{"id":8715,"date":"2020-09-16T14:50:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T14:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=8715"},"modified":"2020-09-17T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:09:57","slug":"september-2020-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/16\/september-2020-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2020 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2020\/september-2020-highlights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This month<\/a> has seen o<span>ur photographers submitting material from all corners of the globe. Bruno D&#8217;Amicis has covered Cuba, Enrique Lopez-Tapia has returned from Chad, and we have a wealth of new images from Australia, Africa, South America and, not least, the oceans of the world from Brandon Cole. Not forgetting British and European wildlife and landscapes with strong contributions from Oscar Dewhurst and Ross Hoddinott.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-8715 style-window-width'><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\/2020\/09\/01647460-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Cuban tree snail ( Polymita sulphurosa) collected near Moa, Cuba, Endangered\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cuban tree snail ( Polymita sulphurosa) collected near Moa, Cuba, Endangered\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01652776-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Blackchurch Rock at Mouth Mill, near Browhsham \/ Clovelly, last light, North Devon, UK. April 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Blackchurch Rock at Mouth Mill, near Browhsham \/ Clovelly, last light, North Devon, UK. April 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654458-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"A European badger (Meles meles) leaves a cage trap after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"A European badger (Meles meles) leaves a cage trap after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01652756-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652756-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. March.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651837-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eroded sandstone rock formations in the Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara Desert, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eroded sandstone rock formations in the Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara Desert, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654037-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) mother and calf, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) mother and calf, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01652389-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Palm trees on Rangiroa atoll, Tuamotus. French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652389-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Palm trees on Rangiroa atoll, Tuamotus. French Polynesia, Pacific 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\/2020\/09\/01646231-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female with two cubs, Svalbard, Norway.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01646231-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female with two cubs, Svalbard, Norway.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01647652-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress &#039;Arrowhead&#039; running through water, Ranthambhore, India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress &#039;Arrowhead&#039; running through water, Ranthambhore, India\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01653045-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) males fighting over territory. London, England, UK. December.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) males fighting over territory. London, England, UK. December.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651655-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Face mask, used as PPE during Covid-19, improperly disposed of in the sea, Tenerife, Canary Islands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Face mask, used as PPE during Covid-19, improperly disposed of in the sea, Tenerife, Canary Islands\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01652216-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Spectacled caiman (Caiman yacare), split level view in the Pantanal wetlands region, Brazil, South America.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652216-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Spectacled caiman (Caiman yacare), split level view in the Pantanal wetlands region, Brazil, South America.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Enchanting Ennedi &#8211; Enrique Lopez-Tapia<\/h3>\n<p>A trip to the north of Chad to visit the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve (UNESCO World Heritage Site), is a trip to the deepest part of the Sahara. Crossing plains, meadows and deserts of rock and sand until reaching the fantasy landscape of Ennedi &#8211; an enormous expanse made up of deep gorges, dunes, lava fields, caves, plateaus, and bizarre, whimsical rock formations sculpted by the wind and sand.<\/p>\n<p>On the walls of the caves you can see paintings and engravings from centuries ago, with camels and wild animals from another era, when the Sahara Desert was a fertile and friendly place. Nomadic shepherds continue to come to these landscapes so that their herds of dromedaries drink water from the wells and permanent springs, in the lagoons of the gorges and canyons where the last crocodiles of the Sahara inhabit. Camping beneath a large sandstone arch, with a sky full of stars in the dark and in absolute nothingness, is a unique experience that is priceless.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01651862-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Man with his cattle in the Guera Mountains, southern Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651862-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Man with his cattle in the Guera Mountains, southern Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651859-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Ancient cave paintings. Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651859-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Ancient cave paintings. Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651848-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) herd in a gorge with water on the Ennedi plateau. Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651848-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) herd in a gorge with water on the Ennedi plateau. Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651847-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) and calf at water, Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651847-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) and calf at water, Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651837-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eroded sandstone rock formations in the Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara Desert, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651837-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eroded sandstone rock formations in the Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara Desert, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651835-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Elephant arch - eroded sandstone rock formation in the Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara Desert, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651835-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Elephant arch - eroded sandstone rock formation in the Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara Desert, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651815-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eroded sandstone rock formations with Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) grazing on new grass after desert rains. Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651815-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eroded sandstone rock formations with Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) grazing on new grass after desert rains. Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chad. September 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Hide and Seek &#8211; Fabio Pupin<\/h3>\n<p>Boulenger\u2019s pygmy chameleon is one of many species of the genus <em>Rhampholeon<\/em> &#8211; tiny chameleons which live in the undergrowth of African tropical forests. I was conducting a herpetological survey in Nyungwe Forest NP and I met a few of these little creatures. Shaped like leaves, they rely on their appearance to go un-noticed by predators (and prey) and during the day the spend most of their time on the leaf litter, where they are nearly impossible to find. However, as night approaches, they climb low bushes to rest safely out of reach of ground predators, and they are just a bit easier to spot. That\u2019s when I took this portrait, opting for a wide-angle lens to show both the little reptile and its lush home. <em>(below left)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-8715 style-window-width'><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\/2020\/09\/01649505-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dwarf forest chameleon (Rhampholeon boulengeri), Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649505-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dwarf forest chameleon (Rhampholeon boulengeri), Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01649239-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fleecy milk-cap fungus (Lactifluus \/ Lactarius vellereus) on the forest floor in beech woodland in autumn, France, November\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649239-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fleecy milk-cap fungus (Lactifluus \/ Lactarius vellereus) on the forest floor in beech woodland in autumn, France, November\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Beauty in the Familiar &#8211; Philippe Clement<\/h3>\n<p>When looking for mushrooms, I don&#8217;t always look for rare species, but rather for nice specimens in a photogenic setting, like this very common fleecy milk-cap (<em>Lactifluus vellereus<\/em>). To capture both the typical decurrent gills and the beech forest &#8211; deciduous woods are its habitat &#8211; I opted to use a rather unusual lens, my 15 mm wide angle macro lens. To emphasise the gills, I carefully lit the underside with a small off-camera flash and bounced back some light to the other side with a reflector to get a natural even illumination without harsh shadows. I always practice this kind of photography on my own. Apparently very few people have the patience to wait half an hour next to a guy crawling on his belly around a mushroom every hundred metres, during what was supposed to be a pleasant afternoon\u2019s walk in the forest.<em> (above right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Wonders of Cuba &#8211; Bruno D&#8217;Amicis<\/h3>\n<p>As the largest and best preserved island of the Caribbean, Cuba hosts the vast majority of biodiversity and pristine habitats of the Archipelago. Among the many, unexpected wonders of Cuba\u2019s natural heritage and especially of the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park is the Mount Iberia Eleuth (<em>Eleutherodactylus iberia<\/em>), also known as the Monte Iberia dwarf frog, is a species of eleutherodactylid frog.\u00a0It is the smallest frog in the Northern Hemisphere and among the smallest frogs in the world, at about 10 mm of length. This species is critically endangered and endemic to rainforest in a small part of easternmost Cuba. I owe my friend and guide &#8216;El Indio&#8217; for having spotted this little gem hidden in the forest litter and having allowed it to sit on his thumb.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01647420-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Monte Iberia eleuth (Eleutherodactylus iberia), on human fingernail, one of the World&#039;s smallest frogs. Endemic to Cuba. Humboldt National Park, Cuba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647420-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Monte Iberia eleuth (Eleutherodactylus iberia), on human fingernail, one of the World&#039;s smallest frogs. Endemic to Cuba. Humboldt 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\/2020\/09\/01653307-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Rainforest vegetation in Chuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve near Quibijan, Cuba March 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653307-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Rainforest vegetation in Chuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve near Quibijan, Cuba March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>The sun rises over El Yunque, a spectacular mountain near the mouth of the Toa River and the city of Baracoa, in eastern Cuba. This region is home not only to painted snails and other snail species but also parrots, solenodons (mammals that resemble shrews), hummingbirds, reptiles, amphibians and rare plants. When I\u2019ve visited Cuba in 2019 I was completely unaware of its stunning natural heritage. Actually, true wilderness can be found on the island.