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    Highlights uploaded in the last month include Arizona lightning storms from Jack Dykinga, Ural owls and otters from Sven Zacek, a range of new marine life including dramatic Azores material, Cornish Seal Sanctuary shots from Nick Upton, plus strong African and North American wildlife and coverage from Greece and China.
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    Staffan Widstrand / King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis) male, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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    Staffan Widstrand / King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis) male, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
    Ernie Janes / Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) feeding at sunset Gulf Coast, Florida, USA, March.
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    Ernie Janes / Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) feeding at sunset Gulf Coast, Florida, USA, March.
    Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.
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    Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.
    Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm at twilight with Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA. June 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.
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    Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm at twilight with Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA. June 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.
    Franco Banfi / Devilray (Mobula tarapacana) swimming near the surface with remoras, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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    Franco Banfi / Devilray (Mobula tarapacana) swimming near the surface with remoras, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
    Georgette Douwma / Big-eye fish (Priacanthus hamrur). Egypt, Red Sea.
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    Georgette Douwma / Big-eye fish (Priacanthus hamrur). Egypt, Red Sea.
    Gerrit Vyn / Subadult male Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in alternate (breeding) plumage. Hidalgo County, Texas. March.
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    Gerrit Vyn / Subadult male Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in alternate (breeding) plumage. Hidalgo County, Texas. March.
    John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) next to Water lily flower, Washington DC, USA, July.
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    John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) next to Water lily flower, Washington DC, USA, July.
    Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.
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    Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.
    Sven Zacek / Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) at sunset, with bokeh affect, Jogevamaa, Estonia, June.
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    Sven Zacek / Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) at sunset, with bokeh affect, Jogevamaa, Estonia, June.
    Jordi Chias / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) chasing small fish offshore. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Third Place in the Underwater Category of the Por El...
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    Jordi Chias / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) chasing small fish offshore. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Third Place in the Underwater Category of the Por El...
    Sven Zacek / Otter (lutra lutra) eating Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) in Southern Estonia, January.
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    Sven Zacek / Otter (lutra lutra) eating Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) in Southern Estonia, January.
    Sven Zacek / Otter (Lutra lutra) running through snow, Southern Estonia, January.
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    Sven Zacek / Otter (Lutra lutra) running through snow, Southern Estonia, January.
    Sven Zacek / Otter (Lutra lutra) walking in fresh ice, Southern Estonia, January.
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    Sven Zacek / Otter (Lutra lutra) walking in fresh ice, Southern Estonia, January.
    Sven Zacek / Otter (Lutra lutra) resting in snow, Southern Estonia. January.
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    Sven Zacek / Otter (Lutra lutra) resting in snow, Southern Estonia. January.
    Sven Zacek / Wide angle view of Otter (Lutra lutra) walking on the ice of a river, Southern Estonia, January.
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    Sven Zacek / Wide angle view of Otter (Lutra lutra) walking on the ice of a river, Southern Estonia, January.
    Gerrit Vyn / Spotted seal (Phoca largha) pup resting on a the gravel beach of the Bering Sea. Chukotka, Russia. July.
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    Gerrit Vyn / Spotted seal (Phoca largha) pup resting on a the gravel beach of the Bering Sea. Chukotka, Russia. July.
    Sven Zacek / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) swimming towards a camera, Magdalenefjorden Fjord, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway. June.
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    Sven Zacek / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) swimming towards a camera, Magdalenefjorden Fjord, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway. June.
    Sven Zacek / Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) fighting over a resting place on snow, Magdalenefjorden Fjord, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, June.
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    Sven Zacek / Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) fighting over a resting place on snow, Magdalenefjorden Fjord, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, June.
    Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.
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    Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.
    Nick Upton / Blind adult male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) 'Marlin' waving a flipper at the edge of a convalescence pool where he is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January. Mo...
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    Nick Upton / Blind adult male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) 'Marlin' waving a flipper at the edge of a convalescence pool where he is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January. Mo...
    Nick Upton / Adult female Common / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) 'Sija' waving a flipper in a pool where she is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.
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    Nick Upton / Adult female Common / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) 'Sija' waving a flipper in a pool where she is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.
