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Grey reef sharks {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Yap Micronesia

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Adult male Harlequin beetle {Acrocinus longimanus} Burro Burro River Guyana

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Wood pigeon drinking {Columba palumbus} Worcestershire UK

21055784
Breeding ball of Anacondas {Eunectes murinus} Venezuela Up to 10 males with one female

21055750
Erecting a fence to keep Coyote out of Black footed ferret release area Montana USA 1995.

21055749
Erecting fence to keep Coyote out of Black footed ferret release area Montana USA 1995.

21055748
Black footed ferret having radio collar fitted {Mustela nigripes} Montana USA 1995.

21055717
Razorbill {Alca torda} with sandeels, UK, Europe.

21055688
Photographer wearing protection against mosquitoes Finland

21055622
Leaf barnacles {Polliceps polymerus} Mussels Canadian pacific

21055580
Solar powered panels California USA

21055487
Mugger crodile {Crododylus palustris} Ranthambore NP India

21055441
Seal processing factory Cape Cross Namibia

21055437
Carcass of poached African elephant {Loxodonta africana} Tsavo NP Kenya

21055172
Lesser flamingos taking off {Phoeniconaias minor} Lake Bogoria Kenya

21055091
School of Convict surgeonfish / Tangs {Acanthurus triostegus} Maldives

21054991
Sand martins {Riparia riparia} gathering on telephone wires for migration France

21054898
Lesser Flamingos Lake Bogoria Kenya {Phoeniconaias minor}

21054640
Khur herd {Equus hermionus khur}, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, Western India.

21054571
Black bear cub resting in tree {Ursus americanus} Minnesota USA

21054569
Black bear cub climbing tree {Ursus americanus} Minnesota US

21054544
Peach faced lovebird perched {Agapornis roseicollis} Etosha NP Namibia

21054417
Great bustard {Otis tarda} Male. Brandenberg, Germany.

21054408
Male Great bustard {Otis tarda} displaying. Brandenberg, Germany

21054375
Abalone (Mother of Pearl), Haliotidae family. Close up of shell.

21054374
Abalone close up of colours inside shell, called Mother of Pearl, Haliotidae family.

21054360
Dorid nudibranch {Nembrotha sp} South Pacific, Philippines.

21054340
Featherstar on soft coral. Andaman Sea, Thailand.

21054249
African elephant at sunrise {Loxodonta africana} Masai Mara Kenya

21054209
Wildebeest with newborn baby {Connochaetes taurinus} Masai Mara NR Kenya

21054077
Sunrise in the Masai Mara Kenya Wildebeest graze under Ballanites tree

21054061
Salamander {Salamandra lanzai} Italy

21053960
African grey parrot {Psittacus erithacus} captive

21053930
Hooded seal {Cystophora cristata} Male nasal display. Gulf of St. Lawrence Canada

21053888
Grayling butterfly {Hipparchia semele} Belgium Europe

21053874
Coltsfoot flowering on shingle {Tussilago farfara} Scotland UK

21053845
European widgeon duck in threatening posture {Anas penelope} Norfolk UK

21053830
Wood pigeon perched {Columba palumbus} England UK

21053773
Puma / Mountain lion / Cougar running {Felis concolor} captive Montana, USA

21053770
Termite mound {Macrotermes sp} Tsavo East NP Kenya

21053668
Sika deer {Cervus nippon} UK

21053617
Golden butterflyfish {Chaetodon semilarvatus} Red Sea Eygpt

21053591
Eggs of Agile frog {Rana dalmatina} Italy

21053590
Agile frog tadpole newly hatched from egg {Rana dalmatina} Italy

21053587
Agile frog {Rana dalmatina} Italy

21053522
Flock of Barnacle geese flying {Branta leucopsis} Scotland UK

21053449
Young hazel coppice {Corylus avellana} with Bluebells UK

21053334
Ringtail cat {Bassariscus astutus} captive Montana USA

21053188
Tunicate {Salpa maxima}

21053162
Viper eel {Enchelycore nigricans} hunting at night Dominica, Caribbean

21053138
Keel billed toucan {Ramphastos sulfuratus} Rainforest Belize

21053054
Purple emperor butterfly male {Apatura iris} underside of wings Surrey England

21052964
Weasel amongst Ivy {Mustela nivalis} Wiltshire UK

21052927
Agile frog {Rana dalmatina} juvenile with tail, front and back legs, Italy

21052648
Quechua women at traditional wedding ceremony Bolivia

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Quechua women at traditional wedding ceremony Bolivia

