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00034069
SNOW BUNTING February
Plectrophenax nivalis
Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland

00034065
MUSHROOM PICKER France
with harvest in basket
(Model release obtained)

00034060
PATAS MONKEY sitting
Erythrocebus patas

00034050
ALPINE IBEX female & young
Capra ibex

00034049
WOODLARK pair
Lullula arborea
at nest with young

00034048
HOUSE SPARROW male
Passer domesticus
perched on Angelica stem

00034026
BATELEUR EAGLE in flight
Terathopicus ecaudatus
Etosha National Park, Namibia.

00034022
GREY CROWNED CRANE
Balearica regulorum
Breeding pair in typical wetland habitat
Amboseli National Park, Kenya

00034016
AFRICAN ELEPHANT
Loxodonta africana
Young calf
Amboseli National Park, Kenya

00034009
AFRICAN ELEPHANT dust bathing
Loxodonta africana
Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

00034005
SOUTHERN GIRAFFE
Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa
South Africa

00033996
MAASAI PEOPLE
The warrior jumping dance. Young Maasai moran (warrior-youth) leap into the air from a standing position, in order to demonstrate their strength and agility.
Near Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

00033986
MELLERS CHAMELEON
Chamaeleo melleri
Distribution: Rainforests of East Africa.

00033976
SEASHELL on beach
Seychelles

00033968
COMMON NODDY TERN
Anous stolidus
coming into land at nesting site with nesting material in beak. Seychelles. Distribtution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033941
HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Eretmochelys imbricata
Female nesting on beach.
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Endangered species.

00033940
HAWKSBILL TURTLE EGGS
Eretmochelys imbricata
Research scientist relocating eggs.
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Endangered species.

00033925
SEYCHELLES FODY
Foudia sechellarum
Cousin Island, Seychelles
Endemic to Cousine, Cousin, Fregate and Aride islands. Vulnerable species.

00033913
BEACH SCENE
View of Cousine Island from the sea
Cousine Island, Seychelles

00033909
WOMAN SNORKLING
In clear water amongst granite boulders.
Anse Source d' Argent beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles.
(Model released).

00033902
GIANT TORTOISE
Geochelone gigantea
On the beach
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Vulnerable species

00033895
GIANT TORTOISE
Geochelone gigantea
Feeding on vegetation.
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Vulnerable species.

00033883
TREE SPARROW on twig
Passer montanus
Midlands of England February

00033873
CIRL BUNTING female
Emberiza cirlus
on branch, Greece

00033870
CRETZSCHMAR'S BUNTING male
Emberiza caesia
in water Greece April

00033869
LINNET male on gorse
Carduelis cannabina
Worcestershire, England June

00033868
COMMON SNIPE in water
Gallinago gallinago
Oman November

00033867
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT by water
Limosa limosa
Oman August

00033866
BROWN-NECKED RAVEN on branch
Corvus ruficollis
Oman August

00033864
ROCK BUNTING
Emberiza cia
Spain February

00033859
CALANDRA LARK April
Melanocorypha calandra
singing perched on branch. Bulgaria

00033857
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus
standing by water. Sweden. April

00033852
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus
flock in flight
Hornborg, Sweden April

00034893
GIANT SEQUOIA or WELLINGTONIA
Sequoiadendron giganteum
forest with man walking Sequoia Natonal
Park, California, western USA

00034876
SONG THRUSH breaking snails at anvil
Turdus philomelos
France

00034851
BROMELIADS Everglades National Park
Florida, USA. March

00034850
YAK
Bos mutus
group in falling snow

00034847
CHOCOLATE LABRADOR RETRIEVER
Ten-week-old young on grass
Hertfordshire, southern England

00034817
DAFFODILS WITH SNOW
Narcissus sp.

00034814
IMPERIAL SHAG pair at nest
Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer
Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula

00034796
YEAST COLONY
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
for commercial use
e.g. brewing or baking

00034768
MIXED FLOCK OF SANDERLING, DUNLIN, WESTERN SANDPIPER & DOTWITCHER in flight
North Beach, Fort De Soto, Florida, USA

00034767
SIBERIAN JAY
Perisoreus infaustus
Oulanka National Park, Kuusamo, Finland

00034757
PEKINESE DOGS Large group
of varied colour on staircase

00034750
HORSE reared on hind legs
Equus caballus

00034739
CACAO or COCOA seeds being removed
Theobroma cacao
from pods. August.
Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

