Silvia Reiche / Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) butterfly resting on blade of grass, Netherlands
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Marie Read / Common loon (Gavia immer) adult swimming with a chick resting on its back, Presque Isle County, Michigan, USA, June.
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Bruce Thomson / Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) flock on stony desert floor, Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia.
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Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on driftwood, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, South America.
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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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Carlos Zorrilla / Common potoo (Nyctibious griseus) sleeping as chick yawns next to it, Ecuador, March.
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John Chan / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) resting, perched prior to returning to nest site with nesting material, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, February.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) female resting in shallows, Bainbridge Islets, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Richard Du Toit / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) resting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
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Jeff Foott / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting on ice with three Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) behind, Antarctica.
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Brian Bevan / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) resting with chick in nest before catching a fly and eating it, Bedfordshire, UK, August.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis). Devon, England, UK. August.
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Andy Murch / Rasptail skate (Raja velezi) resting on sea floor. La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Mark MacEwen / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), two females sleeping. St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. October.
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Oliver Wright / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) photographed in early morning light. Ledston, Yorkshire, June. Focus stacked image.
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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 / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting in dappled light created by dew droplets. The Netherlands. April.
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Edwin Giesbers / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on stem. The Netherlands. August.
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Edwin Giesbers / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), two resting on Scabious. The Netherlands. July.
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Jenny E. Ross / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cubs, age 2-3 months, in den, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada. March.
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Danny Green / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) cub resting. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Iceland, July.
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Danny Green / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) resting in snow. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Iceland, February.
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Danny Green / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) resting on track. Bandhavgarh National Park, India, December.
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Danny Green / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) male resting in undergrowth, portrait. Bandhavgarh National Park, India, December.
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Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi), Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos
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Ben Cranke / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) approached by an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella). A few pecks from the penguins caused the seal to retreat. Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)...
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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.
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Ross Hoddinott / Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly resting on an uncurling fern, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.
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Ross Hoddinott / Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) dragonflies resting on backlit reeds close to the water's edge, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Reindeer herders moving a large flock of semi-domesticated Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), with the help of snowmobiles, to the reindeer calving areas in the Jotunheimen National Park, Norway. Here, the...
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Andy Sands / Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked
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Guy Edwardes / Brown tent-making bats (Uroderma magnirostrum) roosting under a palm leaf, lowland rainforest, Costa Rica. November.
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Shane Gross / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki) resting on rocks at sunset on North Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. December.
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Laurent Geslin / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs sleeping curled up together, Switzerland
Danny Green / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) resting Cairngorms, Scotland, March
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Alex Mustard / RF - Pod of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) cruise in formation over the sand of a lagoon while sleeping. Egypt. Red Sea (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Erlend Haarberg / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), on spring snow, Vauldalen, Norway, April.
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Danny Green / Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) resting on ice, reflected in water. Svalbard, Norway. July.
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Danny Green / Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) and pup resting on ice. Svalbard, Norway. April.
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Danny Green / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) hunkering down in snow during blizzard. Svalbard, Norway, April.
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Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on sea ice, view from above. Svalbard, Norway, June 2018.
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Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sleeping in snow. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, November.
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Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female resting with cubs on glacier. Svalbard, Norway, July.
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Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs resting on sea ice. Svalbard, Norway, July.
