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Fishbone ferns growing at base of Kauri Pine tree, Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia

Rubber ferns and Fishbone ferns grow on forest floor in Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia

Birch tree. White bark of birch tree lying amongst a mass of yellow birch tree leaves; close up: autumn

Fireweed, epilobium angustifolium. Field with mass of flowers in pink. Mountain silhouette in the background

Scots pine sapling (Pinus sylvestris) struggling to survive, growing from fissure in bare granite shoreline of Lake Saimaa, near Savonlinna, Finland.

Thrift (Armeria maritima), Rock sea lavender (Limonium binervosum) and Coastal ragwort (Senecio leucanthemifolius) flowering on karst limestone sea cliffs at Pria, near Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.

Aftermath of a major forest fire within Corsica's National Park (Parc Naturel Regional de Corse), a year on, with large area of forest and maquis scrub destroyed and first flush of regrowth by grasses and flowers, near Aullene, Corsica, France.

Frozen, snow dusted pastureland, arable fields and row of trees in winter, Frozen Hill, near Bath, UK.

Parasite fly or Tachinid fly (Cylindromyia bicolor) feeding on Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) umbel flowers, Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Parasite fly or Tachinid fly family Tachinidae, plant family Apiaceae.

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) sun basking on grass stem in limestone meadow, Wiltshire, UK. MORE INFO: Butterfly family Lycaenidae.

A view of Gn%lodden in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer photographing mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) on open tundra in Svalbard, Norway

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) with photographer at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

The endemic giant barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii) on Isla Santa Catalina in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico

A look at the strange and wonderful shapes of cactus and succulents in the Valle of the Cirrios where cactus are in bloom in the Sonoran Desert of Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Macro images from the Galapagos Islands Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. Shown here is a bee pollenating a flower.

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding Zodiacs on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Aurora Borealis (Northern (Polar) Lights) with truckers lights on the ice road outside Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding on fish at the Puerto Ayora fish market on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

A look at the strange and wonderful shapes of cactus and succulents in the Valle of the Cirrios where cactus are in bloom in the Sonoran Desert of Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on fallen passion fruit on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

A look at the strange and wonderful shapes of cactus and succulents in the Valle of the Cirrios where cactus are in bloom in the Sonoran Desert of Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Mother and baby Plains Zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli). Young Zebra is inquisitive but stays close to mother. Kagera National Park, Rwanda, East Africa

Three Plains Zebra grazing in the tall grass in Kagera National Park, Rwanda. Standing parallel to each other. Kagera National Park, Rwanda, East Africa

Tight headshot of a Mountain Silverback Gorilla, looking away. Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

One of the older female Gorillas of the Band, is very relaxed in the rainforrest undergrowth of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and finds time to have a sleep. . Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

The furthest a car can go on the stampede trail, overlooking the topography of hills and distant snow-capped mountains at sunset. Blue sky deceives the late evening with almost continuous daylight in Alaska during the summer. . The Interior, Alaska, USA

A fire is smoking in the glow of the low sunlight. The small manageable fields are like a patchwork quilt with the colours of the different crops laid out over "the land of 1000 hills". Gikongoro, Rwanda, East Africa

L'Hoest's Monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti), or Mountain Monkey, is a guenon found in the upper eastern Congo basin. They mostly live in mountainous forest areas in small, female-dominated groups. They have a dark coat and can be distinguished by a characteristic white beard. Gikongoro, Rwanda, East Africa

Sliverback Mountain Gorilla sitting amongst the vegetation of the Volcanoes National Park Rain forest, Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

Known as the land of 1000 hills, Rwanda's countryside is reminiscent of a patchwork quilt of small manageable fields growing a variety of crops and agricultural terraces to utilise the land space available. Gitarama, Rwanda, East Africa