860-293620 - Vosges du Nord Forest emerging from the autumn mist, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France.

860-293621 - Red squirrel (Sciurus sciurus) in the snow, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France.

860-293622 - Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) hanging on a trunk, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France.

860-293623 - Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) on a mossy branch, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France.

860-293578 - African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd of elephants facing the dried-up Amboseli lake, Kenya.

860-293632 - Lake Bourget, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, France.

860-293545 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) lying down in a tree in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293619 - Logging with a draft Ardennes horse, Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord, France.

860-293618 - Logging with a draft Ardennes horse, Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord, France.

860-293642 - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) male in courtship display on a thorny bush, Espanola Island, Galapagos.

860-293641 - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) male in courtship display, Espanola Island, Galapagos.

860-293651 - Lion (Panthera leo) with its lips curled back, Kruger National Park, South Africa

860-293645 - Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) group warming up on top of a rocky wall after diving into the cold waters to feed, several red and orange crabs (Grapsus grapsus) clinging to the ochre volcanic rock. Galapagos, Ecuador.

860-293650 - Common genet (Genetta genetta) on a tree trunk at night in Kruger National Park, South Africa

860-293532 - Fairy chimney under the moon, Bardenas Reales, Spain.

860-293646 - Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) male during the breeding season, "Christmas iguana," in a typical thermoregulation posture, Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

860-293652 - Lion (Panthera leo) in the tall grass, Kruger National Park, South Africa

860-293653 - African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in the savannah, Kruger National Park, South Africa

860-293577 - African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) male facing forward, throwing dust with its trunk while walking in the plains, Amboseli, Kenya.

860-293615 - Logging with a draft Ardennes horse, Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord, France.

860-293576 - Black-tailed wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) walking in the Amboseli lake, Kenya.

860-293643 - Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, the youngest island in the Galapagos archipelago. Surrounded by a marine mist and overcast skies (a phenomenon known as garúa), it features black basaltic lava extending into the Pacific Ocean, with very little vegetation. Ecuador.

860-293640 - Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki), a young sea lion on a sandy beach of a small island near Santa Cruz, a beach restricted from mass tourism, a sanctuary for wildlife and flora. Galapagos, Ecuador.

860-293644 - Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) motionless on the black lava rocks to absorb the warmth of the sun after a cold bath. Galapagos, Ecuador.

860-293574 - African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana), friendly joust between two elephants in profile with Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Amboseli, Kenya.

860-293616 - Logging with a draft Ardennes horse, Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord, France.

860-293617 - Logging with a draft Ardennes horse, Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord, France.

860-293575 - African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), two calves and their mother facing forward with a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) on her back in the plains of Amboseli, Kenya.

860-293612 - Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) on a trunk, Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park, France.

860-293610 - European kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) swallowing a fish, Regional Natural Park of the Northern Vosges, France.

860-293573 - African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), two elephants in profile with cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) on their backs at sunrise, Amboseli, Kenya.

860-293459 - Clearing morning fog, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

860-293458 - American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

832-410221 - Great White Egret (Ardea alba) Shallow water zone, reed belt, foraging, wading bird, migratory and resting bird, breeding bird, display plumage, mating, Saxony-Anhalt, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Germany

832-410223 - Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food, prey, foraging, food for the young birds, erected bonnet, sunrise, interaction, breeding cave, nest, young bird begging for food, flying, on approach, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

832-410224 - Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food for the female, prey, alz, pair, mating, foraging, food for the young birds, erected bonnet, sunrise, interaction, breeding cave, nest, young bird begging for food, flying, approaching, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

832-410226 - Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) newcomer in Saxony-Anhalt, blaze of colour, approaching, flying, wings spreading, foraging, with food in beak, sting of bumblebee removed, wings spreading, insect as prey, bumblebee, sunrise, Saxony-Anhalt, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Germany

832-410227 - Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food for his female, bridal gift, pair formation, courtship, foraging, erected bonnet, pair, breeding den, sunrise, interaction, flying, begging for food, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

832-410228 - Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food, prey, foraging, food for the young birds, erected bonnet, sunrise, interaction, breeding cave, nest, young bird begging for food, flying, on approach, wings, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

