The unique shape of the Matterhorn sorrounded by its mountain range covered in snow, Swiss Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

The Sciliar, unique for its distincitive pinnacles, the Santner and Euringer peaks, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

The unique shape of the Matterhorn sorrounded by its mountain range covered in snow, Swiss Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Ishak Pasha Palance, a unique Ottoman palace and mosque in Doğubeyazıt district, Ağrı province, eastern Turkey

Unique sandstone formation in a barren landscape on Freemansundet, Svalbard, Arctic

Futuristic architecture in traditional landscape Ysios Bodega winery at Laguardia in Rioja-Alaveda wine-producing area, Spain

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum, Red Bridge - Principes de Espana Bridge, Iberdrola Tower and River Nervion at Bilbao, Spain

Soccorpo Cathedral (Lamia dei Morti) (Cemeterio) (Church of S. Croce), Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Silverswords, a plant unique to Hawaii which flowers once then dies, growing in vast crater of Haleakala, the world's largest dormant volcano, Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Fort Bravo (Texas Hollywood), Tabernas, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

Church of St. Oswald, with unique separate bell tower, Eden Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hadrians Wall with civilian gate, a unique feature, and Housesteads Fort, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Unique rock formation in the Organ Pipes National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Coyote buttes north, the wave, sandstone formed by wind and water, paria wilderness area, arizona, usa

Pandani, a species unique to Tasmania and the tallest heath plant in the world, in sub-alpine forest in the 'World Heritage' Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Ephemeral arch, valley of fire state park, nevada, usa, nord amerika

Bryce canyon in winter, view from sunset point, hoodoos at surise, bryce canyon national park, paunsaugunt plateau, utah, usa

Ephemeral arch, valley of fire state park, nevada, usa, north america

Coyote buttes north, the wave, sandstone formed by wind and water, paria wilderness area, arizona, usa

Bryce canyon in winter, view from sunset point, hoodoos at surise, bryce canyon national park, paunsaugunt plateau, utah, usa

Ephemeral arch, valley of fire state park, nevada, usa, north america

Blue canyon, limestone and sandstone formed by wind and water, arizona, usa

Horseshoe bend, colorado river, glen canyon national recreation area, page, arizona, usa, north america

Bryce canyon in winter, view from sunset point, hoodoos at surise, bryce canyon national park, paunsaugunt plateau, utah, usa

Two pandani, a species unique to Tasmania and the tallest heath plant in the world, below 1545m Cradle Mountain in the 'World Heritage' Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Coyote buttes north, sandstone formed by wind and water, paria wilderness area, arizona, usa

Pandani, a species unique to Tasmania and the tallest heath plant in the world, below 1545m Cradle Mountain in the 'World Heritage' Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Coyote buttes north, the wave, sandstone formed by wind and water, paria wilderness area, arizona, usa

Grand canyon in winter, view from south rim, colorado river, grand canyon national park, arizona, usa

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

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Note the trail on the surface of the water made by its tail.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean.

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.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.

Male Killer whale (Orcinus orca) with dorsal fin flopped to one side. Snaefellsness Peninsular, Iceland

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: blue water, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot The Wello Penguin

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Unusual and beautiful cloud formations in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

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

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

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

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

Tristan Albatross (Diomedea exulans dabbenena) Juvenile. Endangered. Rare unusual image. Off Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

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

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

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

Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean.

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

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

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

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

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Reflections on the calm water at Punta Colorado on Isla San Jose in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

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

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

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

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

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sub-surface feeding in the rich waters off the continental shelf, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

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

A rare sighting of an adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sub-surface, Spitsbergen, Norway

Tristan Albatross (Diomedea exulans dabbenena) Juvenile. Endangered. Rare unusual image. Off Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

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

A rare sighting of an adult blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sub-surface, Spitsbergen, Norway

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

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

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

Caucasian man admiring view of remote landscape

A diver swims between a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and her cub in the waters of the Caribbean island of Dominica.

A diver in the dense marsh vegetation of the Corrego Azul river, close to Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Dolmen of Guadalperal. The monument is within the Valdeca�as reservoir in the Tajo River, Caceres, Spain

Dolmen of Guadalperal. The monument is within the Valdeca�as reservoir in the Tajo River, Caceres, Spain

The graphic and essential shape of a Parapandal shrimp (Plesionika narval) in an unusual shot from above which also highlights the eggs, with their characteristic blue color.

A couple of butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) peeps out from inside a fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), that they chose as the nest for hatching their eggs.

Panda

Panda

Cat Portrait

Panda

Panda

Lone sunflower in Lavender Field, France

Guilin China

Performance of the song "Sally Woo" on stage of the Simon Cabaret, a famous Transvestite Cabaret, Patong Beach, Ao Patong, Hat Patong, Phuket, Thailand

The island of Ua Pou with its unique rock spires, French Polynesia

The island of Ua Pou with its unique rock spires, French Polynesia

Sunrise at island of Ua Pou with its unique rock spires, French Polynesia

Castle Jormannsdorf Education center in the range of health care, Burgenland, Austria

Elephant (Loxodonta africana), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), steppe, aridity, drought, climate change, safari, tourism, travel, Savuti region, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

The Vinales Valley with its rocky hills, the unique Mogoths and scattered Royal palms (Roystonea regia), Vinales, Cuba, Central America

The unique experience of visiting the desert makes Wadi Rum a worthwhile stop on a visit to Jordan. Dozens of Beduin camps offer tourists beduin camping in the desert under clear skies

The unique experience of visiting this beautiful desert on camels makes Wadi Rum a worthwhile stop on a visit to Jordan. Dozens of Beduin-run tours cater to tourism