<\/p>\n<p>My main goal during the 2019 assignment in Cuba was to document the six endemic Polymita or painted snail species. The striking beauty of Cuban painted snails, like the <em>Polymita sulphurosa<\/em> in the picture, surely represents their most remarkable feature, but also their curse. The shells of these critically endangered snails are highly sought-after by collectors worldwide and this feeds an impressive trade beginning locally with the sale of shells and jewellery to tourists. The collecting, purchase and traffic of Polymita snails are all prohibited by Cuban and international regulations.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01647460-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Cuban tree snail ( Polymita sulphurosa) collected near Moa, Cuba, Endangered\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647460-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cuban tree snail ( Polymita sulphurosa) collected near Moa, Cuba, Endangered\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Magnificent &amp; Fascinating &#8211; Tui De Roy<\/h3>\n<p>When I was asked to do a photographic book on the Laikipia Plateau (between Mount Kenya and the Great Rift Valley) a few years ago, I had no shortage of subject matter to photograph during my four months of shooting, anything from Grevy\u2019s zebra to African wild dogs, ants to birds and much more. But thanks to a network of private reserves, Laikipia is also an epicentre of rhino conservation \u2014 both black and white rhinos \u2014 so I was soon drawn to these magnificent, much embattled creatures. From Lewa Conservancy in the north, to Solio Ranch in the south, Mugie Ranch in the east and to Ol Pejeta Reserve in the west, every time I came upon one of these magnificent beasts my heart would start racing. This was both due to the excitement of getting some amazing photos, but also from the sheer sense of privilege of seeing one of these last survivors, whose lives are preserved entirely thanks to armies (literally) of private guards working round the clock to protect them from incredible poaching pressures.\u00a0In time, I got to know particular individuals, such as the formidably powerful black rhino bull at Lewa, with his sharply pointed horn, polished to a shine, like ebony. He snorted at my Land Rover each time we met, making it clear that I should keep my distance, or else. There were also the lumbering white rhinos of Solio Ranch, often grazing in small herds, acting almost gentle compared to their ill-tempered black relatives, although on one occasion I saw two bulls playfully harassing a smaller black bull, though no harm was done. White rhino bulls may reach 3.6 tonnes in weight, versus 1.8 tonnes for black rhinos.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery gallery-8715 style-window-width'><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\/2020\/09\/01654037-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) mother and calf, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654037-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) mother and calf, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654034-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) with very long horn, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya. October.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654034-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) with very long horn, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya. October.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654027-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) and White rhino (Ceratotherium simum), being harrassed by playfighting White rhino bull, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654027-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) and White rhino (Ceratotherium simum), being harrassed by playfighting White rhino bull, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654022-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Three White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) walking together, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654022-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Three White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) walking together, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654019-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Three White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum), Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654019-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Three White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum), Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654013-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) with unusually shaped horn, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654013-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) with unusually shaped horn, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>And then there was little \u2018Solio\u2019 (named after the ranch where I discovered her), a six months old baby bravely standing watch over her dying mother, who\u2019d been shot in the shoulder several weeks earlier. I first came upon them in a dense thorn thicket near a small stream. As soon as I alerted Solio\u2019s chief ranger, a rescue operation was immediately put into action. Within a couple of hours, the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi sent a small plane with a Kenya Wildlife Service vet, medication, tranquillisers and expert carers. A large 4&#215;4 truck with a rhino-size crate followed, as it turned out even a six-months old baby is too large to fit in a small plane.\u00a0Sadly, the mother, with advanced septicaemia, had to be euthanised. Her baby, meanwhile, charged the team several times with all the fierceness of her race, until a well-placed dart put her to sleep for the long overnight trip to her new home in the Sheldrick orphanage, where 24-hour tender loving care would bring her back to health.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming year I visited little Solio twice to see how she was faring at the orphanage. Far from the terrified wild baby she had been when I\u2019d last seen her, she had turned into a rotund, trusting baby giant who\u2019d slump on her side whenever her tummy was scratched. In recognition of my part in her rescue, I even had the great privilege of bottle-feeding her. The last time I saw her, she was already growing a respectable horn, and I recently learned that she has now become a mother herself, living wild in Nairobi National Park.