Steven Kazlowski / Two curious young Polar bears (Ursus maritimus), Barter Island, off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) snapping towards the camera, Tracy Aviary. Captive.
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Magnus Lundgren / Juvenile Ocellaris / Common clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) looking out from its home in an anemone, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) sniffing while looking at camera before approaching it, Parque de Las Leyendas in Lima, Peru. Captive.
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Jack Dykinga / Female Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) with two chicks in farm fields, near Marana, Arizona, USA.
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Hermann Brehm / Lion (Panthera leo), females interacting, with cub, Masai Mara, Kenya
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Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) male sitting in tree, portrait. Hokkaido, Japan. March
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Child holding up a migratory locust, Southern Chad. September 2019.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A child holding a migratory locust ,he has caught, South of Chad. September 2019.
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Erlend Haarberg / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in spring, Vauldalen, Norway, May.
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Espen Bergersen / Herring (Clupea harengus) caught in fishing net. Gulls in the net are taking of and flying around, shot with long shutter speed. Norway. December. November
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Nick Hawkins / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) opening mouth close up off Bonaventure Island, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September.
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Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigirs) tigress, stopping due to sound from camera while patrolling, Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.
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Klein & Hubert / Harvest mice (Viburnum opulus) on berries of guelder rose, France.
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Lorraine Bennery / Blue-eyed lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) male looking down from branch. Sahamalaza, Madagascar.
Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio anubis) male approaching with curiosity - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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Steven David Miller / Red-collared lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) pair examining hole in Eucalyptus as a potential nesting hollow. Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) two juveniles sitting close together. Koram island, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand.
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Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) approaching camera, Koram island, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand.
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Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile female stretching hand out towards camera, member of the Kabirizi group, Virunga National Park, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa,...
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Remi Masson / Tracking shot of a Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) swimming underwater, turns to look at camera, River Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France, June.
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David Perpinan / Common rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) chick exploring outside nest, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, June.
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Claudio Contreras / Young girl face to face with Peninsular Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) fawn at Peninsular Pronghorn recovery project, El Vizcaino Desert Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Pen...
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Claudio Contreras / Californian Sealion (Zalophus californianus) in kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, San Benito del Este Island, Baja California Peninsula Pacific Islands Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, Ma...
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick age 5 days, walking around nest, breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June, Finalist in the Portfolio Category of...
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Danny Green / Three Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) resting on ice, Alaska, June
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing tree trunk with autumn leaves, Highlands, Scotland, October 2015.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Curious Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) peering at camera from garden fence, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, September 2016. Highly commended in the Animal Portraits category of the...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Curious Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) peering at camera from garden fence, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, September 2016.
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Jabruson Motion / Three juvenile Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) resting in vegetation, rolling and playing before approaching camera, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996.
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Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a male Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) looking at camera, pulls off lens component, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996.
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Jabruson Motion / Silverback Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) and family resting in vegetation, with a juvenile peering into the camera lens Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996...
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Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a male Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) and juvenile resting, captivated by reflection in camera lens, knocks juvenile over, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic...
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Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a female Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) looking at camera, scratches face, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996.
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Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a male Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) looking at camera, with another male approaching from behind, beats chest displaying, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic...
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Jabruson Motion / Wide angle shot of a juvenile Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) swinging from a branch and looking at camera, with a silverback nearby, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of...
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Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a tracker, shot pans to a silverback Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) looking at camera, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996.
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Danny Green / Black bears (Ursus americanus) three cubs, one climbing, Minnesota, USA, June
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Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) split level of young seal investigating the camera with its nose and whiskers, close to shore. Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel. August
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Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) young female opens her mouth and blows bubbles through her nose playfully while she looks up from the seabed. Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel. August. Highly co...
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Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) playful young seal above a kelp forest. Lundy Island, Devon, UK Bristol Channel, August
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Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) split level view of young investigating camera lens, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, August
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Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) large adult female looks down from the surface, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel August
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) swimming towards camera, Orkney, Scotland, UK, August.
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Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) approaching camera with curiosity, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Taken with remote wide angle camera.
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Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) male approaching, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.
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Danny Green / Pine marten (Martes martes) portrait, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland, August. Highly commended in the Portrait category of the BWPA (British Wildlife Photography Awards) Competition 2016.
