{"id":772,"date":"2018-10-25T16:51:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nplbeta.infradoxxs.com\/blog\/?p=772"},"modified":"2019-01-21T13:16:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:16:39","slug":"best-of-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/25\/best-of-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>More than 2000 images were uploaded in the last month, from all corners of the globe. We have Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers&#8217; latest chimpanzee coverage, Tui de Roy&#8217;s tuna-herding sea lions, unique historic Saharan material from Alain Dragesco-Joffe, rare species from China, India and Russia, endemic birds from Cuba, jewel-like small creatures from Meet Your Neighbours, hiking in the wilds, and dramatic images of lava spouts and flows from Hawaii.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-772 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\/01\/01602701-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602701-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effort to escape. Punta Albemarle, Isabela 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\/01\/01603144-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Lava originating from Kilauea Volcano, erupting from fissure 8, near Pahoa flowing in a river of lava toward, Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii. June 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603144-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Lava originating from Kilauea Volcano, erupting from fissure 8, near Pahoa flowing in a river of lava toward, Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii. June 2018.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01594070-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Golden green stag beetle (Lamprima sp.), adult male with big mandibles and a shiny iridescent coloration, Italy. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01594070-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Golden green stag beetle (Lamprima sp.), adult male with big mandibles and a shiny iridescent coloration, Italy. Captive.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01596057-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Water lilies (Nymphaea alba) lit by the sun&#039;s rays, seen under water. Alps, Ain, France. June.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01596057-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Water lilies (Nymphaea alba) lit by the sun&#039;s rays, seen under water. Alps, Ain, France. June. Highly commended in the the Underwater World category, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01601208-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant male &#039;Fifty&#039; aged 3 years portrait.Gombe National Park, Tanzania.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601208-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eastern chimpanzee  (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant male &#039;Fifty&#039; aged 3 years portrait.Gombe National Park, Tanzania.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01601434-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"RF - Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) schooling in coral reef. Long exposure. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601434-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"RF -  Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) schooling in coral reef. Long exposure. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01601983-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Woman cross country skiing along the north side of Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park. Oregon, USA.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601983-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Woman cross country skiing along the north side of Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park. Oregon, USA. March 2018. Model released.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01602243-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) male, Tenere, Sahara, Niger.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-900x597.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602243-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) male, Tenere, Sahara, Niger.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01602333-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Great pied hornbill (Buceros bicornis) bird photographed in flight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602333-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great pied hornbill (Buceros bicornis) bird photographed in flight in Hong Bung He, Dehong, Yunnan, 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\/01\/01601455-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) pair. South Ari Atoll, Madlives. Indian Ocean.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01601455-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) pair. South Ari Atoll, Madlives. Indian Ocean.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01602747-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) La Pampa Province, Argentina.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602747-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) La Pampa Province, Argentina.\" \/><\/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\/01\/01589550-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Maremma Sheepdog wearing traditional anti-wolf spiked collar, locally known as &#039;vreccale&#039;. Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, June.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01589550-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Maremma Sheepdog wearing traditional anti-wolf spiked collar, locally known as &#039;vreccale&#039;. Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, June.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2018\/october-2018.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for a full gallery of images, and explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureplprints.com\/october-2018-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">print gallery here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 2000 images were uploaded in the last month, from all corners of the globe. We have Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers&#8217; latest chimpanzee coverage, Tui de Roy&#8217;s tuna-herding sea lions, unique historic Saharan material from Alain Dragesco-Joffe, rare species from China, India and Russia, endemic birds from Cuba, jewel-like small creatures from Meet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/25\/best-of-october-2018\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"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-772","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\/772"}],"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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":941,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions\/941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}