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01654008-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) orphan aged 18 months being bottle-fed by photographer Tui De Roy. Tui originally discovered the poached mother in bushes and alerted Game Managers to the orphaned calf who was sucessfully rescued, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654008-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) orphan aged 18 months being bottle-fed by photographer Tui De Roy. Tui originally discovered the poached mother in bushes and alerted Game Managers to the orphaned calf who was sucessfully rescued, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654032-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) orphan aged 18 months being bottle-fed by a keeper, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya. October.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654032-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) orphan aged 18 months being bottle-fed by a keeper, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya. October.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Best of British &#8211; Oscar Dewhurst<\/h3>\n<p>Red foxes are one animal that thrives in urban environments. When I lived in London, I spent several months photographing a family that were calling a local golf course home. Over this time, I made many visits as the seasons changed, and had always been particularly keen to photograph them in snow. Fortunately, over a weekend in January, London was carpeted in a thick layer of snow, so I headed straight to the site. I&#8217;ve always loved high-key images where the subject is against a pure white background, so was hoping I would be able to get some images of my foxes in the same style. Fortunately, the wide fairways and greens of the golf course meant there were plenty of open areas without obstructions, so I was able to get the photos I&#8217;d been hoping for as this one trotted through the deep snow in front of me.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01653033-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in snow, Londong, England, UK, January.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653033-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653033-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653033-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653033-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653033-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in snow, Londong, England, UK, January.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Despite having seen sparrowhawks countless times, I have very few photos of them, largely due to how quick they are as they hurtle low across the ground hoping to catch prey such as snipe in the marshland. On this occasion I was actually hoping to photograph bitterns, but the area of boggy ground in front of my hide was frequented by snipe, and this meant it was the subject of regular attention from the local sparrowhawks. Normally I only saw them as the last minute as they dashed across in front of me, but this time I tracked it as it flew towards me. I managed to get one shot off before the bird, in a split second, turned mid-flight and dived down in pursuit of a snipe. Fortunately, the one image was just before the bird dived out of frame! <em>(below left)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01653054-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), hunting snipe over marshland. London, England, UK. December.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653054-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653054-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653054-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653054-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), hunting snipe over marshland. London, England, UK. December.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01653045-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) males fighting over territory. London, England, UK. December.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653045-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) males fighting over territory. London, England, UK. December.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Coots get very territorial in winter, with the onset of the breeding season approaching. Birds will not tolerate others being in close proximity, and will pursue them long distances over the water. When the recipient of the aggression doesn&#8217;t flee, aggressive fights break out, with the birds using their wings to prop themselves up and scrapping with their feet. These fights are vicious, involving both birds trying to strike or grab their opponent with their beak, and sometimes forcing them underwater &#8211; they have even resulted in death! Things didn&#8217;t get that extreme on this occasion, with the dispute over after a couple of minutes. <em>(above right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Chick Cam &#8211; Fred Olivier<\/h3>\n<p>This photo was taken during the BBC \u2018Spy in the Huddle\u2019 shoot, my second overwintering shoot in Antarctica. Inspired by other robots from John Downer Productions, I designed the \u2018chick costume\u2019 for this little remotely controlled robot chick to support and camouflage a small camera.\u00a0From my previous Emperor winter experience (for Planet Earth)\u00a0I knew that the adults Emperor penguins would let this small chick roam around the rookery and even try to adopt it. The robot chick was able to even huddle with other chick in creches, and capture some incredible footage. Even the predators (Giant Petrels) got tricked! There is ongoing research on the use of robots to study Emperor penguins, by the IPHC laboratory in Strasbourg. This picture went viral in 2014 as it illustrated the early results of a Nature article which resulted from a collaboration during the shoot.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01654488-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Robot disguised as penguin chick investigating Emperor penguin colony, Dumont d&#039;Urville Station, Antarctica.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654488-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Robot disguised as penguin chick investigating Emperor penguin colony, Dumont d&#039;Urville Station, Antarctica.