Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking an Arctic Fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) protecting its nest site, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Highly commended, MAMMALS, GDT 2011 competition
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Edwin Giesbers / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) close up portrait, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
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Neil Challis / Close up of Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) male sleeping in a tree, Central Thailand, June.
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Neil Challis / Mudskipper (Periophthalmus) displaying with pectoral fin at the entrance to its hole, Southern Thailand, March.
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Solvin Zankl / Cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) swimming in the darkness, Benguela Current, Atlantic Ocean, close to Namibia. Found at depths of over 1,000 meters. Controlled Conditions.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Horsfield's tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus) close up of head, moving its ears, Ragunan Zoo, Indonesia. 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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Uri Golman / Close up of a silverback Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) face with eyes closed, and hand / fingers, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Solvin Zankl / Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias biseriatus) appearing out of the darkness and swimming towards the camera, Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias biseriatus), Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde.
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Pal Hermansen / Close up of a Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) face looking around and towards camera, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, October.
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Andy Murch / Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena). Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Michael Hutchinson / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flower, Bristol, UK, April
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Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) Yorkshire, August. Focus stacked image.
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Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Yorkshire, July. Focus stacked image.
Edwin Giesbers / RF - White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) peering over Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free...
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Tony Wu / Crab-eye goby (Signigobius biocellatus), mimics crab with eye-spot markings on dorsal fins and back and forth movement. Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Tony Wu / Harlequin mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), close up of compound eyes. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Alex Hyde / Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata), underside of individual resting on a window. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus stacked image.
Richard Sidey / Extreme close-up of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with eye looking directly at the camera as the whale turns, Antarctic Peninsula.
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Doug Gimesy / Long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) portrait showing sharp curved claws on front feet for foraging, Victoria, Australia. Controlled conditions.
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Guy Edwardes / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) portrait, close-up, Lake Kerkini, Greece
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Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) portrait, Iceland, June.
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Markus Varesvuo / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) Kuhmo, Finland, March.
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Markus Varesvuo / Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) plucking a Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) Liminka, Finland, March.
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Danny Green / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) camouflaged in winter pelage. Svalbard, Norway, April.
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Danny Green / RF - Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in winter pelage, camouflaged in snow. Svalbard, Norway, April (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Fred Olivier / Close-up of a Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) sleeping, with paws over eyes, Kachemak Bay, Alaska, USA.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Forest whiptail lizard (Kentropyx pelviceps) blinking its eye, showing nictitating membrane crossing the eye, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
Alex Mustard / Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) gripping onto a sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Morley Read / Leaf frog (Agalychnis hulli) blinking its eyes and turning around, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)
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Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) female and ten chicks aged a few weeks. Marana, Arizona, USA. May.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) male, sub-adult aged three years, face portrait. Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Phil Savoie / Painted nomad bee (Nomada fucata) male bee with characteristic green eyes, sleeping with jaws locked around grass stem, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
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Shane Gross / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), two from below, one close up. Caribbean Sea off Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
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Klein & Hubert / Common hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) hoglet aged five days, eyes not yet open
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Lorraine Bennery / Ankarana sportive lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis) looking out from hole in tree. Analamera National Park, Madagascar.
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Paul Hobson / Parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) in aggressive pose with mouth open. Costa Rica.
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Edwin Giesbers / Lemon-yellow tree frog (Hyla savignyi) Cyprus. April.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance
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Karine Aigner / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) head, close up. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.
