{"id":2512,"date":"2019-04-24T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2019-04-25T13:19:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T13:19:26","slug":"best-of-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/24\/best-of-april-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of April 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last month has seen a bumper crop of new images added to our site.<\/p>\n<p>To start with we have very appealing emperor penguins from Klein &amp; Hubert. Then there are whales, dolphins and porpoises from both British and Mexican waters by Mark Carwardine and Chris Gomersall. Also, you&#8217;ll find rare images of platypus by Doug Gimesy, shark courtship and nurseries from new contributor Shane Gross and Galapagos seabirds from Tui De Roy.<\/p>\n<p>On a seasonal note, enjoy spring migrant birds and wildflowers from Hermann Brehm and Andy Sands. Other dramatic additions are endangered Cuban crocodiles, Tsavo&#8217;s magestic tuskers, and amazing coverage of catfish hunting pigeons!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-2512 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) aerial view. Baja California, Mexico.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612005-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) aerial view. Baja California, Mexico.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Spinetail devil rays (Mobula mobular) aerial view, Baja California, Mexico.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612013-1-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Spinetail devil rays (Mobula mobular) aerial view, Baja California, Mexico\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching. Moray Firth, Scotland.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01611821-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching. Moray Firth, Scotland.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) in a cenote in Cienaga de Zapata National Park. Cuba.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614299-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) in a cenote in Cienaga de Zapata National Park. Cuba.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male with eggs attached to tail, Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/00586879-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male with eggs attached to tail, Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01617280-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), released onto a log in Little Yarra River, Yarra junction, Victoria, Australia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614265-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), released onto a log in Little Yarra River, Yarra junction, Victoria, Australia.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613097-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), group of eight diving into sea to fish. Punta Gavilanes, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613063-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), group of eight diving into sea to fish. Punta Gavilanes, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) adult and chick shaking flippers, Antarctica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614086-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) adult and chick shaking flippers, Antarctica\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) group of chicks between two adults, Antarctica.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614030-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) group of chicks between two adults, Antarctica.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) group of chicks, one stretching, Antarctica.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01614051-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) group of chicks, one stretching, Antarctica.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Blackcap (Sylviya atricapilla) male perched in blossom, Hungary, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01610858-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Blackcap (Sylviya atricapilla) male perched in blossom, Hungary, April.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613700-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Oxlips (Primula eliator) growing among Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) good indicators of ancient woodland, Suffolk, England, UK, April.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613700-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613700-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613700-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01613700-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Oxlips (Primula eliator) growing among Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) good indicators of ancient woodland, Suffolk, England, UK, April.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01609640-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Crab spider (Misumena sp) sitting in a in a Chrysanthemum flower waiting for pray, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01609640-360x240.jpg 360w, 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flower waiting for pray, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01607037-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Sunrise on Kruger Peak, reflected in Lago O&#039;Higgins with flowering asters emerging from water. Los Mellisos, Cordon Peineta, Ays\u00e9n Province, Chile.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01607037-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01607037-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01607037-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01607037-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Sunrise on Kruger Peak, reflected in Lago O&#039;Higgins with flowering asters emerging from water. Los Mellisos, Cordon Peineta, Ays\u00e9n Province, Chile.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pack of wolves (Canis lupus). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01612194-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pack of wolves (Canis lupus). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01615452-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) females with large tusk feeding, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01615452-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01615452-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01615452-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01615452-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) females with large tusk feeding, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2019\/april-2019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full gallery here<\/a>, or explore the images available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureplprints.com\/april-2019-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prints<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last month has seen a bumper crop of new images added to our site. To start with we have very appealing emperor penguins from Klein &amp; Hubert. Then there are whales, dolphins and porpoises from both British and Mexican waters by Mark Carwardine and Chris Gomersall. Also, you&#8217;ll find rare images of platypus by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/24\/best-of-april-2019\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2594,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512\/revisions\/2594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}