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>A Wary Subject &#8211; Laurent Geslin<\/h3>\n<p>The first picture was taken in an area where foxes are heavily\u00a0persecuted, but very near where I live. The foxes are very shy there. Therefore I set up my hide months before the vixen had\u00a0given birth. I swept the floor behind the hide in order to arrive at night without making any noise.\u00a0The vixen was still hard to photograph, but the cubs would come out of the den if the surroundings were very quiet. Each they would pop out, they would sniff to detect any danger &#8211; that&#8217;s what this young fellow is doing in the picture.<\/p>\n<p>The second picture is completely different, and was taken in countryside in northern London. I followed that vixen for several weeks while I was living in London, and one evening she led me to the den. One cub was really shy, I only managed to photograph it once. But the second one was really easy. So when the mother was coming back from getting food, he would come out and beg without having any trouble with my presence.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery gallery-8715 style-window-width'><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\/2020\/09\/01654432-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) young male cub near entrance to earth in woodland, Switzerland.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654432-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) young male cub near entrance to earth in woodland, Switzerland.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654433-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub in pasture asking vixen for food, England.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654433-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub in pasture asking vixen for food, England.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>A Different Perspective &#8211; Suzi Eszterhas<\/h3>\n<p>I took this photo in a hide at Mashatu Game Reserve. To me, what makes this image special is the young calf in the foreground dwarfed by the herd behind. The low, water level vantage point of the hide is particularly lovely for photographing elephant calves. In a vehicle most of the time you would be towering over these little guys, but in the hide you can even be below eye-level. This gives you a great opportunity to bring the viewer into the world of a little calf, dwarfed by all of the massive feet of its herd members. It\u2019s also so adorable to see what the calves do when they approach the waterhole. You can really see their different personalities. Some come charging in with confidence, while others seem to timidly approach staying behind their mothers.<\/p>\n<p>During my time at the hide it seemed as if almost every herd had a young calf. But baby elephants have a tendency to get lost among the legs of the adults, and are often covered by the shadows of their bodies. Finding a clear view of them in nice light can be challenging. I find that I am most productive when I single out a particular calf and stay laser focused on that one, waiting to see what the little guy does, and not allowing myself to get too distracted by what the other herd members are doing. This strategy also works well when trying to capture something specific in other situations where animals are high in numbers and there is a lot of movement and behaviour going on, such as bird colonies or seal rookeries.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01649620-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at a waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. June.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01649620-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at a waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. June.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Tiger Tails &#8211; Andy Rouse<\/h3>\n<p>(1647652) &#8216;Two of Arrowhead\u2019s rock-star cubs string an uneasy truce on part of an old structure in Ranthambhore. I love working with these two as they are real idiots, forever stalking each other and laying plans to trap the other. It was a very uneasy truce on top of this relic and hell was likely to break out any minute!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>(1647655) &#8216;Tigress Arrowhead showing a very focused look as she was actively stalking a spotted deer that was in the long grass and unaware of her presence. It\u2019s always amazing to me how they change their personality from goofy cat to absolute hunter killer within a second, you can see how focused and intense she is but then I guess she has to earn her dinner.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>(1647683) &#8216;You always have to be ready when tigress\u00a0Arrowhead is around as you\u2019ve no idea what she will do next! Here she suddenly erupted through the water chasing one of her cubs, luckily, I was set and ready to nail this rare action shot of a tiger.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery gallery-8715 style-window-width'><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\/2020\/09\/01647683-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) cubs age 10 months, Ranthambhore, India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647683-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647683-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647683-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647683-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) cubs age 10 months, Ranthambhore, India\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01647655-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress &#039;Arrowhead&#039; stalking, Ranthambhore, India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647655-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647655-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647655-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647655-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress &#039;Arrowhead&#039; stalking, Ranthambhore, India\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01647652-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress &#039;Arrowhead&#039; running through water, Ranthambhore, India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01647652-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress &#039;Arrowhead&#039; running through water, Ranthambhore, India\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Landscapes and Light &#8211; Ross Hoddinott<\/h3>\n<p>\u2018The Quiraing is home to some of the most impressive and breath-taking scenery on the isle of Skye. It is a well photographed location and somewhere I\u2019ve visited several times without ever being rewarded with good light. However, normally, patience and persistence are ultimately rewarded and on this particular morning all the elements combined to create a few brief moments of irresistibly warm light and drama. And thankfully I was ready and waiting with my camera\u2026&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01652755-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"The Quiraing in golden morning light, eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. November.