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Quechua musicians and dancers at traditional wedding ceremony Bolivia

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Quechua men with silver cup at traditional wedding ceremony Bolivia

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Quechua wedding ceremony Bolivia

21052498
Marsh pitcher plant {Heliamphora nutans} growing on summit of Mt Roraima Guyana

21052483
Common sundew {Drosera rotundifolia} UK

21052125
Aerial view of flooded town Grand Forks North Dakota USA Apr-97

21052085
Leopard gecko newly hatched {Eublepharis macularis} captive

21051975
Orange fin anemonefish {Amphiprion chrysopterus} in sea anemone

21051946
Frogfish {Antennarius} Pacific / Philippines

21051917
Alsation / German shepherd head portrait

21051910
Black bear {Ursus americanus} Montana USA

21051881
Two Bewicks swans in flight {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} UK

21051774
Bushmaster snake coiled {Lachesis muta} Costa Rica Central America

21051721
Dead Badger caught in snare {Meles meles} UK. 1999.

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Hedgehog {Erinaceus europaeus} amongst Speedwell flowers UK

21051456
Limestone pavement Malham Cove Yorkshire UK

21051284
Hyacinth macaw {Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus} captive

21051259
Sperm whale underwater mouth open {Physester macrocephalus} Azores Atlantic ocean

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Sperm whale underwater {Physester macrocephalus} Azores Atlantic ocean

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Brook lamprey head shot, England, UK {Lampetra planeri}

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Puffin colony with burrows {Fratercula arctica} Shetland Scotland UK.

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Black lemur female in tree {Lemur macaco} Nosy Komba, Madagascar

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Freshwater crab pair mating {Potamon fluviatile} Italy

21050415
Hermanns tortoise male Spain {Testudo herrmanni}

21050359
Thorny devil {Moloch horridus} kalbarri NP, W Australia

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Greater mouse eared bat roosting {Myotis myotis}

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Common cormorant feeds chick at nest {Phalacrocorax carbo} Netherlands

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Common cormorants at nest with chick {Phalacrocorax carbo} Netherlands

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Salmon crested cockatoos {Cacatua moluccensis} captive

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Maleo fowl egg in hand to show size {Macrocephalon maleo} Sulawesi, Indonesia

21050180
Tuatara {Sphenodon punctatus} angered emic to New Zealand Wellington Zoo captive

21050179
Male crowned lemur {Eulemur coronatus} Ankarana Reserve Northern Madagascar

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Common cockchafer beetle larva {Melontha melontha} England, UK.

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Non-breeding Herson Island warbler helps rear chicks {Acrocephalus vaughani taita}

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Smooth newt pair {Triturus vulgaris} captive Italy

21049894
Smooth newt egg {Triturus vulgaris} Italy.

21049865
Corn marigolds flowering in wheat field {Chrysanthemum segetum} UK

21049693
Eels caught in Lake Ellesmere New Zealand {Anguilla dieffenbachii} or {A australis}

21049674
Funk Island Newfoundland Canada.

21049463
White rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum) Matobo NP Zimbabwe

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White rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum} Kruger NP South Africa

21049352
Sable antelope. Female {Hippotragus niger} Kruger NP South Africa

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Suni antelope {Neotragus moschatus} De Wildt GR South Africa

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Harp seal with pup on melting ice {Phoca groenlandicus} St Lawrence Gulf Canada

21049198
Mount McKinley Denali NP Alaska USA.

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White (Beluga) whale pod {Delphinapterus leucas} migrating through sea ice Arctic

21049109
Harp seal mother pup {Phoca groenlandicus} on melting ice Gulf of St. Lawrence Canada

21049074
Pied flycatcher male at nest {Ficedula hypoleuca} England, UK

21049065
Uganda kob sparring at lek. {Kobus kob thomasi} Virunga NP Congo

21049010
Bluebells in wood Dorset UK.

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River Eden near Penshurst Kent England.