832-409227 - Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), at dusk, in front of sunrise, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409226 - Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409224 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Crocodile (Alligatoridae), crocodile (Crocodylia), shortly in front of the characteristic call, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409223 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Crocodile (Alligatoridae), crocodile (Crocodylia), jumps out of the water, belly side visible, mouth open, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409222 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Crocodile (Alligatoridae), crocodile (Crocodylia), jumps out of the water, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409221 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Crocodile (Alligatoridae), crocodile (Crocodylia), jumps out of the water, piranhas in mouth, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409220 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Crocodile (Alligatoridae), crocodile (Crocodylia), animal portrait, frontal, from the front, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409219 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Alligator (Alligatoridae), Crocodile (Crocodylia), Reflection, Pantanal, Inland, Wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, Wetland, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409218 - Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), taking a bath, cooling off in the water, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409217 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Alligator (Alligatoridae), Crocodile (Crocodylia), Reflection, Pantanal, Inland, Wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, Wetland, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409216 - Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacara), Crocodile (Alligatoridae), crocodile (Crocodylia), animal portrait, back, from behind, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409215 - Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), standing on the shore in water hyacinths (Pontederia subg. Eichhornia), Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409214 - Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), at night, standing on branch, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409213 - Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), at night, sitting, eye contact, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409212 - Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), on a branch, at night, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409211 - Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), animal portrait, at night, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

832-409225 - Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), animal portrait, Pantanal, inland, wetland, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, wetland biotope, Mato Grosso, Brazil

860-293368 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), filtering with the baleen plates at the surface in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293367 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), breaching calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293366 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), breaching calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293365 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), surfacing in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293364 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), breaching calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293363 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), tail in the protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293362 - South American sea lion, (Otaria flavescens), UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean

860-293361 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), and her young calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293360 - The massive tail ot a Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293359 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), and her young calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293358 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), and her young calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293357 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), and her young calf in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293356 - The massive tail ot mother and calf Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293355 - The massive tail ot a Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293354 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), white young calf with mother, in the shallow protected waters of the Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293353 - Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), portrait of white young calf witn Parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice, Cyamus ovalis. They live on the callosities of southern right whale. Golfo Nuevo, Valdez Peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage site, Argentina.

860-293315 - Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), eating a fish, Neusiedlersee National Park, Austria

860-293312 - Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in a pond, Neusiedlersee National Park, Austria

860-293305 - European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) emerging from its burrow in a field, Neusiedlersee National Park, Austria

860-293304 - Male Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) on a branch looking for prey, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary

860-293303 - Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), male in flight, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary

860-293115 - Bearded vulture, lammergeier or ossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus) perched in Giant's Castle Game Reserve, Drakensberg, South Africa. Rare scavenger with striking plumage, known for bone-dropping behaviour.

860-293101 - Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) just catching a fish. Kruger NP. South Africa

860-293100 - Two young Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) playing face to face in water in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293099 - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in standing and yawning in island in middle of river in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293098 - Two African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) mating in the bush in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293097 - African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) family looking front view for water in dry riverbed in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293082 - Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis) perched on a branch leaning its head to one side. Santa Cruz Island. Galapagos NP. Ecuador

860-293081 - Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) walking along waterhole with reflection in Kruger National park, South Afric

860-293080 - Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) cub standing front view at den entry in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293079 - Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) mother and cub bonding at den entry in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293078 - Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) mother and cub bonding at den entry in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293077 - Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) cubs playing with mother in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293076 - Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) female with cub at den entry in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293075 - Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) crossing safari road in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293074 - Flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) walking on tar road in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293073 - African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) family looking front view for water in dry riverbed in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293072 - Group of African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) in dry riverbed in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293071 - African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) female with cub in dry riverbed in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293054 - Tagus River upstream of the "gypsy jump", breakthrough in the cliff, from the hermitage 500 m above sea level, Monfraguee NP, Spain

860-293042 - Small group of African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking in riverside in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293012 - Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) with spider prey catch in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293011 - Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) eating along waterhole with reflection in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa

860-293096 - Lion (Panthera leo) walking in the savannah in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania