Juergen & Christine Sohns / Minden / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Minden / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) female in Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) woodland, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Juergen & Christine Sohns / Minden / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa
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Lukas Schaefer / Sunrise timelapse of clouds sweeping over the Dolomites mountain range at dawn, Fanes Sennes Braies National Park, Italy, May.
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Lukas Schaefer / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) male walking up a mountain in the snow, Gran Paradiso, Italy, December.
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Vishal Jadhav / Exhausted Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) surrounded by House crow (Corvus splendens) group at dawn, one crow dives down to attack, Maharashtra, India, April.
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Vishal Jadhav / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) stood surrounded by a group of House crows (Corvus splendens) trying to find weakness by snapping at its feathers, Maharashtra, India, April.
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Vishal Jadhav / Red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) male hunting flying insects from a rock, Maharashtra, India, February.
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Vishal Jadhav / Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) pair performing courtship feeding ritual, passing berry from beak to beak, then female eats berry, Maharashtra, India, February.
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Vishal Jadhav / Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) hunting insects from perch in the grass, Maharashtra, India, July.
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Vishal Jadhav / Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus) pair howling, Maharashtra, India, September.
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Vishal Jadhav / Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus) female grooming male's head, Maharashtra, India, September.
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Vishal Jadhav / Spotted owlet (Athene brama) female looking out of nest in rocks, males appears then flies off, Maharashtra, India, January.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Wild Apennine wolf (Canis lupus italicus) running in snow on mountain ridge. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy. December.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Wild Apennine wolf (Canis lupus italicus) running in snow on mountain ridge. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy. December.
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Eduardo Blanco / Snow covered trees in the Sotos del Alfaro Natural Reserve, Alfaro, La Rioja province, Spain. January.
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Eduardo Blanco / Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), swarming in the millions on street at night, appearing like snow. Mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain, August.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with young chicks on the back among Fringed water lilies (Nymphoides peltata) Lake Kerkini, Greece, July.
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Oriol Alamany / Strombolian eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands, September 2021.
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Oriol Alamany / Trees silhouetted against erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano at night, La Palma, Canary Islands, September 2021
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Oriol Alamany / Cumbre Vieja volcano erupting at night, La Palma, Canary Islands, September 2021.
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Klein & Hubert / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) close up of jaw and teeth, Chobe River, Botswana, Africa.
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Klein & Hubert / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) with Yellow-billed oxpckers (Buphagus africanus) drinking at waterhole in dry season, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa.
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Eduardo Blanco / Close up lava from volcanic eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands. September 2021
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Eduardo Blanco / Volcanic eruption with silhouette of tree, Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands. September 2021
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Eduardo Blanco / Volcanic eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma,Canary Islands. September 2021.
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Eduardo Blanco / Volcanic eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands. September 2021
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Ben Cranke / Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) subadult males practice sparring. St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia Island
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Ben Cranke / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) and her newborn pup, bonding with calling and nuzzling. Salisbury plain, South Georgia Island
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Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) congregate on the beach, seeking a safe point to go into the sea, with male Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) blocking their path. St Andrew's Bay,...
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Doug Gimesy / Sub-Antarctic / Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) flying away with egg stolen from a Royal penguin colony (Eudyptes schlegeli), Macquarie Island, Australian Territory. December.
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Neil Aldridge / Timelapse of the sun rising over the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana.
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John Chan / Calliope hummingbird (Stellula calliope) chasing insects before returning to its perch, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) taking flight from a Pride of madeira (Echium candicans) after contact with a Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Calliope hummingbird (Stellula calliope) extending its tongue after feeding, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at mussel bed during breeding season, one hovering tern has a mussel clamped to its foot, a common mishap caused by stepping on an open mussel, Bolsa Chica...
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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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John Chan / Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) engaging in twig transfer during nest building, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, February.
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John Chan / Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) grooming its fledgling, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
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Jen Guyton / Mozambican wildlife veterinarian Mercia Angela on her daily walk with Boogli, a female Cape pangolin confiscated as infant by Gorongosa's law enforcement team. Boogli's mother had already b...
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Richard Du Toit / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) resting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
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Richard Du Toit / Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina) Western Cape Province, South Africa.
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Richard Du Toit / Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
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John Chan / American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) foraging in a tidal basin, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, October.
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John Chan / American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) foraging in tidal basin at sunset, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, September.
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John Chan / Group of Brent geese (Branta bernicla) foraging in Eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
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Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...
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Andy Murch / Pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum), two in reef, amongst kelp. Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa. May.