    Klein & Hubert / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) feeding, Chobe National Park, Botswana.
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    Klein & Hubert / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) feeding, Chobe National Park, Botswana.
    Roland Seitre / Black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) swimming acorss river, Zimbabwe.
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    Roland Seitre / Black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) swimming acorss river, Zimbabwe.
    Ann & Steve Toon / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) drinking, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, May
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    Ann & Steve Toon / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) drinking, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, May
    Klein & Hubert / Impalas (Aepyceros melampus) females drinking at water hole, Botswana.
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    Klein & Hubert / Impalas (Aepyceros melampus) females drinking at water hole, Botswana.
    Klein & Hubert / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) male running in rut, Botswana
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    Klein & Hubert / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) male running in rut, Botswana
    Klein & Hubert / Eland (Taurotragus oryx) male drinking, Botswana.
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    Klein & Hubert / Eland (Taurotragus oryx) male drinking, Botswana.
    Klein & Hubert / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) in savannah, Botswana.
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    Klein & Hubert / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) in savannah, Botswana.
    Anup Shah / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing together . Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December
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    Anup Shah / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing together . Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December
    Anup Shah / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing together, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December
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    Anup Shah / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing together, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December
    Klein & Hubert / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) three puppies at the den, Botswana.
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    Klein & Hubert / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) three puppies at the den, Botswana.
    Anup Shah / Lioness with a playful cubs aged 3-6 months (Panthera leo). Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December
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    Anup Shah / Lioness with a playful cubs aged 3-6 months (Panthera leo). Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December
    Klein & Hubert / Young baboon (Papio ursinus) begging to be carried, Botswana.
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    Klein & Hubert / Young baboon (Papio ursinus) begging to be carried, Botswana.
    Constantinos Petrinos / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) female carrying baby. Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, March.
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    Constantinos Petrinos / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) female carrying baby. Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, March.
    Roland Seitre / Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) female climbing through trees, Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Endangered species.
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    Roland Seitre / Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) female climbing through trees, Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Endangered species.
    Klein & Hubert / Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) hanging in a tree with his tail, Madagascar.
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    Klein & Hubert / Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) hanging in a tree with his tail, Madagascar.
    Gerrit Vyn / Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) on tundra. North Slope, Alaska, USA. September.
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    Gerrit Vyn / Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) on tundra. North Slope, Alaska, USA. September.
    Gerrit Vyn / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) feeding on willows. North Slope, Alaska. September.
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    Gerrit Vyn / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) feeding on willows. North Slope, Alaska. September.
    Roland Seitre / Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) calf Oriental Great Erg sand dunes, Jbil National Park, Tunisia.
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    Roland Seitre / Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) calf Oriental Great Erg sand dunes, Jbil National Park, Tunisia.
    Gerrit Vyn / Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) crawling under fence in snow during migration, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA. March.
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    Gerrit Vyn / Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) crawling under fence in snow during migration, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA. March.
    Philippe Clement / Silhouette of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) against thunderstorm clouds, Italian Alps, Gran Paradiso National Park, June, digital composite
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    Philippe Clement / Silhouette of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) against thunderstorm clouds, Italian Alps, Gran Paradiso National Park, June, digital composite
    Paul Hobson / Bobcat (Lynx rufus) walking in snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, February.
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    Paul Hobson / Bobcat (Lynx rufus) walking in snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, February.
    Roland Seitre / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking through snow, captive in zoo. Endangered species.
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    Roland Seitre / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking through snow, captive in zoo. Endangered species.
    Klein & Hubert / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair playing, with male on pack ice and female in water, Svalbard, Norway, July.
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    Klein & Hubert / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair playing, with male on pack ice and female in water, Svalbard, Norway, July.
    Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on ice floe, looking at camera. Svalbard, Norway. August.
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    Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on ice floe, looking at camera. Svalbard, Norway. August.
    Sven Zacek / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) at night, near a foggy forest lake, Kuhmo, Finland, April.
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    Sven Zacek / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) at night, near a foggy forest lake, Kuhmo, Finland, April.
    Sven Zacek / Male Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying to nest to feed female, Southern Estonia, March.
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    Sven Zacek / Male Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying to nest to feed female, Southern Estonia, March.
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