00034727
INDIAN SOFTSHELL TURTLE
Aspideretes gangeticus
basking on log in pool
India.

00034722
EUPHRASIAN KRILL & COPEPODA
All larvae of these, except Polychaete
larva (bottom right) & Carangid fish egg
(towards lower left) Great Barrier Reef,

00034700
LEOPARD catching hare prey,
Panthera pardus
Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya, East Africa
Hunting sequence, no. 2/3

00034693
WILD PANSY or HEARTSEASE
Viola tricolor
flowers, detail

00034643
RED WOLF (Re-introduced)
Canis rufus
Saint Vincent Island National Wildlife
Refuge, NW Florida, south eastern USA

00034610
FROST ON LEAVES of Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum

00034592
SANDSTORM over Nossob river bed
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park,
South Africa

00034565
WOOD FROG emerging from hibernation in Spring
Rana sylvatica
Nova Scotia, Canada.
Most northerly amphibian in world.

00034531
MONA MONKEY in tree
Cercopithecus mona
Grand Etang, Grenada, West Indies.
Originally from western & central Africa but introduced to Greanda 200-300 years ago.

00034522
SANDFISH male in sand
Scincus scincus
Egypt, northern Africa

00034475
EUROPEAN WILD BOAR
Sus scrofa
in long grass

00034464
CARRION CROW investigating nest box
Corvus corone

00034463
CARRION CROW in flight with egg
Corvus corone
after preying on bird's nest.

00034462
CARRION CROW in flight with egg
Corvus corone
after preying on bird's nest.

00034455
CARRION CROW mobbing a buzzard
Corvus corone

00034439
RED DEER stag in rut
Cervus elaphus

00034421
SOUTHERN HAIRY-NOSED WOMBAT
Lasiorhinus latifrons
South Australia

00034398
WHITE or FAIRY TERN with fish prey
Gygis alba
Seychelles.

00034380
COMMON FIELD GRASSHOPPER
Chorthippus brunneus
male

00034370
WASP SPIDER on web
Argiope bruennichi
Etang du Charnier, Gard, France

00034311
SPIROGYRA CELL

00034307
HIMALAYAN PEAKS Nuptse, Everest
(8848m) & Lhotse Solu-Kumbu
National Park, Nepal

00034306
HONEYBEE feeding on nectar
Apis mellifera

00034295
FOURTEEN-SPOT LADYBIRD
Propylea 14-punctata
eating aphid

00034286
CLICK BEETLE on flower
Prosternon tesselatum
Somerset, England.

00034274
PAPER WASP on nest
Polistes sp.
Samos, Greece.

00034260
FIELD COW-WHEAT in flower
Melampyrum arvense
Burgundy, France.

00034241
GREATER HEDGEHOG TENREC
Setifer setosus
foraging at night, Nosy Mangabe,
northeastern Madagascar

00034236
MADAGASCAR FRUIT BATS roosting
Pteropus rufus
Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

00034227
DIADEMED LEMUR
Propithecus diadema
Undescribed sub-species from north
of Tsinjoariva, eastern Madagascar

00034199
AMERICAN BROWN or GRIZZLY BEAR
Ursus arctos horribilis
young on hind legs, silhouetted on low sun
Spring Rocky Mountains, North America

00034193
CHITAL or SPOTTED DEER female
Axis axis
hiding in grass Nagarhole National
Park, Karnataka, southern India

00034149
INTERMEDIATE EGRET on nest
Egretta intermedia
with chick. Ranganthitoo Sanctuary,
Karnataka, South India

00034147
PAINTED STORK fishing
Mycteria leucocephala
Ranganthitoo Sanctuary, Karnataka,
South India

00034138
ASIAN WATER BUFFALO wallowing
Bubalus bubalis
in water. Kaziranga National Park,
Asssam, India

00034124
SALLY LIGHTFOOT CRAB
Grapsus grapsus
on volcanic sand. Galapagos

00034120
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
Sula nebouxii excisa
Galapagos

00034118
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY pair
Sula nebouxii excisa
preparing to mate. Galapagos

