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January 2015 highlights included British and German urban wildlife from Sam Hobson, Ben Cranke's material from Brazil and Japan, underwater images by new recruit Pascal Kobeh, and the world's rarest dolphin.

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Pascal Kobeh / Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini), Cocos Island , Costa Rica. Pacific Ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with its very young calf at the surface, Rurutu island, Australs Archipelago, French Polynesia. Pacific Ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with its calf in open water, Reunion Island. Indian Ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swimming back to the surface, Galapagos. Pacific ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Group of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) swimming in kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera), California, USA. Pacific ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Group of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in a kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera), California, USA. Pacific ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) close to the surface, Costa Rica. Pacific ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in open water, Guadalupe island, Mexico. Pacific Ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in open water, maybe the whole family with the male, the female and the calves, Costa Rica. Pacific ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) swimming down into deep water, Costa Rica. Pacific ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Aggregation of thousands of Spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) for moulting, South Australia Basin, Australia. Pacific Ocean.

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Pascal Kobeh / Aggregation of thousands of Spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) for moulting, South Australia Basin, Australia. Pacific Ocean.

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Olga Kamenskaya / Diver with Baikal sponges (Lubomirskia baicalensis). Lake Baikal, Russia, March 2007. Model released.

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Pascal Kobeh / Orcas / killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming in open water, Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. Pacific Ocean.

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Richard Robinson / Maui's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) Critically Endangered, the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin. Endemic to North Island, New Zealand, March. Editorial use only.

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Richard Robinson / Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) Critically Endangered, the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin. Endemic to North Island, New Zealand. October. Editorial use only.

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Richard Robinson / Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Akaroa Harbour, South Island, New Zealand, November. Editorial use only.

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Richard Robinson / Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Akaroa Harbour, South Island, New Zealand, November. Editorial use only.

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Ben Cranke / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing with mountain landscape, Liefdefjorden, Svalbard, Norway. July 2011.

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Olga Kamenskaya / Young Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) at breathing hole. Lake Baikal, Russia, April.

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Olga Kamenskaya / Young Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) at breathing hole. Lake Baikal, Russia, April.

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Ben Cranke / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) portrait, Svalbard, Norway. July.

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Olga Kamenskaya / Baikal seals (Pusa sibirica) hauled out on rock. Endemic to Lake Baikal. Russia, May.

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Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck with does, Vesneri, Estonia, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

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Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck, Vesneri, Estonia, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

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Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the snow, two running away towards a third facing the camera, Vorumaa, Estonia, January. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards co...

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Sven Zacek / Two Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) sniffing each other in the snow, Vorumaa, Estonia, January. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

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Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in fog at sunset, Estonia, September. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

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Radomir Jakubowski / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) jumping, Vosges Mountains, France. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

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Ben Cranke / American Bison (Bison bison) foraging in the snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

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Ben Cranke / Coyote (Canis latrans) in the snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

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Ben Cranke / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Wyoming, USA, January.

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Ben Cranke / Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) sitting on tree branch, Finland. February.

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Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

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Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) portrait, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

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Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) stood on ice floe, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

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Ben Cranke / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight, Finland. February.

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Ben Cranke / European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) landing on the waters of a fjord, Norway, May.

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Ben Cranke / European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) taking off, Norway, May.

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Ben Cranke / European Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) in flight at sunset Norway, May.

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Matthew Maran / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, February.

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Ben Cranke / Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) perched on frosty plant, Finland. February.

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Ben Cranke / Conifer tree bending over under weight of snow, Kuusamo, Finland. February 2011.

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Matthew Maran / Sunset over snow-covered Hampstead Heath in winter, London, UK, January 2013.

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Matthew Maran / Lime trees (Tilia sp) and benches in snow, Kenwood Estate, London, UK, January 2013.

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Matthew Maran / Oak tree (Quercus robur) in snow, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, January 2013.

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Ross Hoddinott / The Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis over a river, Vik, Iceland. February 2014.

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Olga Kamenskaya / Ice formations on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, March 2007.