Juergen & Christine Sohns / Minden / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa
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Winfried Wisniewski / African Lion (Panthera leo) female nuzzling a male, Masai Mara, Kenya
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) defacating by hanging from thumbs the 'right way up', Yarra Bend Park, Victoria, Australia, April.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) aggressive mating behaviour (wrestling, biting) male eventually moves away, Yarra Bend Park, Victoria, Australia, April.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) male involved in courtship / mating behaviour including licking female's genitalia; male grooming his own penis, bickering and female climbing away, Yar...
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David Weiller / Aerial tracking shot of locals feeding a juvenile Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and swimming past a crowd of tourists, Oslob, Philippines, May.
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David Weiller / Aerial tracking shot of locals feeding a juvenile Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and swimming past a crowd of tourists, Oslob, Philippines, May.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) looking up, Miller Park Zoo. Vulnerable. Captive.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) feeding on pink Eucalyptus blossom, Olinda, Australia, February. Rescued animal in controlled conditions.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) feeding on red Eucalyptus blossom, Olinda, Australia, February. Rescued animal in controlled conditions.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male on moonlit night, Laikipia, Kenya. Taken using camera trap with a long exposure time to expose the stars and a flash to expose the foreground, creating a ghostly effect....
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Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on driftwood, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, South America.
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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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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / A black phase critically endangered Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) snarling, Zoo Taiping, Malaysia. Captive.
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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 / Slow motion shot of two Grey long eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) flying, leaving roost in barn to go hunting, Devon, UK. The Grey long eared bat is one of the UK's rarest mammals.
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Claudio Contreras / Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) calling mate,Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, March
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Solvin Zankl / Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) at cleaning station North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Doug Gimesy / Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) walks along the beach. Sandy bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Territory.
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Pal Hermansen / Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with a radio collar for scientific tracking, walking across floating ice sheets and jumps across sea channel, Hornsund, South Spitsbergen National Park, Svalbard, N...
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Franco Banfi / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Vulnerable. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus) at night, under a starry sky. Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Communication Arts Annual 62 Competition 2021 Winner Book Category; Sony World Photographer Awa...
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Will Burrard-Lucas / A mating pair of leopards (Panthera pardus) caught in front of a camera trap at night, Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Communication Arts Annual 62 Competition 2021 Winner Book Category; Sony World P...
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus) at night, under a starry sky. Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. Nature Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Winner - Anim...
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Andy Murch / Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) portrait. Rhode Island, New England, USA. August.
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Andy Murch / Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena). Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Andy Murch / Scoophead shark (Sphyrna media), released specimen. Isla Chepillo, Rio Bayano, Panama.
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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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Andy Murch / Happy Eddy (Haploblepharus edwardsii) amongst Cape sea urchin (Parechinus angulosus) and starfish. False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. June.
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Andy Murch / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) mouth wide open, feeding in shallow water, surrounded by fish. South Bimini Island, Bahamas.
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Andy Murch / Bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) group feeding alongside Cape gannet (Morus capensis) during sardine run. Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa. June.
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Shane Gross / Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding on Tapegrass (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by juvenile Golden trevally fish (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Alam, Egypt.
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Shane Gross / Dugong (Dugong dugon) male and juvenile Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) shoal swimming over Turtlegrass (Halophila stipulacea) seagrass bed. Marsa Alam, Egypt.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on drifting sea ice. Svalbard, Norway.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on drifting ice floe. Svalbard, Norway.
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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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Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and cub age four months , Jao Reserve, Okavango, Botswana
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Alex Mustard / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) shows off its teeth. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea.
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Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), orphaned female pup sucking on a dummy, cradled on "mamma roll"; and in hand of wildlife carer. Black Rock Animal Shelter, Beaumaris, Melbourne, Victor...
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Danny Green / Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) standing on roots at water's edge, hunting for fish. British Columbia, Canada, September.
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Danny Green / Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) hunting for Salmon in stream. British Columbia, Canada, September.
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Brandon Cole / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), view from above as it swims away. Egypt, Red Sea.
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Brandon Cole / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) and Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming under a stormy surface. Egypt, Red Sea.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) landing on mating pair of Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburgh) Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos.
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Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi), Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos
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Robert Thompson / Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus), New Caledonia, controlled conditions
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Doug Perrine / I'iwi / Scarlet honeycreeper (Vestiaria / Drepanis coccinea) feeding on blossoms of mamane tree, (Sophora chrysophylla) also an endemic species, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. Endemic, Vul...
