulata} Khao NP Thailand

21079913
Hermanns tortoise laying eggs {Testudo hermanni} France

21079873
Little Corella cockatoo territorial display {Cacatua sanguinea}, Kakadu NP, Australia

21079863
Rock ptarmigan female on nest summer plumage {Lagopus mutus} Cairngorms, Scotland, UK

21079724
Waya Island Fiji

21079715
Scalefin anthias {Anthias squamipinnis} Fiji

21079704
Indian elephant carcass {Elephas maximus} Kabini South India

21079703
Elephant nail trap for rering elephant lame {Elephas maximus} South India

21079702
Man holding Indian elephant tusks {Elephas maximus} Kaziranga NP Assam India

21079698
Horse chestnut tree {Aesculus hippocastanum} Autumn UK

21079687
Track along bottom of North Downs Wrotham Kent UK

21079684
Table top coral marine landscape {Acropora coral} Fiji, Pacific

21079680
Hoverfly {Volucella pellucens} on Bramble flower UK

21079654
Green shield bug, Somerset {Palomena prasina} England UK

21079613
Whale shark {Rhincodon typus} Exmouth, Australia

21079588
African elephants by Zambezi river {Loxodonta africana} Chikwenya Mana Pools Zimbabwe

21079583
White naped crane portrait {Grus vipio} Heilongjiang Chin

21079434
Marbled newt portrait {Triturus marmoratus} Europe

21079412
Bluebells {Endymion nonscriptus} + Silver birch {Betula pendula} Derbyshire,

21079398
Male Fossa in tree {Cryptoprocta ferox} Western Dry Forest Madagascar

21079392
Fossas mating in tree {Cryptoprocta ferox} Western Dry Forest Madagascar

21079332
Aftermath of forest fire caused by barbeque. Eucalyptus trees Kangeroo island, South Australia

21079328
Kalahari bushman drinks water from Ostrich egg Botswana

21079152
Male Lesser kestrel returning to nest in wall, {Falco naumanni}, Albacete, Spain

21079146
White tailed sea eagle flying {Haliaeetus albicilla}, Isle of Skye, Scotland

21079133
Bee orchid {Ophrys apifera} UK

21079125
Stromboli volcano erupting dawn Italy

21079124
Stromboli volcano erupting dawn Italy

21079123
Stromboli volcano erupting Italy

21079120
Stromboli volcano erupting Italy

21079119
Stromboli volcano erupting Italy

21079115
Stromboli volcano erupting Italy

21079114
Stromboli volcano erupting with moon behind Italy

21079112
Stromboli volcano erupting with moon behind Italy

21079104
Stromboli volcano erupting Italy

21079018
Common frog portrait {Rana temporaria} Germany

21078924
Ancient Sessile oak tree covered with ferns and lichens {Quercus petraea} Devon UK

21078894
Brown hyaena drinking {Hyaena brunnea} Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park South Africa

21078879
Mexican free tailed bats leaving roost. Austin, Texas USA {Tadarida brasilienses mexicana}

21078877
Mexican free tailed bats leaving roost at dusk, Austin, Texas USA {Tadarida

21078852
Hammerkop stork with fish {Scopus umbretta} Kruger NP South Africa

21078841
Mother Cheetah with 3m-old cubs {Acinonyx jubatus} Phinda Resource Reserve South Africa

21078809
Nyala male {Tragelaphus angasi} Hluhluwe Umfolozi NP South Africa

21078808
Two Nyala females {Tragelaphus angasi} Phinda RR South Africa

21078755
Lioness pouncing {Panthera leo} Africa

21078746
Raining fish

21078620
Shingle sea defences protect inland wetlands Cley Norfolk UK

21078597
Florida panther / puma by water {Felis concolor} catpive USA

21078595
Asiatic lion with cubs {Panthera leo persica} Sasam Girl Forest Gujarat India

21078584
American moon moth on bark {Actias luna} portrait, Pennysylvania, USA

21078580
Black swallowtail butterfly portrait {Papilio polyxenes} North Illinois, USA

21078456
Male Bengal tiger Charger {Panthera t tigris} resting in water Bandhavgarh NP India

21078435
Northern shoveler pair feeding {Anas clypeata} Glos, UK

21078410
Great crested grebe feeding chick at nest. UK {Podiceps cristatus}

21078334
Timber / Grey wolf juveniles play fighting {Canis lupus} captive USA

21078314
Arctic / Grey wolf running in snow {Canis lupus arctos} captive USA

21078304
Male North American red fox in urban environment {Vulpes vulpes} New Jersey USA

21078290
Polar bear mother and cub {Ursus maritimus} Hudson bay, Canada

21078230
Hermit crab {Pagurus prideauxi} Jersey Channel Isles UK Bouley bay

21078215
Wild turkey females drinking {Meleagris gallopavo} T