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European Chub (Squalius or Leuciscus cephalus) shoal in the clear water of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. MORE INFO: Chub traditionally inhabit more lowland waters in Croatia, but they have proliferated since being introduced to Plitvice Lakes, which are warmer than in the past due to climate change, and they have reduced native trout populations considerably by predating their eggs.
Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) group approaching on land, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.
Scots pine sapling (Pinus sylvestris) struggling to survive, growing from fissure in bare granite shoreline of Lake Saimaa, near Savonlinna, Finland.
Black alder (Alnus glutinosa) carr swamp forest edge in early spring, Biebrza National Park, Podlaskie, Poland.
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.
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.
European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) adult male, Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae.
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), three adults land to join many others and roosting Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) on Kallini salt pans during the autumn migration period, Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.
Frozen, snow dusted pastureland, arable fields and row of trees in winter, Frozen Hill, near Bath, UK.
Formosan or Taiwan macaque (Macaca cyclopis) adult male giving threat yawn while sitting on branch of banyan tree (Ficus microcarpus), Chaishan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Spoof warning sign - cod
Aerial view of saltmarsh at low tide near Cadiz, Spain
Moth caterpillar on ash seedling
Eye-shaped knot on American aspen trunk
Natural rock archway carved by the sea through karst limestone rock at Cuevas del mar (sea caves) beach, near Llanes, Asturias, Spain.
Wind farm silhouetted at dawn, Eaucourt-sur-Somme, Picardie, France.
Spoof tourist sign in front of Buachaille Etive Mor, Scotland
Hard fern
Juvenile ladder snake, Alicante, Spain
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.
High powered tractor "Chain Reaction" competing in a tractor pull competition to drag a weighted sledge as far as possible, North Somerset Show, UK.
Whole Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and pairs of tentacles hanging in the sun against blue sky before cooking, Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.
Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Adult common (northern) minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters of Woodfjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with introduced reindeer at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
Traditional whaling knife from Faoroe Islands. This knife is the Faroese pilot whale hunt's most distinguished equipment
Adult Shetland pony in the Shetland Isles, Scotland
Curious harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) approaches the Zodiac at Vigur Island in Iceland
Adult red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland
Zodiacs from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer along the Fuglefjellet cliffs on Bear Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Skara Brae, a Neolithic village constructed in 3,100 BC, Orkney Islands, Scotland
A view of sea cliffs and stacks in the Langanes peninsula in the northeast part of Iceland
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Adult common (northern) minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters of Woodfjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) chick in the nest in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) hauled out on the pack-ice in seas between Iceland and Greenland in the Denmark Strait
Russian reefer ship Petrozavodsk literally ran into the Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway
Traditional whaling knife from Faoroe Islands. This knife is the Faroese pilot whale hunt's most distinguished equipment
Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer taking the "polar plunge" in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Skara Brae, a Neolithic village constructed in 3,100 BC, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Lindblad Expeditions guests on board the National Geographic Explorer with a lone adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice, Antarctica
Ice in all of its myriad forms in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. MORE INFO Global climate change is affecting the formation and duration of ice in all its form here in Svalbard.
Curious king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland
Red and green algae-covered snow on Petermann Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup (often called "weaners" once their mothers stop nursing them) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
View of Mousa Island in Shetland, Scotland
Researchers from OCEANITES counting penguins from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer (shown here is )working in Antarctica
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Ã�ºmafjall, Iceland
Zodiacs cruising through the sea caves of Fugloy in the Faroe Islands
Dead southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup being eaten by an Antarctic skua on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.
Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) being dive-bombed by defensive arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) guarding their nest sites in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Adult White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) feeding in the rich waters off the northwest side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
The Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island (Bjornoya) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. MORE INFO These cliffs form the highest seabird cliffs in the North Atlantic Ocean.
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
Snowmobiling on the Vatnajskull ice cap, Iceland
Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding Zodiacs on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Surf breaking on lava shoreline at Gardner Bay on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Slow shutter speeds allow for surreal water movement in this photograph.
Views of the volcanic island Surtsey (Icelandic, meaning "Surtur's island"), the southernmost point of Iceland
Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean
Adult Shetland pony in the Shetland Isles, Scotland
Surf breaking on lava shoreline at Gardner Bay on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Slow shutter speeds allow for surreal water movement in this photograph.
South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) chick on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Ice held up to the sun near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean
Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
Adult whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) pair on nest near Lake Myvatn, Iceland
A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland
A view of remote Flatey Island, Iceland
Zodiac cruising among columnar basalt in Hvalv�ï�¿�½�Â�¡k Bay on the northern coast of Iceland
The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway
A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland
Grave site at the abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean
Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) porpoising for speed while traveling to their breeding colony on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
View of the volcanic shoreline on Tristan da Cunha, "the most remote inhabited location on Earth", South Atlantic Ocean
Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on Elephant Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica
Zodiac cruising among columnar basalt in Hvalv�ï�¿�½�Â�¡k Bay on the northern coast of Iceland
Views of the town of Thorshavn on Streymoy Island in the Faroe Islands