860-287264 - Aerial view of Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, and kayak. is the second-largest living shark, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark. Adults typically reach 6?8 m (20?26 ft) in length. The gill rakers, dark and bristle-like, are used to catch plankton as water filters through the mouth and over the gills. Despite their large size and threatening appearance, basking sharks are not aggressive and are harmless to humans. The basking shark has long been a commercially important fish, as a source of food, shark fin, animal feed, and shark liver oil. Overexploitation has reduced its populations to the point where some have disappeared and others need protection England

860-285888 - Sub adult male lion in the tall grass, Kalahari Botswana

860-285820 - Harvest mouses on wheat in summer GB

860-284519 - Peacock blue leucistic male displaying, Sologne France

860-286031 - American Red Squirrel on a branch in winter, Quebec Canada

860-283583 - Portrait of Nile Crocodile on the bank, Chobe Botswana]

860-285072 - Grey parrot on a branch

860-284261 - Couple of Puffin in the snow, Norway

860-286371 - Blue Tit eating a nut, France

860-285106 - Leopard Tortoise in Savannah, Botswana

860-283540 - Green Bee-eater on a branch, Rajasthan India

860-285827 - Red deer in the ferns, Boutissaint Burgundy France

860-284294 - Walrus resting on iceberg, Hudson Bay Canada

860-285477 - Grizzly bear cub standing on a riverside in Canada

860-285813 - Harvest mouse on wheat in summer GB

860-283443 - Male ptarmigan in the snow, Swiss Alps

860-286048 - River otter in the water, Quebec Canada

860-283043 - Polar Bear snorting on the ice, Barter Island Alaska

860-285127 - White-necked Jacobin female foraging in flight, Costa Rica

860-284235 - Tiger snake eel on bottom, Galapagos Islands

860-286401 - African Elephants in the plain, Okavango Delta Botswana

860-282158 - Toco Toucan on a branch, Parana Brazil

860-284407 - Grizzly walking on the bank, Chilcotin Mountains Canada

860-286239 - Plumose Anemones and Urchins, Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-283238 - Red Deer in a clearing at sunrise in autumn, GB

860-282396 - Rock Ptarmigan intermediate plumage, Swiss Alps

860-285638 - Portrait of Moontail Bullseye, French Polynesia

860-283967 - White-banded Cleaner Shrimp on Grouper, New Caledonia

860-283024 - Polar bear and young on the ice, Barter Island Alaska

860-285358 - Long-eared Owl eating a mouse at night, Spain

860-285061 - Great white pelican portrait in Rift valley, Ethopia

860-285830 - Red deers in clearing, Boutissaint Burgundy France

860-285868 - Red-backed Shrike on a branch, Burgundy France

860-285862 - European bee-eaters on a branch, Loire Valley France

860-286404 - Hippo walking in the water, Okavango Delta Botswana

860-282203 - White Stork in nest, Cabañeros NP Montes de Toledo Spain

860-283584 - Portrait of Nile Crocodile on the bank, Chobe Botswana]

860-284239 - Young Great Frigatebird at nest, North Seymour Galapagos

860-283680 - Young Cheetah sitting in the bush, Chobe Botswana

860-285841 - Brambling male on a branch north, Finland

860-285524 - Grey Wagtail on a branch and its reflection, Spain

860-284888 - Lowland frogs mating on bank, France

860-283259 - African elephant out of the water, Mana Pools Zimbabwe

860-283733 - Eurasian wild boar male drooling before fighting, France

860-284524 - Long-tailed macaque and young on a branch, Bako Malaysia

860-283591 - Nile crocodile on the bank, Chobe Botswana

860-286325 - European Shags on chick at nest on cliff, British Isles

860-282264 - Upland geese breeding pair, Torres del Paine NP Chile

860-285858 - European bee-eater courtship on branch -Loire Valley France

860-283849 - Portrait of Brown Kiwi- New Zealand

860-282163 - Portrait of Red-legged Seriema, Parana Brazil

860-283655 - Tropical sea bream open mouth

860-284360 - Portrait of Golden-headed lion tamarin

860-285791 - Hippopotamus in water, Khwai Okavango Delta Botswana

860-282333 - Lion mating, Botswana

860-285440 - Greater racket-tailed Drongo on branch-Royal Bardia NP Nepal

860-285809 - Badger looking at rowan berries in summer GB

860-284917 - Brown Hare running in a meadow at sunrise at spring GB

860-285810 - Badger under a hawthorn bush in summer GB

860-284220 - Portrait of Yellow-legged Gull, Ile de Porquerolles France

860-282568 - Young Sand Martins landing to nest burrow, Finland

860-283031 - Polar bears playing on the ice, Barter Island Alaska

860-282080 - Stag Red Deer standing among hinds in autumn, GB

860-282228 - Portrait of Western Lowland Gorilla

860-283051 - Portrait of Polar bear in water, Barter Island Alaska

860-285588 - Portrait of Scarlet Macaw grooming, Bali Indonesia

860-285309 - Eurasian Hoopoes on a branch, Spain

860-285084 - Hoopoe feeding its young in the nest, Botswana

860-283594 - African Elephant on the bank, Chobe Botswana

860-282566 - Spotted Nutcracker in flight, Finland

860-282686 - Posterior wings of Apollo, Franche-Comté France

860-284102 - Male Cinereous Harrier on a bush, Argentina

860-282155 - Female praying mantis in flower Gerbera, France

860-283740 - Young Pig Eurasia in the grass, France

860-284826 - Orang-utang, Indonesia

860-282356 - Chamois silhouette at dawn, Jura Switzerland

860-284707 - Brown Bear eating a Salmon, Kuril Lake Kamchatka Russia

860-283332 - South Andean Huemul female at rest, Torres del Paine Chile

860-284594 - Portrait of Eurasian Badger, UK

860-285013 - Little Egret on a branch, Dombes France

860-285701 - Young orangutan near its nest, Sepilok Borneo Malaysia

860-285592 - Red deer fawn running in a meadow in the Vosges, France

860-285596 - South African Ground Squirrel eating, Kalahari Kgalagadi

860-285430 - Vermillon flycatcher, San Fernandino Nazca Desert Peru

860-285119 - Mountain Hare in the snow in winter livery, Switzerland

860-286379 - Blue tit on Blue Atlas Cedar, France

860-285116 - Portrait of Lion roaring in savannah, Botswana

860-285221 - Humpback whale feeding on the surface, Sea of ??Cortez

860-286267 - Portrait of Red Irish Lord , Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-285699 - Young orangutan hanging, Sepilok Borneo Malaysia

860-285664 - Maki catta sitting in a tree

860-285443 - Scaly-breasted munias on a branch, Royal Bardia NP Nepal

860-283155 - Plum-headed Parakeet on a branch, Bera Rajasthan India

860-285362 - Long-eared Owl on a branch , Spain

860-284147 - Common white-tern on a branch, Denis Island Seychelles

860-286228 - Painted Anemone tentacles, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-284415 - Grizzly eating on a trunk, Chilcotin Mountains Canada

860-285079 - Brambling on a dead trunck in Chartreuse, France

860-285009 - Little Egret catching a fish, Dombes France

860-282580 - Greenfinches on a branch in winter, Alsace France