00034116
ANGEL FALLS (height 990m)
World's tallest single drop falls
Canaima NP, Venezuela

00034104
NORTHWESTERN RINGNECKED SNAKE
Diadophis punctatus occidentalis
Sonoma County, California, USA

00034101
BATFISH shoal of juveniles
Platax sp.
Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia

00034072
ONE-FLOWERED WINTERGREEN
Moneses uniflora
clump in flower

00034064
JAVAN or RED LANGUR
Trachypithecus auratus auratus
Javan Subspecies of the Ebony Langur
or leaf monkey

00034059
TARTARUGA or SOUTH AMERICAN
RIVER TURTLE young on log
Podocnemis expansa
World's largest freshwater turtle species

00034056
TURTLE DOVE
Streptopelia turtur turtur

00034054
PHEASANT cock dust-bathing
Phasianus colchicus

00034052
NUTCKRACKERS fighting
Nucifraga caryocatactes
in snow

00034046
LAPLAND BUNTING female
Calcarius lapponicus
Norway

00033966
WHITE or FAIRY TERN in flight
Gygis alba
Seychelles

00033958
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD
Phaethon lepturus
Adult nest on the ground.
Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033944
HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Eretmochelys imbricata
Research scientists tag a nesting turtle
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Endangered species

00033943
HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Eretmochelys imbricata
Research scientists tag a nesting turtle
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Endangered species

00033891
DAISIES large group in flower
Bellis perennis

00033877
CHINESE WATER DEER
Hydropotes inermis
Bedfordshire, southern England

00033872
ROCK NUTHATCH on rock
Sitta neumayer
Greece

00033855
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus
large group at water's edge with ducks
Hornborg, Sweden. April

00033849
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus
close-up of head drinking
Sweden. April.

00033838
ROBIN
Erithacus rubecula
young sunbathing on branch
Midlands. July

00033836
OCELOT
Leopardus pardalis
resting inside hollow log. April

00033833
BIRD TABLE with people watching
Blue and Coal Tits feeding.
Scotland, United Kingdom.

00033823
RED RUMPED SWALLOW by water
Hirundo daurica
Portugal

00033816
FALLOW DEER male
Dama dama
Kent, England.

00033810
ROE DEER in city cemetery
Capreolus capreolus
Scotland, United Kingdom.

00033795
ASIAN OPEN-BILL STORKS at nest
Anastomus oscitans
Wat Phai Lom, Thailand

00033791
SLIPPER ANIMALCULE compressed
Paramecium aurelia
Magnification x125

00033762
PURPLE GALLINULE group
Porphyrio porphyrio
Zululand, South Africa

00033747
LION CUB
Panthera leo
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, South Africa

00033746
LEOPARD with impala kill in tree
Panthera pardus
Sabi Sabi, Greater Kruger Park, South Africa

00033725
LEOPARD
Panthera pardus
Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

00033724
LEOPARD climbing tree with impala prey
Panthera pardus
Sabi Sabi, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

00033720
BLACKBACKED JACKAL climbing tree at night
Canis mesomelas
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, N Cape, South Africa

00033700
AFRICAN WATERLILY
Nymphea capensis
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033699
KRUGER ANTIONAL PARK SCENE
View of Rooibosrand Dam
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033690
RED-BELLIED LEMUR on tree trunk
Lemur rubriventer
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

00033686
RED-WATTLED LAPWNGS mating
Vanellus indicus
Bandhavgarh National Park, India

00033678
SPINNER DOLPHIN
Stenella longirostris
near to surface, lateral view
Apataki, French Polynesia, S Pacific

00033670
COWBERRY
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
close up of flower

00033668
COAL TIT in flight
Parus ater
towards snow-covered tree

00033662
STRIPED POSSUM on dead branch
Dactylopsila trivirgata
Species of upland rainforests
of Australia

00033643
PIED FLYCATCHER
Ficedula hypoleuca
female, on twig

00033628
SMOOTH NEWT male underwater
Triturus vulgaris

00033626
GEOFFROY'S LONG-NOSED BAT
Anoura geoffroyi
in flight sipping nectar from Strelitzia
flower Caught in Motion bookplate

