NaturePL Showreels / Our 2021 nature showreel showcasing a selection of our wildlife, timelapse, slow-motion and drone footage.
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Mark Carwardine / Aerial shot zooming in on a school of Munk's devil rays (Mobula munkiana), with individuals leaping, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
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Andy Rouse / Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) jumping across the ground, Madagascar.
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Mark Bowler / Aerial shot of the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest at dawn, Rio Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru, 2016.
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Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of a melanistic Leopard (Panthera pardus), opening and closing eyes. Captive.
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Jabruson Motion / Female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) 'Juni' feeding on bananas, with male baby 'Januar' aged 18 months, Bukit Lawang Orangutan Sanctuary, Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Edwin Giesbers / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) cub. Captive, occurs in the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
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Matthew Maran / Close up of a Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting in an allotment, London, England, UK, April.
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Fred Olivier / Close-up of a Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) looking around, Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctic Australia.
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Jabruson Motion / Close-up portrait of a juvenile Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), Kahuzi-Biega National Park, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Richard Sidey / Extreme close-up of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with eye looking directly at the camera as the whale turns, Antarctic Peninsula.
Morley Read / Close-up of Agua rica leaf frog (Phyllomedusa ecuatoriana) eggs after 11 days development, showing beating heart and blood flowing over gills, Ecuador. Endangered.
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Morley Read / Close-up of Agua rica leaf frog (Phyllomedusa ecuatoriana) eggs after 11 days development, showing beating heart and blood flowing over gills, Ecuador. Endangered.
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Morley Read / Developing embryo of the Ecuadorian monkey frog (Phyllomedusa ecuatoriana), showing heart beating and blood flowing, Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador, (non-ex)
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Neil Aldridge / Close up of Narrow-headed ant (Formica exsecta) using its antenna to milk an aphid for honeydew, Devon, England, UK.
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Neil Aldridge / Close up of a Caterpillar (Lepidoptera sp.) hanging down on silk thread, England, UK.
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Laurie Hedges / Drone shot tracking over cerrado grassland and cattle ranch landscape, with dramatic rock formations, Matto Grosso, Brazil, 2019.
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Derek Galon / Drone shot approaching Victoria Falls after heavy rains, normally water is milky blue as it contains sulphur from Boiling Lake, after rain it is muddy, Dominica, 2019.
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Fred Olivier / Aerial shot tracking through the Corona Arch, Moab, Utah, USA, 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of a dead tree by an artificial lake, polluted by extractive mining operations, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.
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Gavin Hellier / Aerial shot at sunrise tracking over Lake Shoji, with Mount Fuji in the background, Fuji Hazone Izu National Park, Japan, November 2017. Hellier
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Milan Radisics / Aerial tracking shot of Porer lighthouse on a small island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, 2015.
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Ingo Arndt / Aerial shot of wildlife photographer Ingo Arndt and his wife Silke Arndt looking for Pumas (Puma concolor), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, April 2018.
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Juergen Freund / Large group of Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying at dusk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Juergen Freund / Wide angle shot of Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying at dusk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Peter Bassett / Wide angle shot of a King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony with mountains in the background, Prion Island, South Georgia.
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Peter Bassett / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in a breeding colony, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
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MTA / Timelapse of silver tabby Maine Coon cat growing from kitten to adult over a period of 10 months. Images taken about 2 or 3 days apart to begin with, increasing to 10 to 15 days by the end. Morphing s...
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Gavin Hellier / Timelapse looking out of the front of a train on the elevated Dubai Metro System, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. January 2017
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John Waters / Timelapse of a Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed head opening, UK. Controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers opening, UK. March. Controlled conditions.
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Juergen Freund / Tracking timelapse panning over a forest creek near Mount Lewis, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of rain clouds passing fields, Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland, Australia. 2016
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse from day to night of bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) on a tree trunk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
Richard Sidey / Slow motion clip of a Baining man performing fire-dance ceremony, kicks at fire, Baining Mountains, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. 2017.
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Neil Aldridge / Slow motion clip of Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd leaping into the water to cross the Mara River during migration, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
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Neil Aldridge / Slow motion clip of Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd struggling against the strong current, crossing the Mara River, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Brian Bevan / Close-up of two Harvest mice (Micromys minutus) on wheat, showing use of prehensile tail. Simulated moonlight. Captive, native to Eurasia.
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Neil Aldridge / Young Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) peeking from behind grass stem, Somerset, UK.
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Andy Rouse / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) chasing and catching a Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2010.
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Ammonite / African lioness (Panthera leo) growling and swatting at a sub-adult male approaching a kill, footage taken at night using thermal camera technology, Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Neil Aldridge / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with a Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) on its back, shakes its head in a threat display as it stands in water feeding, Boro channel, Okavango Delta, Botswana.