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Highlights added to our site this month include unusual Hanuman langur behaviour from Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers, Alex Hyde's cave creatures, Laurent Geslin's wild European lynx, Brown bear cubs learning to fish by Loic Poidevein, new European birds by Michel Poinsignon and David Pattyn, atmospheric Spanish material by new contributor Andres Dominguez, plus hiking with Kirkendall-Spring and Mark Taylor's latest cute kittens.

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Laurent Geslin / European lynx (Lynx lynx) kittens in den, after being tagged by the biologists from KORA, Simmental Valley, Switzerland, June. Contact us to download file - minimum fees apply.

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Andres M. Dominguez / Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, April.

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Alex Mustard / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by a group of Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor). Rocky Island, Egypt. Red Sea

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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) on a mountain side in autumn with European larch tree (Larix decidua) trees in the backthe Alps, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. November.

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Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Picasso, age 3 months, sleeping on a fluffy rug.

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Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) fighting, Katamai, Alaska, USA, August

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Alex Hyde / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) roosting in cave. Croatia. November.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing at sunrise, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) female grooming a domestic dog. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Alex Hyde / Keeled garlic flowers (Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum) flowers on black background, Julian Alps, Slovenia. July

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Michel Poinsignon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April

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David Pattyn / Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) young standing close to its mother, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa, August.

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Andres M. Dominguez / Bacteria (Lepthotryx discophora) causing iridescent patterns and White willow tree leaf (Salix alba) in river, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, November.

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Andres M. Dominguez / False death cap mushroom (Amanita citrina) Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, Malaga, Spain

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Tony Wu / Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) shoal rushing up to spawn, releasing a cloud of milky white sperm and eggs in the water column. Caroline Islands, Palau, November.

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Jussi Murtosaari / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) male portrait, Kainuu, Finland, May.

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Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, 6 weeks, standing.

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Michel Poinsignon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching fish in lake, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April

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Andres M. Dominguez / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag and two hinds, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, September.

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Alex Hyde / Low angle view of Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on a dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

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Andres M. Dominguez / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, El Bosque, southern Spain, April.

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Laurent Geslin / Wild European lynx (Lynx lynx) at night with city lights and sky glow behind, Switzerland. December. Taken with remote camera trap. Contact us to download file - minimum fees apply.

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David Pattyn / Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) mother grooming baby, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa, August.

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Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few days being held by its mother . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) sitting on sandstone cliffs . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) female portrait. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) walking along a ledge . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juvenile approaching with curiosity. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) playing on the cliff tops at sunrise . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) group of females feeding on potatoes left as an offering at a temple. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) rear view sitting, gathered on sandstone cliffs . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) group resting on rocky ledge. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juvenile playing silhouetted at sunrise, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few weeks. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juvenile approaching with curiosity. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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David Pattyn / Zanzibar red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii) portrait in a tree, Jozani forest, Jozani Chwaka Bay NP, Zanzibar, Tanzania, August

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David Pattyn / Zanzibar red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii) crossing the main road through the Reserve, Jozani forest, Jozani Chwaka Bay NP, Zanzibar, Tanzania, August.

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David Pattyn / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in grassland, The Netherlands, July.

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Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) fighting in water,Katmai National Park, Alaska, August

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Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) mother and cub in river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, August

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Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) mother watching cub catching salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, August

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Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

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Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) cubs with salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska, August. Small reproduction only.

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Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) cubs with salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska, August. Small reproduction only.

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Jussi Murtosaari / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) juvenile playing, hiding behind tree, Kainuu, Finland, May.

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Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

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Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.