00033615
GRASSHOPPER in flight
Tropidacris dux
Venezuela, South America

00033601
BLACK ANTS with larvae
Lasius niger

00033599
GREEN LACEWING in flight (multiflash)
Chrysopa sp.
Image carries a 50% surcharge

00033597
BRITISH BLUE CAT young
leaping to catch toy

00033593
HEDGEHOG on garden Steps
Erinaceus europaeus

00033579
HOUSE MOUSE
Mus musculus
tending young

00033570
COMMON TOAD
Bufo bufo

00033560
PRAYING MANTIS in flight
Stagmomantis sp.
Florida, USA

00033540
EASTERN CHIPMUNK
Tamias striatus
cheek pouches full North America

00033520
TRUMPETER SWANS
Cygnus buccinator
feeding in Tagish Lake.
Yukon Territory, Canada.

00033514
ELK or WAPITI male
Cervus canadensis
making 'bugling' rutting call.
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.

00033510
MOOSE bull smelling female for oestrus
Alces Alces
during rutting season.
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.

00033495
SLOTH BEAR close-up of head
Melursus ursinus
Delhi Zoo, India

00033494
BATELEUR EAGLES mutual preening
Terathopius ecaudatus
Kgalagadi National Park, South Africa

00033493
CAPE VULTURE on rock
Gyps coprotheres
Giant's Castle Reserve, Drakensberg,
South Africa.

00033491
LEOPARD male (captive)
Panthera pardus
Namibia.

00033475
CHACMA BABOON captive
Papio ursinus
sitting on a branch.
Namibia.

00033469
MIST OVER THORNVELD
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033466
WHITE-BACKED VULTURE
Gyps africanus
perched on a branch.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033464
WHITE-HEADED VULTURE
Trigonoceps occipitalis
perched on a branch.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033458
GOLIATH HERON standing in water.
Ardea goliath
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033457
GOLIATH HERON standing in water.
Ardea goliath
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033449
LAPWING NEST with 4 eggs
Vanellus vanellus
North Pennines, County Durham, UK.

00033446
TAWNY OWL (captive)
Strix aluco
amongst Bluebells.
United Kingdom.

00033444
COAL TIT on tree.
Parus ater
Brock Valley, Garstang, Lancashire, UK.

00033439
DAISIES in flower.
Bellis perennis
United Kingdom.

00033437
PRIMROSE
Primula vulgaris
growing at base of tree trunk.
Arnside, Cumbria, UK.

00033433
MUSHROOM PICKERS
France

00033422
GRANDIDIER'S GECKO
Geckolepis typica
camouflagued on tree trunk
Ankarana, Madagascar

00033421
MADAGASCAR VELVET GECKO
Homopholis boivini
Madagascar

00033420
SOUTHCENTRAL CHAMELEON
Chamaeleo minor
male on twig. Madagascar
Vulnerable species

00033398
ERODED ROAD
washed away by monsoon rains
Southern Madagascar

00033397
ELEPHANT BIRD
Aepyornis sp.
eggshell fragments being eroded out
of the plateau. Faux Cap, Madagascar

00033390
RIBBON WORM
foraging for food

00033378
RED-FRONTED GAZELLES at water
Gazella rufifrons
N Cameroon Gazelle of semi-desert
regions in narrow belt, Senegal to Sudan

00033377
ASP VIPER
Vipera aspis
head, gaping, showing fangs
South western France

00033373
HUMAN BODY LOUSE
Pediculus humanus corporis
two on human skin

00033355
SOUTH AMERICAN RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus durissus
pair mating. South America

00033345
CHINESE ALLIGATOR on land
Alligator sinensis
(Native to China)

00033322
EASTERN CHIPMUNK
Tamias striatus
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

00033320
INLAND BEARDED DRAGON head detail
Pogona vitticeps
defensive stance
(Australia)

00033309
THREE-TOED BOX TURTLE
Terrapene carolina triunguis
view of head
Montevallo, Alabama,USA

00033294
DIAMOND BACK WATER SNAKE
Nerodia rhombifera
(distribution Central & South USA)

00033290
GREY-BANDED KINGSNAKE coiled
Lampropeltis alterna

00033274
LOUISIANA RACER
Coluber constrictor anthicus
Louisiana, USA

00033273
LOUISIANA RACER
Coluber constrictor anthicus
Louisiana, USA

00033272
LOUISIANA RACER
Coluber constrictor anthicus
Lake Fausse Pointe, Louisiana, USA

00033271
LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR swimming
Ursus americanus lutreolus
Endangered subspecies. Tensas &
Atchafalaya riverbasins, Louisiana, USA