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652755-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"The Quiraing in golden morning light, eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. November.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>\u2018The north Devon coastline is among the most rugged, imposing and dramatic you will find anywhere in the UK. Black Church Rock, near Clovelly, is a large double sea arch, approx. 20m in height, which has been formed due to the erosion of ancient cliffs and headlands. This stretch of coast boasts some incredible folded, upturned and faulted layers of rock that were subject to immense pressures during ancient geological and volcanic events following the meeting of tectonic plates. This is a stunning spot for rock-pooling, exploring and photography\u2019.\u00a0<em>(below left 1652776)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The best light, colour and atmosphere occurs at dawn and dusk. Landscape photographers need to be prepared for some long, unsociable hours if they wish to capture the best conditions. Often you set your alarm for silly o-clock in the morning and get no reward \u2013 the conditions or light just aren\u2019t right. But when nature delivers a great sky or extraordinary colour, it is good for the soul to be outdoors enjoying those moments. On this particular morning, I visited Westward Ho! \u2013 the only place in the UK with an exclamation mark in its name. It is renowned for its large sandy beach, so I used a wide-angle lens to capture its enormity and create a feeling of space. This tidal pool made a great foreground subject\u2019.\u00a0<em>(below right 1652768)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery gallery-8715 style-window-width'><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\/2020\/09\/01652776-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Blackchurch Rock at Mouth Mill, near Browhsham \/ Clovelly, last light, North Devon, UK. April 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652776-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Blackchurch Rock at Mouth Mill, near Browhsham \/ Clovelly, last light, North Devon, UK. April 2019.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01652768-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Westward Ho! beach at sunrise, colourful sky at low tide and tidal pool, north Devon, UK. February.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652768-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652768-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652768-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01652768-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Westward Ho! beach at sunrise, colourful sky at low tide and tidal pool, north Devon, UK. February.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Natural Staging &#8211; Mike Read<\/h3>\n<p>The picture was taken in my garage which I occasionally use as a \u2018studio\u2019. A friend had contacted me and mentioned some \u2018strange\u2019 fungi growing in her garden. On arrival I was shown a group of these collared earthstars and with my friend&#8217;s permission, I brought the best looking one home with me.\u00a0 Bear in mind that it was no longer attached to the fungi\u2019s mycelium as they always lift themselves clear of the ground.\u00a0 I then used a piece of black velvet as an unlit background, two softener flash guns on 1\/8 power to back light the fungus and the spore cloud and a softened flash (an ordinary flash with some kitchen paper towel over it!), again on 1\/8 power to put light on to the front of the fungus.\u00a0 A piece of wire was used to gently tap the body of the earthstar to get it to puff out the spores. This mimicked the droplets of rain that would usually cause the fungus to puff! <em>(below left)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01653369-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Collared earthstar (Geastrum triplex) releasing spores, Hampshire, England, UK, November\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653369-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653369-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653369-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01653369-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Collared earthstar (Geastrum triplex) releasing spores, Hampshire, England, UK, November\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01651655-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Face mask, used as PPE during Covid-19, improperly disposed of in the sea, Tenerife, Canary Islands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01651655-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Face mask, used as PPE during Covid-19, improperly disposed of in the sea, Tenerife, Canary Islands\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>The Problem of PPE &#8211; Sergio Hanquet<\/h3>\n<p>Sadly, with the COVID 19 pandemic, both the terrestrial and marine environments are going to have to face a new enemy: the mask. Based on an average use of 10 masks per person per month, depending on the country where you live, millions of units may end up being discarded, and unfortunately some will end up adrift or at the bottom of our oceans. We just have to hope that responsible users will discard masks appropriately, or better yet use re-usable fabric masks.\u00a0<em>(above right)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Destruction and Regeneration &#8211; Jirri Lochmann<\/h3>\n<p>Bushfires in Australian dry tropics are a common phenomenon, so the plants that occur there have had to adapt to survive and persist in a fire-prone environment. The dominant habitat of this region is the savannah woodland which consists mostly of inflammable plants, such as eucalyptus trees, highly flammable Spinifex grasses and equally flammable bushes that form the savannah woodland under storey.\u00a0 Some of the savannah plants contain volatile substances that are extremely combustible.