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Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Nature? Best Windland Smith Rice...
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David Fleetham / Three Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) silhouetted just below the ocean surface, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Charlie Hamilton-James / Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) male, lekking display, rear view of feathers, Pinedale, Wyoming, USA. January.
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Tim Laman / A frost-covered windowpane backlit at sunrise on a cold February morning, New Hampshire, USA.
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David Fleetham / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) ventral view portrait, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) silhouette, hanging on a branch with wing open to help cool down, Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia, April.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) group hanging and stretching out wings on a branch, backlit by the setting sun, Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia, November.
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Lukas Schaefer / Sunrays filtering through the trees as spray from a waterfall rolls past, Ahrntal Valley, Alps, South Tyrol, Italy, June.
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Steven Kazlowski / Adult Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) silhouetted at sunrise along barrier island, off 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Barter Island, Alaska, USA. October.
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Marie Read / Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) male flies in to feed on nectar from Eastern red columbine flower (Aquilegia canadensis), Freeville, New York, USA, June.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake swimming on pond, backlit by rising sun and bokeh effect, Richmond Park, London, UK. February.
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David Pattyn / Juvenile Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in early morning light, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. August.
