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October's highlights include fantastic and weird new sharks from Jeff Rotman and Doug Perrine, a great range of Irish macro and scenic work from Robert Thompson, rare images of the Sumatran rhino by Mark Carwardine, and a range of new rainforest material from Tim Laman, including children exploring this habitat.

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Mark Carwardine / Head portrait of Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Doug Perrine / Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) female with mating scars and copepod parasites trailing from fins, Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA. Digital composite

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Tim Laman / Wild Western / Sunda tarsier (Tarsius bancanus) on tree trunk at night. Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia

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Neil Lucas / Giant bamboo (Cathariostachys) view up into canopy from the forest floor, Kyoto, Japan, February 2008

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Tim Laman / Male Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) displaying in snow, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, March

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Tim Laman / Head portrait of Borneo Pygmy elephant (Elephaa maximus borneensis) feeding on forest vegetation. Borneo

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Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) swimming past underwater photographer Brandon Cole, off Baja California, Mexico (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

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Tim Laman / Boy (five years) running along canopy walkway through temperate rainforest, Capilano Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 2005, Model released

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Jeff Rotman / Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) surfacing with head and dorsal fin visible, Dyer Island, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean.

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Jeff Rotman / Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) with symbiotic Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) swimming below, Cocos island, Costa Rica - Pacific ocean.

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Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model release Model released.

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Jeff Rotman / Shark expert Neal Watson fighting off a Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) with a shark club, The Bahamas, Caribbean. (model released) Model released.

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Jeff Rotman / Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) following scent trail in water column, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

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Jeff Rotman / Shark handlers feed Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

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Jeff Rotman / Sequence 1/3 Three metre Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) caught in anti-shark net of Durban Beach. Natal Sharks Board, Durban Beach, South Africa

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Jeff Rotman / Sequence 2/3 Diver with anti-shark POD examininf Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) caught in anti-shark net off Durban Beach, Natal, South Africa. Model released.

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Doug Perrine / Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) female with mating scar on side and copepod parasites streaming from fins, Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

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Jeff Rotman / Close up of diving scientist reviving a Bigeye / Iago shark (Iago omanensis) Red Sea, Model released Model released.

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Jeff Rotman / Divers remove long-line fishing hook from Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

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Jeff Rotman / Whitetip Reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) following scent trail in water column, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

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Jeff Rotman / Mouth of Banded Wobbegong shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Perth, Australia - Indian Ocean.

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Jeff Rotman / Nostril and mouth parts of Bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) Perth, Australia, Indian Ocean

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Doug Perrine / Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

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Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) swimming over a bait ball of Sardines, three ridges on forehead that distinguish the Bryde's whale from other mysticetes are prominently visible. Off Baja C...

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Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) expelling air and water from mouth through baleen plates after engulfing part of a baitball of Sardines, Sardinops sagax, off Baja California, Mexico (Easte...

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Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) with throat pleats expanded after engulfing part of a school of Sardines, off Baja California, Mexico (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of Southern right whales (Balaena glacialis australis) mother and calf at surface, Cape Agulhas, South Africa, August

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view houses, beach and surf, Cape Agulhas, South Africa, August 2009

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of traditional fishing fences for trapping fish, Kosi bay, South Africa

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of residues dumped from a metal mine, Johannesburg, South Africa, April 2009

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) on the move, Okavango delta, Botswana

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of herd of Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) with long shadows, northern Kenya

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) amongst vegetation in water, Okavango delta, Botswana

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Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of herd of Common zebra (Equus quagga) Makgadikgadi salt pans, Botswana

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Mark Carwardine / Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) browsing on forest vegetation. Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Mark Carwardine / Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) walking in forest, from low-angle. Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Mark Carwardine / Close up of Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) browsing on forest vegetation. Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Neil Lucas / Giant bamboo (Cathariostachys) leaves, Kyoto, Japan, February 2008

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Neil Lucas / Stems of Giant bamboo (Cathariostachys) Rakusai Bamboo Park, Japan

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Tim Laman / Head portrait of young male Borneo Pygmy elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) peering at the photographer through tall grass. Kinabatangan sanctuary, Borneo, Malaysia

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Tim Laman / Adult female Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Beth, sitting on tree branch, Borneo, July 2007

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Tim Laman / A young boy (model released) aged 9, crossing a fallen tree bridge with a hand rope that spans the river, at the research station in Gunung Palung NP. Borneo. July 2007

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Tim Laman / Young brother and sister (both model released) exploring tropical rainforest and looking through binoculars, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, July 2007

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Tim Laman / Two young children (brother and sister- model released) in tropical rainforest watching a wild orangutan. Borneo, July 2007

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Tim Laman / Young boy (model released) 9 years of age, photographing a wild orangutan in the rainforest in Borneo. July 2007

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Tim Laman / Young boy aged 7 (model released) exploring a canopy rope bridge walkway through the lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Borneo. Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia, July 2007

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Tim Laman / Young brother and sister (both model released) exploring a canopy rope bridge walkway through the lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Borneo. Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia, July 2007