\u00a0 This combustibility is illustrated in this image, as well as in the common name \u2018the Kerosine Bush\u2019 of one such highly ignitable species.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01650558-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bushfire in dry tropics - King Leopold Range, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. May 2003.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650558-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650558-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650558-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bushfire in dry tropics - King Leopold Range, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. May 2003.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>There are a variety of strategies that plants forced to survive in fire-prone environments adapt.\u00a0 Some are re-sprouters, like the depicted shrubs that re-sprout from the lignotubers; woody swellings containing the epicormic buds, as well as stores of starch from which the new growth can be supported during the time when the plant cannot photosynthesise. Re-sprouters survive the fire and the new plant isactually the same individual that it was before the main stem was destroyed. <em>(below left)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some, like this pyrophile (fire-loving) Red Lantern Banksia, are classified as re-seeders.\u00a0 In the case of re-seeders the mother plant is killed by the fire, but the fire has a magic capacity of softening the cone and thus releasing the seeds, which are then dispersed by the wind a few days after the fire.\u00a0 In this case the fire is actually a pre-requisite for species survival &#8211; without the fire there is no release of seeds, no germination and no establishment of a new generation of Red Lantern Banksia. <em>(below right)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01650540-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Severely burnt shrubs re-sprouting from lignotubers shortly after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-375x251.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-900x603.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650540-158x106.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Severely burnt shrubs re-sprouting from lignotubers shortly after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01650547-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red lantern banksia (Banksia caleyi), a pyrophile which opens its cones to release seeds only after a fire, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, October 2002.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650547-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650547-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01650547-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red lantern banksia (Banksia caleyi), a pyrophile which opens its cones to release seeds only after a fire, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, October 2002.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Conservation Matters<\/h3>\n<p><span>At Nature Picture Library we believe passionately in the importance of nature conservation, and each quarter we make a donation to a chosen conservation charity. We always choose a specific project, where our donation will make a difference to vital work being done on the ground. Simply by licensing images from us, you can help vital conservation work. Last quarter we supported the work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fauna-flora.org\/projects\/transboundary-cao-vit-gibbon-conservation-cao-bang-province\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fauna &amp; Flora International Vietnam<\/a>, specifically their gibbon monitoring project. Our\u00a0donation has funded the purchase of a camera to assist with monitoring populations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/25\/fauna-flora-international-and-the-cao-vit-gibbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cao Vit gibbon<\/a> in Cao Bang province. Our current charity\u00a0is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avon Wildlife Trust<\/a>, where our donation will support their badger vaccination programme, demonstrating a more humane and cost-effective alternative than culling to reduce the spread of bovine TB in badgers. You can read more about their work in our latest story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/24\/cull-or-cure-the-badger-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Cull or Cure&#8217;<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery gallery-8715 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\/2020\/09\/01654403-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Cao Vit gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) male hanging from rainforest tree, Vietnam.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654403-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cao Vit gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) male hanging from rainforest tree, Vietnam.\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/01654458-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"A European badger (Meles meles) leaves a cage trap after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01654458-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"A European badger (Meles meles) leaves a cage trap after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p><span>To view our full gallery of September Highlights,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2020\/september-2020-highlights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><span>, or view our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureplprints.com\/september-2020-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prints gallery<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month has seen our photographers submitting material from all corners of the globe. Bruno D&#8217;Amicis has covered Cuba, Enrique Lopez-Tapia has returned from Chad, and we have a wealth of new images from Australia, Africa, South America and, not least, the oceans of the world from Brandon Cole. Not forgetting British and European wildlife&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/16\/september-2020-highlights\/\" 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-8715","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\/8715"}],"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=8715"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8798,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8715\/revisions\/8798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}