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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.
Little egret (Egretta garzetta) adult stalking fish, reflected in water surface, Danshuei river estuary, Taiwan.
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
Corymbites pectinicornis beetle, Estonia
Natural rock archway carved by the sea through karst limestone rock at Cuevas del mar (sea caves) beach, near Llanes, Asturias, Spain.
White willow (Salix alba) tree with base of trunk almost chewed through by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber), Narew marshes, Podlaskie, Poland. MORE INFO: Beaver activity is crucial in keeping Poland's ancient marshes open and free of encroaching bushes and trees and their dams also help to maintain high water levels.
Spoof tourist sign in front of Buachaille Etive Mor, Scotland
Hard fern
Harebells
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.
Smooth newt
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the littoral of the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
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
Adult gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) along the Langanes peninsula, Iceland
Skara Brae, a Neolithic village constructed in 3,100 BC, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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
Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo on Peninsula Valdez, Patagonia, Argentina, South Atlantic
A panoramic view of picturesque Hofn �ï�¿�½�Ã�ž Hornafirti along the remote southeastern coast of Iceland
Galapagos white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis) feeding near giant tortoise in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland
The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) with Lindblad Expedition guests at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) chick in the nest in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
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
Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean
Russian reefer ship Petrozavodsk literally ran into the Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) mating behavior at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean.
Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer taking the "polar plunge" in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Curious king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, 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
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
Leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Adult whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) pair on nest near Lake Myvatn, Iceland
Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
An brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) chick at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) chick at breeding colony on Prion Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Views from the troll park above the city of Bergen, Norway
Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean
Fog and a fog bow surround the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer in Palanderbutka, Nordaustlandet, in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
Snowmobiling on the Vatnajskull ice cap, Iceland
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) Catching, flailing, and eating a chinstrap penguin at Point Wild on Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Southern Ocean
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
Lindblad Expeditions guests with a lone adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice in the Gullet between Adelaide Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
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
Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season on Sumburgh Head, Shetlands, Scotland
Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) in the littoral of the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
View of Tristan da Cunha, "the most remote inhabited location on Earth", 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.
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
Adult Razorbill (Alca torda) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica) chick on South Georgia, 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
The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway
Grave site at the abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Adult brown bear pair (Ursus arctos) mock-fighting at Scidmore Cut in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA. Pacific 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
Views of the town of Thorshavn on Streymoy Island in the Faroe Islands
Views of Grytviken (Swedish for 'Pot Cove') on South Georgia in the South Atlantic