00033247
CRESTED TIT
Parus cristatus
Pyrenees, France

00033241
SONG THRUSH eating worm
Turdus philomelos
France

00033237
SONG THRUSH feeding chicks in nest
Turdus philomelos
France

00033228
MAAKED WEAVER
Ploceus velatus
Male weaving nest
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033226
MASKED WEAVER NEST
Ploceus velatus
Photographed in Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033208
GERMANDER SPEEDWELL in flower
Veronica chamaedrys

00033203
AFRICAN WHITE-BACKED VULTURE
Gyps africanus
close-up of head

00033192
NETHERLAND DWARF RABBIT &
GUINEA PIG
Hertfordshire, England

00033190
ABYSSINIAN LOVEBIRD pair
Agapornis taranta
on cherry branch

00033189
TABBY KITTEN & apple blossom
Late April

00033185
VIPER'S BUGLOSS on field edge
Echium vulgare
with Poppies & Wild Mignonette
June Breckland, Norfolk, UK

00033169
WALLCREEPER July
Tichodroma muraria
Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

00033167
NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO digging
Dasypus novemcinctus
(in captivity) Big Cypress National
Preserve, Florida, USA March

00033164
CHICKEN EGGS HATCHING
Gallus domesticus

00033162
CHICKEN HATCHING SEQUENCE
Gallus domesticus
5th of sequence

00033151
FRUIT FLY female
Drosophila melanogaster
half eye genetic variation

00033144
RIVER DERWENT with meander
& some flooding Winter
Lake District National Park,
Cumbria, north western England

00033129
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
Phalacrocorax auritus
diving Florida, USA

00033126
BEAGLE pup
on grass by food dish

00033122
GALAPAGOS FUR SEAL
Arctocephalus galapagoensis

00033104
CHICKEN embryo, 3 days old
Gallus gallus
seen through window in shell
Sequence no 6/11

00033102
CHICKEN embryo, 6 days old
Gallus gallus
seen through window in shell
Sequence no 10/11

00033081
CHEETAH female & cubs on skyline
Acinonyx jubatus
on termite mound, distant view.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

00033077
CHEETAH female at dusk
Acinonyx jubatus
on sky line.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

00033076
IMPALA group grazing
Aepyceros melampus
Okavango, Botswana, Africa.

00033059
BAT EARED FOX CUBS
Otocyon megalotis
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

00033058
CHEETAH yawning female & cub
Acinonyx jubatus
Female is Honey. Cub is 3/4 months old
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

00033057
AFRICAN WILD DOG chasing Wildebeest
Lycaon pictus & Connochaetes taurinus
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

00033056
AFRICAN LION female drinking with cub
Panthera leo

00033055
MASAI or KENYAN GIRAFFE & calf
Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
Slopes of Oldoingo Lengai volcano
Tanzania, Africa.

00033049
WHITE STORK day-old-young
Ciconia ciconia
greeting another by bill clapping

00033047
RED-FRONTED GAZELLE
Gazella rufifrons
pair in captivity (female in front)
Senegal, western Africa

00033046
RED-FRONTED GAZELLE
Gazella rufifrons
(in captivity) Senegal, western Africa

00033041
BAR-HEADED GOOSE head detail
Anser indicus

00033038
SAND CAT head
Fells margarita
Captive animal. Sahara desert native
Marwell Zoo, Hampshire, England

00033030
HIGHLAND CALF black form
Black coat is the probable original
breed colour
Orkney, Scotland

00033029
HIGHLAND COW yellow form
Orkney, Scotland

00033018
CHINESE WATER DEER
Hydropotes inermis
female, resting in meadow
Norfolk, England.

00033017
CHINESE WATER DEER female
Hydropotes inermis
Norfolk, England.

00033013
EUROPEAN OR COMMON HAMSTER
Cricetus cricetus
Native to Central Europe and Russia.

00033011
EUROPEAN OR COMMON HAMSTER
Cricetus cricetus
close up, digging.
Native to Central Europe and Russia.

00033006
NATTERJACK TOAD eating a cricket
Bufo calamita
using eyeballs to aid swallowing.
Native to Western Europe.

00032991
NATTERJACK TOAD
Bufo calamita

00032978
GRASS SNAKE on land.
Natrix natrix
about to shed its skin in 2-3 days.

ECDYSIS

00032976
GRASS SNAKE on land.
Natrix natrix
about to shed its skin in 2-3 days.

ECDYSIS

00032973
GRASS SNAKE on land
Natrix natrix
sensing a smooth newt with tongue.

00032965
HERMANN'S TORTOISE view of head.
Testudo hermanni

NUCHAL LAMINA CARAPACE

00032964
EASTERN SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE
Chelodina Longicollis
two year old young.

COMMON SNAKENECK TURTLE
AUSTRALIAN SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE

