The last month has seen a big influx of new material to our site, with a unique collection of Emperor penguin coverage from new contributor Stefan Christmann, intimate hedgehog lifecycle images from Klein & Hubert, and more fresh material from Wild Wonders of China and SCOTLAND: The Big Picture. Our very varied new highlights gallery also includes Anup Shah's remote camera work, the world's smallest bird, wild snow leopards, Ural owls in action, white storks attempting to nest in the UK and research into the impact of climate change on tropical rainforests.
Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), group of three males incubating, one with begging chick. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males huddling whilst incubating eggs,under full moon during polar night, Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony, males huddling whilst incubating eggs. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males in breeding colony huddling during winter storm. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.
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Alex Hyde / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group of three on the shore, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. November.
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Alex Hyde / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Grytviken, South Georgia. November.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair practising incubating with a snowball. Atka Bay, Antarctica. May. Winner of the Polar Passion Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) egg hatching on father's feet. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick begging for food, on parent's feet. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) brooding chick aged 1-3 weeks, portrait. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents' feet, one vocalising. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two males, one brooding young chick, the other incubating hatching egg. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August. Series 1/4.
