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Our globe-trotting photographers have visited all corners of the world to provide exciting new photos over the last month. We've got great mountain gorilla behaviour from Andy Rouse, coral reef biodiversity from Jurgen Freund, and lots of polar wildlife ranging from narwhals to leopard seals from Eric Baccega and Troels Jacobsen. Hermann Brehm captured a fascinating sequence of a Bengal tiger being frightened by a leaf!

Our North American photographers Diane McAllister, Dave Wellings and Jeff Vanuga have been busy photographing coyotes, hummingbirds, prairie dogs and much more. While back in Europe, we've great new Finnish wildlife from Lassi Rautiainen, including an interesting brown bear/wolf confrontation. And Andy Rouse photographed a little owl family with the parents pulli

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Andy Rouse / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) male and female after mating. Rwanda, Africa

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Andy Rouse / Portrait of a Mountain Gorilla infant (Gorilla beringei). Rwanda, Africa

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Andy Rouse / Two male Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) facing up and chest-beating in a dominance / hierarchy behaviour. Rwanda, Africa

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Hermann Brehm / Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) displaying. Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Peru, August.

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Juergen Freund / Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) hiding amongst the tentacles of its closed anemone host, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Diane McAllister / Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) hovers in mid-air looking at the camera in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, August

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Lassi Rautiainen / Wild Grey wolf (Canis lupus) walking, Kuhmo, Finland, September

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Lassi Rautiainen / Pine marten (Martes martes) in tree trunk, Finland, July

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Lassi Rautiainen / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male feeding on tree trunk with beak open showing tongue, Finland, March

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Lassi Rautiainen / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) and Grey wolf (Canis lupus) showing aggression, Kuhmo, Finland, September

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult pulling a worm from the ground. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

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Hermann Brehm / A Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Decdrocops major) fighting on a tree stump. Bavaria, Germany, November.

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Diane McAllister / Golden manteled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) holding its tail. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, May

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Diane McAllister / Five curious Coyote pups (Canis latrans) at the entrance of their den, looking up at the camera. Suburban southwest Reno, Nevada, USA, April

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Diane McAllister / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) parent guiding its six cygnets back to the pond after feeding on grasses. Manzanita Lake, Reno, Nevada, USA, May

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Jeff Vanuga / Silhouette of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) standing on a rock by the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone National Park, USA,

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Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / Bull Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) in coastal waters off Spitsbergen. Arctic Norway, June.

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Eric Baccega / Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) crossing tusks above water surface. Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, April.

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Inaki Relanzon / Dramatic light on Benijo Beach. Anaga Peninsula, Tenerife, Canary Islands, February 2011.

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Inaki Relanzon / Dolmen d'Eyna at night, with a long exposure capturing star trails. Eyne, Pyrenees, France, September 2010.

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David Welling / Sparkling Jewelwing (Calopteryx dimidiata) female displaying while perching on a waterplant leaf. Indian Creek, Jasper County, tTexas, USA.

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Juergen Freund / Baby Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) at Jewelmer Pearlfarm, two months spats (2 mm in size) and three months (10mm in size) Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

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Inaki Relanzon / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in shallow water. Nosy Be, north Madagascar, Africa.

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Juergen Freund / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with Teira batfish (Platax teira) in background, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Inaki Relanzon / Cliffs and sea-stacks on the coast of ^El Hierro^ Island. Canary Islands, February 2011.

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Inaki Relanzon / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight against snowy mountains. Ordesa National Park, Aragon, Spain, November 2010.

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Lassi Rautiainen / Northern lights in moonlit sky, northern Finland, March 2009

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Lassi Rautiainen / Two Common ravens (Corvus corax) in flight through snow, Finland, April

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Lassi Rautiainen / Common raven (Corvus corax) perched in snow beside birch tree, Finland, March

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Lassi Rautiainen / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) in woodland in thick snow jumping up at eagle perched on dead tree stump overhead, Finland, December

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Lassi Rautiainen / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) and Grey wolf (Canis lupus) together in wetlands, Kuhmo, Finland, July

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Lassi Rautiainen / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) in woodland wetlands, Kuhmo, Finland, September 2010

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Lassi Rautiainen / Two Brown bears (Ursus arctos) fighting in woodland wetlands, Kuhmo, Finland, July

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Lassi Rautiainen / Wild Grey wolf (Canis lupus) Kuhmo, Finland, September

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Lassi Rautiainen / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing tree trunk, Finland, July

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Inaki Relanzon / Poet's Daffodil (Narcissus poeticus). Montseny Nature Reserve, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain, May.

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) on stone wall. Wales, UK, June.

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Steve Nicholls / View up through leaves of Lords and Ladies / Cuckoo-pint (Arum maculatum) Leigh Woods, Bristol, UK, May

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult looking for worms. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult pulling a worm from the ground. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult eating a worm. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking off with a worm in its beak. Wales, UK, June.

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) chick begging food from its parent. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) parent with two chicks. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

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Andy Rouse / Three Little Owl (Athene noctua) chicks outside stone wall nest. Wales, UK, June.

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Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) perched in front of a stone wall. Wales, UK, July.

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Inaki Relanzon / European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) perching. The Pyrenees, Spain, May.

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Hermann Brehm / Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) on Guelder Rose branch with red berries. Bavaria, Germany, December.