00032961
REED SWEET-GRASS in July.
Glyceria maxima
Broadland, Norfolk, England.

00032955
WHEAT CROP flattened by rainstorm.
In July, Norfolk, England.

00032945
PURPLE HONEYCREEPER male
Cyanerpes caerulus
Trinidad, West Indies

00032921
STICKY FLAX
Linum viscosum
Triglav National Park, Julian Alps,
Slovenia

00032917
FRAGRANT ORCHID
Gymnadenia conopsea
Triglav National Park, Julian Alps,
Slovenia

00032885
GOLDEN EAGLE
Aquila chrysaetos
adult feeding at red fox
Kuusamo, Finland

00032873
LITTLE GULL nest
Larus minutus
Vaala, Finland

00034570
GREAT GREY SLUG on moss
Limax maximus

00034559
SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE
Chelodina longicollis
with head retracted.
Australia

00034551
SPECTACLED BEAR in captivity
Tremarctos ornatus
La Planada Nature Reserve,
Colombia, South America

00034547
EMERALD TOUCANET on branch
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
in cloudforest Monteverde Reserve,
Costa Rica, Central America

00034544
HELMETED GUINEAFOWL roosting in tree
Numida meleagris
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

00034539
RED-FRONTED BROWN LEMUR female and young
Eulemur fulvus rufus
Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

00034534
CENTRALIAN BLUETONGUE SKINK
Tiliqua multifasciata
Ayers Rock, Australia

00034521
ROCK GOBY in crevice
Gobius paganellus
Sussex, southern England

00034516
GARDEN POND
Garden designed for wildlife,
with Primroses & Kingcups

00034515
HARVEST MOUSE
Micromys minutus
on ear of Wheat

00034507
LILAC inflorescence
Syringa vulgaris

00034495
ROWAN or MOUNTAIN ASH
Sorbus aucuparia
Branch with flowers

00034491
AMERICAN CRAYFISH
Orconectes limosus
(Cave-dweller)

00034488
CUCKOO PINT or LORDS-AND-LADIES
Arum maculatum
showing root tubers & shoots

00034482
EUROPEAN WILD BOAR
Sus scrofa
Group feeding in beech forest

00034478
WOODPIGEONS
Columba palumbus
two perched on branch

00034471
PUREBRED ARAB HORSES
two sparring

00034470
SPOONBILL in water
Platalea leucorodia

00034460
EUROPEAN SPOONBILL in flight
Platalea leucorodia

00034446
EUROPEAN BROWN HARES
Lepus europaeus
crossing country road

00034445
EUROPEAN BROWN HARE
Lepus europaeus
crossing country road

00034440
RED DEER hind
Cervus elaphus
attempting to mount stag.

00034435
SCHWARZWALDER or BLACK FOREST
mare and foal
(Small sized heavy draught horse).

00034425
TREE PIPIT adult feeding young
Anthus trivialis

00034417
LEOPARD Panthera pardus
lying injured after fight with
AFRICAN LION male Panthera leo
Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

00034415
RUFOUS BETTONG
Aepyprymnus rufescens
Australia

00034413
SAND DUNE in strong winds
Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park,
Namibia

00034411
MUDSKIPPER in mud
Periophthalmus sp.
Tropical mangroves worldwide

00034407
GELADA BABOON young
Papio gelada
riding on rump of female
Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia

00034397
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD in flight
Phaethon lepturus
Seychelles

00034392
SEYCHELLES MAGPIE-ROBIN group
Copsychus sechellarum
Cousine Island, Seychelles.
Endemic to Cousine, Fregate and Aride islands. Critically endangered.