21048931
Ice cave Los Glaciares NP Argentina

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Black fly larvae in stream {Simulium sp} UK

21048776
Broadclub cuttlefish male shielding egg laying female {Sepia latimanus} Andaman Sea

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Lesser flamingos {Phoeniconaias minor} Lake Bogoria Kenya

21048653
Nilgiri tahr female {Hemitragus hylocrius} Eravikulam NP Kerala India

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Nilgiri tahr {Hemitragus hylocrius} pair mating Eravikulam NP Kerala India

21048628
Coconut crab on beach {Birgus latro} Grande Terre Island, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

21048626
Coconut crab on palm leaf {Birgus latro} Aldabra, Seychelles

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Coconut crabs on tree trunk {Birgus latro} Christmas Island

21048578
Wilsons storm petrels foraging at sea {Oceanites oceanicus} Antarctica

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Featherstar {Crinoidea} on Seafan coral. Sulawesi Indonesi

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Tomato frog {Dyscophus antongilii} Buschhaus, Madagasca

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North Island kaka parrots {Nestor meridionalis septentionalis) Kapiti Island,

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North Island kaka parrots {Nestor meridionalis septentionalis) Kapiti Island,

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Pacific manta ray {Manta alfredi} Yap Micronesia.

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Pacific manta ray {Manta alfredi} Yap Micronesia

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Pacific manta ray {Manta alfredi} Yap Micronesia

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Takin - golden fleece cow {Budorcas taxicolor} National animal of Bhutan

21048328
Common sparrow emerging from nest {Passer domesticus} France

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Lilac breasted roller dust bathing {Coracias caudata} Kruger NP South Africa

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Injured Harp seal {Phoca groenlandicus} shot by hunter Magdalen Is Canada.

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Allmouth /Anglerfish / Monkfish {Lophius piscatorius} UK

21048262
Snow goose, blue phase. {Anser caerulescens} N Illinois, USA

21048255
Bontebok herd {Damaliscus dorcas} South Africa

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Nilgai female portrait {Boselaphus tragocamelus} Ranthambor NP Rajasthan India

21048203
Nilgai grazing {Boselaphus tragocamelus} Keoladeo NP Ghana India

21048200
Nilgai in water crossing wetlands {Boselaphus tragocamelus} India

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American darter drying wings {Anhinga anhinga} Florida USA

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American darter coming up out of water {Anhinga anhinga} Florida USA

21048176
American darter preening {Anhinga anhinga} Florida USA

21048174
Beach and palm trees Belize Central America.

21048173
Mangrove key Belize Central America.

21048172
American darter pair display in mangrove tree {Anhinga anhinga} Everglades NP Florida USA

21048145
American darter {Anhinga anhinga} portrait. Everglades NP Florida USA

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Craneflies mating. {Tipula palludosa} England, UK.

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Common raven {Corvus corax} soiled from mobbing thrushes. Note nictitating membrane.

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Dipper bathing in water {Cinclus cinclus} Germany

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Tourists watching wildlife - lioness on track, Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania

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Autumn colours by pond in eastern Sierras, California, USA

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Flowering desert Namaqualand South Africa

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Flowering desert Namaqualand South Africa

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Flowering desert Namaqualand South Africa

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Cock of the rock (Guianan) gathered at lek {Rupicola rupicola}

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Red Squirrel feeding in winter {Sciurus vulgaris} Scotland UK

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Green winged teal portrait {Anas crecca} Norfolk England France

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Soufriere the Pitons St. Lucia Caribbean

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Diamond Falls St. Lucia Caribbean

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Egyptian rail / plover standing over nest {Pluvianus aegyptius} Garamba NP Dem Rep of Congo.

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Egyptian rail / plover on nest in hot midday sun {Pluvianus aegyptius} Garamba NP DR Congo

21047547
Lion cub plays with male Lion {Panthera leo} Kruger NP South Africa

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Uganda kob. Male tests female urine. {Kobus kob thomasi} Virunga NP Zaire congo.

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Bewick's swan on water. {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} Slimbridge, UK. Winter. Gloucestershire

21047463
Green turtle babies rush to the sea {Chelonia mydas} Turtle Islands Philippines

21047462
Green turtle hatchling heads for the sea {Chelonia mydas} Sri Lanka

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Snow geese fly in V formation {Anser caerulescnes} Bosque del Apache, NM USA

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Golden eagle nest with adult and chick {Aquila chrysaetos} Far East Russia, Primorsky.

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Marbled salamander juvenile {Ambystoma opacum} USA

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Marbled salamander in leaf litter {Ambystoma opacum} USA

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African elephant herd. {Loxodonta africana} Chobe NP Botswana.

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Tourists viewing from boat. Chobe NP Botswana reserve

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Tibetan antelope females Kekexili, Quinghai, China July 1998

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Tree hyrax newborn baby {Drohyrax arboreus} Masai Mara Kenya

21047325
Tree hyrax with newborn baby {Drohyrax arboreus} Masai mara Kenya

21047324
Tree hyrax with newborn baby {Drohyrax arboreus} Masai mara Kenya

21047323
Tree hyrax hand emerging from day nest hole {Drohyrax arboreus} Epulu reserve Congo.

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Tree hyrax at day nest hole {Drohyrax arboreus} Epulu reserve Congo. Zaire.

