860-290418 - Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the largest baleen whale found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world?s second largest cetacean, after the blue whale. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-289976 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Mirissa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

860-290143 - Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) couple on parade in a meadow in spring, Danube Delta, Romania

860-290029 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) facing a snorkeler in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

860-290359 - Great flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) at dawn, on a pond in the Camargue, France

860-290106 - Young green Iguana (Iguana iguana) on a wall in front of a hand-shaped tag painted on a building in Fort-de-France, Martinique

860-290401 - Great flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) open wings under a light snow shower, Etang de la Grande Maire, Serignan, Herault, France

860-290107 - Young Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) young on a rock by the sea in the Salvation Islands, French Guiana

860-289885 - Toque macaque (Macaca sinica) grooming on a branch, Sri Lanka

860-290424 - Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-289903 - European Beaver (Castor fiber) swimming, Pulvermoos moor nature reserve, Ammertal, Bavaria, Germany

860-290027 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf resting on its mother swimming around the island of Rurutu in the Austral Archipelago in French Polynesia.

860-290200 - Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in a swamp, Mabamba bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda

860-289674 - European lynx in winter, Lynx lynx, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

860-290145 - Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) lurking in a meadow in spring, Danube Delta, Romania

860-289801 - The giant oceanic manta ray or oceanic manta ray, (Manta birostris) deep into sun rays. Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka.

860-290278 - Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius), in the lake Gipe, Tsavo, Kenya.

860-290144 - Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) walking in a meadow in spring, Danube Delta, Romania

860-289664 - Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus), Ecuador

860-290072 - Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), adult male perched on a dead branch, Campania, Italy

860-289767 - A Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) looks on in Uganda.

860-290280 - African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo, Kenya.

860-290321 - Morning flight of Common crane (Grus grus) on the beaches of the Loire in January, Loire Valley, France

860-289714 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in the water, mouth of the Rio Dulce, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

860-290217 - Kruger National Park ranger using an axe to extract a tusk from the body of a naturally dead elephant (Loxodonta africana) to combat poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-289655 - Brown Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus brunneus), feeding on palm fruit, Madre de Dios, Peru

860-289796 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-290002 - Northern hawk-owl on a branch, Surnia ulula. Tanabru, Norway

860-289977 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Mirissa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

860-290079 - Cotton-headed Tamarin (Saguinus ?dipus), north-west Colombia

860-290279 - African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo, Kenya.

860-290276 - A short mane male lion (Panthera leo), on a kopje known as Lion Rock in Lualenyi reserve, Tsavo, Kenya.

860-290289 - Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-289867 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-289753 - A Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) looks on in the Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya.

860-289707 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in flight, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

860-289648 - Southern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri), portrait, Kabini Forest, India

860-289864 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-290113 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female on rock with a seal in the mouth, Raudfjord, Spitsbergen

860-290248 - Wildcat (Felis silvestris) male on the look out, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France

860-289894 - Herd of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) with calves a few weeks old, Sri Lanka

860-290223 - Female Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) touching the snout of her newborn, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-289764 - The hand of a young Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Uganda.

860-289780 - The hand of a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Uganda.

860-290357 - Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) in a pond, Camargue, France

860-289968 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in flight, Camargue, France

860-289887 - Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) walking in a national park in Sri Lanka

860-289866 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-290201 - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in water,Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

860-290184 - Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus), Sesriem, Namibia

860-290417 - Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, France, Mediterranean Sea

860-289713 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in the water, mouth of the Rio Dulce, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

860-289798 - Adult, female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-289787 - A Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Kerkini, Greece.

860-289980 - Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean Photo taken under permit

860-289752 - A male Lion (Panthera leo) looks on in the Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya.

860-289886 - Toque macaque (Macaca sinica) grooming on a branch, Sri Lanka

860-290320 - Song of the ash cranes (Grus grus) at dawn on a beach of the Loire, the cranes wake up and will not trade to fly away at sunrise, Loire Valley, France

860-289717 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in the bank of the Rio Dulce, Guatemala.

860-289668 - Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis), male perched on lichen-covered branch, Costa Rica, October

860-289656 - Brown Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus brunneus), feeding on palm fruit, Madre de Dios, Peru

860-289802 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-289923 - American marine crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) on the detritic bottom of a mangrove channel in the Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

860-289653 - Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), drinking at mineral-rich waterhole, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

860-289649 - Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus), hovering, Peru

860-289865 - Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-290286 - A lioness (Panthera leo) on a carcass, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania.

860-289667 - African Elephant (Laxodonta africana), calf touching female?s tusk, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, July

860-289657 - Brown Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus brunneus), Madre de Dios, Peru

860-290255 - A lion cub (Panthera leo) waiting for its mother and hiding in tall grass, Masai Mara, Kenya.

860-289803 - Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother with calf rising from the bottom, Reunion, overseas department and region of the French Republic and an Indian Ocean island in East Africa

860-290125 - Krestel (Falcon tinnunculus)on a post in grassland, Doubs, France

860-290355 - Great flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus ) scratching, Pont-de-Gau, Camargue, France

860-290416 - Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, France, Mediterranean Sea

860-289781 - A Little Owl (Athene noctua) perches on a telephone line in the Peak District National Park, UK.

860-290222 - Warm lights at the end of the day illuminating the head of a Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in a river, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-289978 - Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

860-290422 - Snorkeler with Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), one of the three species found in Mediterranean Sea. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea

860-290319 - Common cranes (Grus grus) in a corn field that has been mowed . There are still corn kernels to be eaten, Loire Valley, France

860-289650 - Lion (Panthera leo), male with elephant kill, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, January

860-289729 - Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) young on a post, Tuscany, Italy

860-290384 - Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

860-290277 - An African elephant (Loxodonta africana), walking in a forest, Tsavo, Kenya.

860-289969 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in flight, Camargue, France

860-289771 - A Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) on Lake Kerkini, Greece.

860-290062 - Face to face with a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the Sawandarek site. Raja Ampat

860-289651 - Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae) male on a branch, Costa Rica

860-290425 - Little owl (Athena noctua) perched on a post during a snow storm, England

860-289970 - Great Egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Camargue, France

860-289946 - Porbeagle (Lamna nasus) off the coast of Brittany, France, English Channel

860-290001 - Northern hawk-owl on a branch, Surnia ulula. Tanabru, Norway

860-290050 - Blue crane (Anthropoides paradisea), Overberg, South Africa, December 2018

860-290391 - Velvet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) on a branch, Ishasha, Uganda

860-289951 - Red Kite (Milvus milvus), side view of a juvenile in flight, Basilicata, Italy

860-290225 - Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) at dawn posted on the back of a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) at a waterhole. Kruger NP South Africa

860-289961 - Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). Group of dolphins submerged. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

860-290202 - Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla berengei), Uganda

860-290065 - Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) at a depth of 50 metres in the lagoon of Mayotte.

860-290180 - Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), Cape Cross, Namibia

860-290288 - Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.