00034376
HART'S TONGUE FERN
Phyllitis scolopendrium

00034374
MAZARINE BLUE male
Cyaniris semiargus

00034366
AGILE WALLABY
Macropus agilis
standing on grass, alert November
Queensland, eastern Australia

00034360
WHITE PELICAN April
Pelecanus onocrotalus
on harbour wall Greece

00034353
YELLOWHAMMER
Emberiza citrinella

00034350
MATURE POND
with advanced eutrophication

00034346
HARVEST MOUSE NEST
Mouse species Micromys minutus

00034342
CHATTERING LORY
Lorius garrulus
Jurong Birdpark, Singapore

00034340
CYCLOPS with full egg sacs
Cyclops sp.

00034329
ROTIFER, living
(Hexarthra) Anoptal contrast x 80,
1/3000th second

00034328
FLUKE FURCOCERCARIA Êliving
Mag. x80 Nomarski illumination,
1/3000th sec. exposure

00034327
PROTEOMYXIDAN Nuclearia sp.
feeding on Blue-Green Alga
Microcystis sp. Magnification x160
Under Nomarski illumination

00034318
FRUITFLY
Drosophila sp.

00034312
BLOWFLY proboscis

00034305
HART'S TONGUE FERN clump
Phyllitis scolopendrium

00034303
SWISS CHEESE PLANT
Monstera deliciosa
growing in wild Popular house plant

00034300
ALLOTMENTS
Leatherhead Surrey, England

00034289
SPIDER female with egg cocoons
Araniella cucurbitina
UK. August

Orb-web spider, smallest UK one.

00034285
CLICK BEETLE
Dascillus cervinus
Somerset, England.

00034281
HOVERFLY on flower
Syrphus vitripennis
Somerset, England.

00034266
BLACK ANT AND APHIDS
Lasius niger
Surrey, England.

BLACK GARDEN ANT

00034263
SPIDER
Drapetisca socialis
Surrey, England.

00034259
DYER'S GREENWEED in flower
Genista tinctoria
Burgundy, France.

00034255
APPLE LEAF VEINS
Malus sp.
Surrey, England.

00034253
BLACK WILDEBEEST
Connochaetes gnou
Midmar Game Reserve, Natal
also called WHITE-TAILED GNU

00034250
SURICATE or MEERKAT young
Suricata suricatta
with solifugid (sun spider) Kalahari
Gemsbok National Park, South Africa

00034226
INDRI in rainforest canopy
Indri indri
Mantadia National Park,
eastern Madagascar

00034224
RED-FRONTED BROWN LEMUR male
Eulemur fulvus rufus
browsing in forest canopy Ranomafana
National Park, south eastern Madagascar

00034221
BROWN MOUSE LEMUR on branch
Microcebus rufus
Ranomafana National Park,
S-E Madagascar

00034217
WHITE-FOOTED SPORTIVE LEMUR
Lepilemur leucopus
resting in tree hole.
Berenty Reserve, Madagascar.

00034210
SAMARIA GORGE NATIONAL PARK
Island of Crete, Greece April

00034208
STINGING NETTLE
Urtica dioica
clump in flower by barn
Epping Forest, Essex, England

00034201
ROUGH COMFREY
Symphytum asperum

00034175
BLACK DRONGO perched on branch
Dicrurus macrocercus
Karnataka, South India

00034174
GREAT THICK-KNEE among rocks
Esacus recurvirostris
Ranganthitoo Sanctuary, Karnataka,
South India

00034172
SPOT-BILLED PELICANS perched in tree
Pelicanus philippensis
Ranganthitoo Sanctuary, Karnataka,
South India

00034155
BAR-HEADED GOOSE feeding
Anser indicus
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

00034148
INDIAN COURSER
Cursorius coromandelicus
Karnataka, South India

00034146
PAINTED STORK perched on branch
Mycteria leucocephala
Ranganthitoo Sanctuary, Karnataka,
South India

00034140
INDIAN POND HERON in water, fishing
Ardeola grayii
Raganthitoo sanctuary, Karnataka,
South India

00034134
NILGIRI TAHR
Hemitragus hylocrius
Munnar, Kerala, South India

00034128
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD in tree
Fregata magnificens
Galapagos

00034123
INDIAN RHINOCEROS with Mynah bird
Rhinoceros unicornis
on back. Kaziranga National Park,
Assam, India. (Endangered species)