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Tree hyrax at day nest hole {Drohyrax arboreus} Epulu reserve Congo. Zaire.

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Pere Davids deer male in rut {Elaphurus davidianus} Poland

21047220
African elephant herd feeding on camel-thorn acacia. Etosha NP {Loxodonta africana} Namibia

21047218
Male african elephants sparring {Loxodonta africana} Masai Mara NP East Africa

21047161
Female Merlin with prey {Falco columbarius} UK

21047108
Dead Black fronted duiker {Cephalophus nigrifrons} carried by poacher. Virunga NP DR of Congo

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Captive confiscated Chimpanzee in car {Pan troglodytes} Virunga NP Dem Rep of Congo.

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Grey heron {Ardea cinerea} fishing on foreshore Scotland UK

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Babirusa {Babyrousa babyrussa} surrounded by flies. Gorontalo NR Sulawesi Indonesia

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Common iguana {Iguana iguana} portrait, Belize Central America

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Gemsbok herd {Oryx gazella gazella} Kalahari Gemsbok NP South Africa

21046809
Hen harrier {Circus cyaneus} female at nest with young. UK

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Star coral {Monastrea cavernosa} Necker Is Caribbean British Virgin Is

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Lesser falcon chickens in nest {Falco naumanni} Albacete Spain

21046727
Lesser falcon eggs in nest & newly hatched chick calling {Falco naumanni} Albacete Spain

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Lesser falcon eggs in nest {Falco naumanni} Spain

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Lesser kestrel juveniles on rock {Falco naumanni} Albacete Spain

21046711
Brain coral. Close-up. {Diploria labyrinthiformis} Caribbean

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Grizzly bear with cub {Ursus arctos horribilis} McNeil River Alaska USA

21046641
Female Lesser kestrel preening {Falco naumanni} Albacete Spain

21046570
Male Lesser kestrel on roof {Falco naumanni} Portrait Albacete Spain

21046523
Land iguana and Cactus {Conolophus subcristatus} Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

21046448
Shore of Lake Tanganyika with canoe. Zambia

21046434
Nathusius pipistrelle bat. {Pipistrellus nathusii} Germany

21046337
Nile crocodile {Crocodylus niloticus) lunging at Wildebeest calf. Masai river Kenya

21046201
Springbok at dawn running from lioness {Antidorcas marsupialis} South Africa Kalahari Gemsbok NP

21046131
Giant tortoise feeding {Geochelone elephantopus} Santa Cruz Is Galapagos.

21046127
Giant tortoise feeding. {Geochelone elephantopus} Santa Cruz Is, Galapagos.

21046105
Wild yak. Portrait. {Bos mutus} Central Bhutan Phobjika valley Phobjika valley

21046103
Wild yak amongst Dwarf bamboo (favorite food) {Bos mutus} Pele la Pass Central Bhutan

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Holes in tree from AyeAye feeding {Daubentonia madagascariensis} Ankarana SR,

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Hoopoe flying to nest with food {Upupa epops} Spain

21045874
Wandering albatross and chick {Diomedea exulans} Bird Island, South Georgia.

21045858
Hooded vulture perched in a tree. {Necrosyrtes monachus} Okavango Delta Botswana.

21045809
Mountain hare on snow {Lepus timidus} Scotland UK

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Black capped chickadee in snow {Parus atricapillus} USA

