Terry Whittaker / White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) returning to newly-fledged chick to feed it before flying away, River Mersey, Greater Manchester, UK.
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Richard Hopkins / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) looking directly at camera as her male cub suckles before she turns away from him; he pesters her to feed him again. Shetland, UK, September.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back while the other parent is feeding the chicks with a fish Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on the back while the other parent is feeding the chicks with a fish Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back while the other parent is feeding the chicks with a fish Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird feeding fish to to its chicks with the other parent bird, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on the back while the other parent is feeding the chicks with a fish Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on the back while the other parent is feeding the chicks with a fish Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
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Marie Read / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) brooding small chick in nest on beach, Long Island, New York, USA, August.
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Michael W. Richards / Domestic hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) preening while brooding her chicks in farmyard, when she pecks at ground chicks appear from underneath her, Somerset, UK, September.
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding crop milk to chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June
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Brian Bevan / Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) feeding chicks and removing fecal sac from nest in garden, Bedfordshire, UK, August
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Alex Mustard / Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus) barks a warning as it guards a clutch of developing eggs (beneath it) laid on a small stone, below a fold in its home, a Haddon's sea anemone (Stichoda...
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Simon Littlejohn / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) regurgitating food for its chick, chick struggles to eat, Andalusia, Spain, June.
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Dave Watts / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) male and female pair visiting nest to feed chicks, France
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Matthew Maran / Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) with two suckling cubs in an allotment, London, England, UK, May.
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Matthew Maran / Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) grooming a suckling cub in an allotment, London, England, UK, May.
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Matthew Maran / Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) with four suckling cubs in an allotment, one jumping over her back, London, England, UK, May.
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Matthew Maran / Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) with four suckling cubs in an allotment, cubs start to play, London, England, UK, May.
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Matthew Maran / Close up of a Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) grooming her five cubs at den entrance in an allotment, cubs begin to suckle, London, England, UK, April.
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Matthew Maran / Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) feeding her cubs at entrance to den in an allotment, London, England, UK, April.
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Matthew Maran / Red fox vixen (Vulpes vulpes) feeding her cubs at entrance to den in an allotment, London, England, UK, April.
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Sylvain Cordier / RF - Common loon (Gavia immer) with chick on back. Michigan, USA. June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Dave Bevan / Pair of Grey wagtails (Motacilla cinerea) feeding nestlings and removing faecal sacs before flying out of frame, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female watching fledgling learning to climb and balance on branch. Owlet's first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor), two cygnets sheltering under parent's wing. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. April.
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Marie Read / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) adult feeding chick, Long Island, New York, USA. June.
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Marie Read / Common loons (Gavia immer), two adults and chick swimming on a misty lake in early morning, Michigan, USA. June.
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Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) female carrying young cub.
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) mother with rare white furred baby, Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chick while its mate approaches with food, Netherlands, May.
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Anup Shah / Dusky leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus) in tree, one holding baby . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand.
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Klein & Hubert / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick in brood pouch of parent, Antarctica
Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'T19 Krishna' carrying 2 month cub, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Tui De Roy / Erect-crested penguins (Eudyptes sclateri) feeding young chick. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species.
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Tui De Roy / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Galapagos
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Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Anup Shah / Tana mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) mother grooms her baby of between -3 months old watched by a juvenile. Tana River Forest, South eastern Kenya.
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David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick in between vegetation. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair with chicks on the back of one begging for food, The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Coot (Fulica Atra) female feeding its chick. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with a young chick on the back and another chick in the water. The Netherlands.June 2014
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Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant female 'Safi' aged 2 years with female 'Nasa' aged 23 years. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
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Pascal Kobeh / Group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in open water, maybe the whole family with the male, the female and the calves, Costa Rica. Pacific ocean.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'Noor T39' carrying wet cub. Ranthambore National Park, India.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'Noor T39' carrying wet cub. Ranthambore National Park, India.
