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Closeup of suckers and teeth rings on the tentacles of Humboldt (Jumbo) squid (Dosidicus gigas), Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico, North America
Dominant male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) has a pendulous nose that covers the mouth and is attractive to females, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Dominant male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) on the lookout for challenges from younger males in the bachelor group, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Dominant male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) has a pendulous nose that covers the mouth and is attractive to females, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Dominant male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in aggressive display to other males, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Dominant male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) has a pendulous nose that covers the mouth and is attractive to females, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Close-up view of a three color parrotfish (Scarus tricolor), coming in for a bite of hard coral, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific
Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis), Limpopo, South Africa, Africa
Extreme close-up of a lizardfish eyeball, Australia.
Adult mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris), at night on the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific
Huge adult male leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on the beach at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Polar Regions
Detail of coral polyps, Tubastrea sp., growing on a healthy reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Islands Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
The very colorful Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) detail at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Detail of coral polyps growing on a healthy reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), skull on display at the Natural History Museum in Stanley, Falklands, South America
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) challenger bull head detail (notice shredded proboscis) at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions
A Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) explores the seafloor of a shallow reef off the coast of Belize. This intelligent cephalpod ranges throughout the Caribbean feeding on lobster, crab, and small fish.
Detail of anchor coral tentacles (Euphyllia sp.) growing on a reef in Indonesia. This area is known for its high marine biodiversity.
Detail of a stony coral (Galaxea sp.) growing in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. This remote region is known for its incredible marine biodiversity and gorgeous reefs.
Skull of an adult killer whale (Orcinus orca), on display inside the town of Stanley, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America
Coral polyps (Galaxea sp.) wait for plankton on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This beautiful area harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Detail of a large coral polyp in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical region in Indonesia is known for its spectacular coral reefs and high marine biodiversity.
Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) female and pup on snow, King penguins behind, Salisbury Plains, South Georgia Island, Antarctic, Polar Regions
Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on snow, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, Antarctic, Polar Regions
Manuscript showing anatomy of an animal, Mashad, Iran, Middle East
Manuscript showing anatomy of an animal, dating from the 12th century, Mashad, Iran, Middle East
Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) group approaching on land, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.
Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) using its jaws to detach two suckersfrom Common Octopus tentacle as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos) Greece. MORE INFO: The yellow parts of this hornet's cuticle absorb sunlight and the pigment xanthopterin converts light into electrical energy.
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumenia vatia) adult female, white form, camouflaged on Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) flowers sinking fangs into the head of a large Horse fly (Dasyrhamphis anthracinus), Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Crab spider family Thomisidae, Horse fly family Tabanidae, plant family Apiaceae.
domesticated sheep: ovis aries black faced ram highlands, scotland
scottish wildcat: felis silvestris young male wildlife par k, kirkcudbright
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
The very colorful Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO This large land iguana is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) sow with 4 COY (cubs-of-the-year) at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) eating clams at low tide in Puerto Don Juan in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) catching and eventually eating a Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Excited whale watchers on shore see all three resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) pods off Lime Kiln lighthouse, San Juan Island, Washington State, USA
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A view of the abandoned bowhead whaling station with bones strewn about in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throw in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Young adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) scratching its back on the gravel at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf on the west side of Spitsbergen Island in the Barents Sea, Norway
Adult Dall sheep (Ovis dalli) in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean
Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) on calm waters off the northwest side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult waved albatross (Diomedea irrorata) at breeding colony on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) captive adult male, critically endangered. Bozeman, Montana.
Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) captive adult male, critically endangered. Bozeman, Montana.
Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus Indicus) captive adult male. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.
Whalebone Alley, female tourist standing between bow head whale rib bones, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge-feeding on Krill. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: Baleen Plates are visible on the top jaw & Krill can be seen escaping from the animals mouth.
Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) A sperm whale tail. Gulf of California).
Whalebone Alley, female tourist sitting on bowhead whale bone, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.
Whalebone Alley, Bowhead whale bones, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.
Whalebone Alley, Bowhead whale bone, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.
Hourglass Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) rare unusual image, adult Male porpoising. Drake Passage, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO: Males of this species can be identified by the huge hooked dorsal fin and post-anal keel, both of which are visible on this animal.
African Lion (Panthera Leo) wild adult male. Phinda Reserve, South Africa.
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris),wild adult male, critically endangered. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.
Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.
Gymnothorax castaneus, panamic green moray. Ecuador
When the shed skin nears the tail, the newly formed chrysalis begins to shake very vigorously until the skin falls to the ground, then it settles down to form the butterfly within. The shape of the wings, anttenae and eyes can already be clearly seen. The process completes in seven to ten days. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
Butterfly wing detail, Mindo, Ecuador.
Jourdan's turban (turbo jourdani) large gastropod shell, reddish-brown, Rottnest Island reef, wild, day, marine protected area, free-diving off, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: Marine plant common kelp, a dominant feature of the underwater landscape. Protected areas are covered in lush growth of diverse algae, also red algea are here.
Lizard fish, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
tallfin batfish (platax teira), juvenile, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: with 3 dark bars, very long dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, feed on plankton from water column.
dead man's fingers (codium galeatum), wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: spongy texture, the fronds divide regularly into two, and their surface appears fuzzy up to a metre long. Common in rough water areas.
Scorpion fish eye with diver eye, Indonesia
Big Horn Rams, Ovis canadensis; Big Horn Ram; Big Horn Sheep
Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.