21045644
Sclater's black lemur suckling young, Madagascar {Lemur macaco flavifrons} captive

21045635
Red ruffed lemur in tree {Varecia variegata ruber} captive, Madagascar

21045627
Red ruffed lemur {Varecia variegata ruber} captive, occurrs Madagascar

21045578
Salmon fish farm nets {Salmo salar} Skye Scotland UK.

21045454
White / Beluga Whales {Delphinapterus leucas} Lancaster Sound, Canadian

21045451
Narwhals showing tusks above water {Monodon monoceros} Admiralty inlet Canadian Arctic

21045444
Aerial view of Narwhal group migrating {Monodon monoceros} Lancaster Sound Canadian Arctic

21045429
Female narwhal underwater {Monodon monoceros} Baffin Island Canadian Arctic.

21045412
Ring-tailed lemur baby {Lemur catta} licking hand. Berenty PR Madagascar

21045405
Ring-tailed lemur with young {Lemur catta} Berenty Private Reserve Madagascar

21045402
Ring-tailed lemur drinking {Lemur catta} Berenty Private Reserve Madagascar

21045309
Gila monster {Heloderma suspectum} Sonoran desert, Arizona USA

21045274
Common woodlouse on wood. {Porcellio scaber} Europe

21045251
Siberian flying squirrel in flight {Pteromys volans} Nurmo Finland

21045250
Siberian flying squirrel in flight {Pteromys volans} Finland

21045222
Spotted moray eel. {Gymnothorax moringua} Caribbean.

21045217
Male King eider duck {Somateria spectabilis} Scotland UK

21045184
Mute swan female ts hatchling and eggs on nest {Cygnus olor} UK

21045172
Mute swan female sleeping {Cygnus olor} UK

21045151
Galapagos storm petrels {Oceanodroma tethys} Galapagos I

21044955
Red breasted goose resting {Branta ruficollis} Slimbridge WWT England

21044936
Florida gopher tortoise grazing {Gopherus polyphemus} Sanibel Is Florida USA

21044934
Florida gopher tortoise grazing {Gopherus polyphemus} Sanibel Is Florida USA

21044933
Florida gopher tortoise {Gopherus polyphemus} Florida USA

21044895
Horse mushroom {Agaricus arvensis} edible fungus. Grassland species

21044871
Indri with young in tree {Indri indri} Perinet Madagascar

21044850
Giant tortoise eating {Geochelone elephantopus} Darwin Research Centre, Galapagos

21044768
Jungle cat sitting in forest {Felis chaus} Ranthambor NP India

21044628
Hen harrier {Circus cyaneus} captive USA

21044579
Male panther chameleon {Chamaeleo pardelis} Nosy Komba, Madagascar

21044538
Exmoor pony foal {Equus caballus} Exmoor Devon UK

21044513
Snowy owl {Nyctea scandiaca} female captive Scotland UK

21044510
Snowy owl {Nyctea scandiaca} female captive Scotland UK

21044405
Snow geese fly in V-formation {Anser caerulescens} Bosque del Apache, NM, USA

21044354
Goliath beetle on hand {Goliathus sp} Epulu Ituri DR Congo

21044351
Tiger beetle with fly prey {Cicindela campestris) Scotland, UK

21044327
Woman holding Jacksons chameleon {Chameleo jacksoni} Nairobi Kenya

21044312
Great Zimbzbwe ruins, Zimbabwe.

21044288
Osprey nest in canopy {Pandion haliatus} Loch of Lowes Scotland UK

21044238
Celebes crested macaque feeding (Macaca nigra) Indonesia Tangkoko NR, Sulawesi

21044227
Rose ringed parakeet portrait Keoladeo(Psittacula krameri) India

21044212
Thick tailed bushbaby. Tanzania (Otolemur crassicaudatus) Arusha NP

21044159
Sand crocus {Romulea columnae} UK

21044132
Common guillemots diving under- water (Uria aalge) Lancaster Sound Canada

21044112
African pygmy falcon pair (Poliherax semitorquatus) Kalahari Gemsbok NP S Africa

21044072
European wigeon males displaying to a lone female (Anas penelope)

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Great Crested Grebe on the nest (Podiceps cristatus) England Worcestershire May Spring

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Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana) Mexico

21043934
Brazilian agouti eats brazil nut (Dasyprocta leporina) Amazonia Brazil

21043931
Night monkey portrait. (Aotus trivirgatus) Amazon RF

21043875
Solar panels heat water to drive turbines. Harper dry lake California USA

21043857
Chameleon portrait (Furcifer petteri) Ankarana Reserve Madagascar

21043816
Amazon horned frog juvenile (Ceratophrys cronuta) Ecuador Amazonia

21043778
Whale shark filter feeding with mouth open (Rhincodon typus) Australia

21043695
Flounder on sea bed (Platichthys flesus) Scotland U

21043691
Nudibranch {Nembrotha rutilans} feeding on tunicate. Philippines

21043601
African elephant calf {Loxodonta africana} Kenya

21043595
African elephant {Loxodonta africana} Masai Mara Kenya

21043523
Kaka Parrot perched. Kapiti Is. (Nestor meridionalis) New Zealand

21043429
Horse chestnut unripe seeds (Aesculus hippocastanum) UK Conkers

21043421
Horse chestnut tree leaf scar + buds (Aesculus hippocastanum) UK

21043347
Bramble stem with thorns. (Rubus fruticosus) UK

21043332
Tiger portrait (Panthera tigris) India captive