00034119
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY defaecating
Sula nebouxii excisa
Galapagos

00034114
ANGEL FALLS (height 990m)
World's tallest single drop falls
Canaima NP, Venezuela

00034111
COMMON POTOO at daytime roost
Nyctibius griseus
Caroni Swamp, Trinidad, West Indies

00034109
BLACK TUFTED-EAR MARMOSET
Callithrix penicillata
on branch Serra do Cipo National Pk,
Minas Gerais, eastern Brazil

00034103
THREE-TOED BOX TURTLE female
Terrapene carolina triunguis
Covington, Louisiana, USA

00034102
BATFISH shoal of juveniles
Platax sp.
Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia

00034100
OXFORD RAGWORT in flower
Senecio squalidus
on gravel by railway track

00034098
GANNET juvenile
Sula bassana
amongst rocks

00034097
GREATER BLADDERWORT
Utricularia vulgaris
in flower (Carnivorous)

00034085
PAINE MOUNTAINS
Torres del Paine National Park,
Chile, South America

00034080
ROBIN on snow
Erithacus rubecula
Winter

00034055
STOCK DOVE on branch
Columba oenas

00034045
LAPLAND BUNTING male at nest
Calcarius lapponicus
Norway

00034044
RUSTIC BUNTING male at nest
Emberiza rustica

00034036
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
Alligator mississipiensis
basking on tiny island Everglades
National Park, Florida, south eastern USA

00034027
SQUIRREL MONKEY with baby on back
Saimiri sciureus
Tropical forests, South America

00034024
CAPE VULTURE chick
Gyps coprotheres
Captive breeding project.
Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa

00034019
AFRICAN FISH EAGLE
Haliaeetus vocifer
Fighting with marabou storks over dead flamingo.
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.

00034015
AFRICAN ELEPHANT
Loxodonta africana
Young calf with adults.
Amboseli National Park, Kenya

00034014
AFRICAN ELEPHANT
Loxodonta africana
Calf suckling from mother.
Amboseli National Park, Kenya

00034013
AFRICAN ELEPHANT
Loxodonta africana
Calf lies down to sleep while others attempt to play with sleeping individual. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

00034010
AFRICAN ELEPHANT dust bathing
Loxodonta africana
Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

00034003
SOUTHERN GIRAFFE
Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa
With Mount Kilimanjaro in background.
Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
(Snow digitally enhanced)

00034002
ROTHSCHILD'S GIRAFFE feeding
Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

00033992
WATERBUCK with flamingoes in lake.
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Lake Nakuru National Park Kenya.

00033980
GIRDLED LIZARD
Cordylus spp.
View from below.
Distribution: Southern Africa.

00033971
COMMON NODDY TERN in flight
Anous stolidus
Seychelles.
Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033961
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD in flight
Phaethon lepturus
Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033959
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD
Phaethon lepturus
Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033957
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD
Phaethon lepturus
Adult nest on the ground.
Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033954
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD
Phaethon lepturus
Adult with chick in nest on ground.
Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033928
AMAZON TREE BOA
Corallus hortulanus
View from below.
Distribution: Tropical forests of Central and South America.

00033927
COCO-DE-MER PALM SEED
Lodoicea maldivica
Seed washed up on beach. World's heaviest seed. Seychelles. Endemic to Seychelles. Vulnerable species.

00033922
SEYCHELLES MAGPIE-ROBIN
Copsychus sechellarum
Research scientist weighing and ringing immature bird
Cousine Island, Seychelles . Endemic to Cousine, Cousin, Fregate and Aride islands. Critically endangered.

00033908
WOMAN SNORKLING
In clear water amongst granite boulders.
Anse Source d' Argent beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles.
(Model released).

00033893
GIANT TORTOISE
Geochelone gigantea
Cousine Island, Seychelles.
Vulnerable species.

00033880
SISKIN female on branch
Carduelis spinus
Scotland

00033874
REED BUNTING male on branch
Emberiga schoeniclus
Poland

00033860
BLACKBIRD July
Turdus merula
female at birdbath. Midlands

00033850
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus
close-up of head
Sweden. April

00033845
COMMON CRANE
Grus grus
wading. Sweden. April

00033844
DUNNOCK
Prunella modularis
perched on fence post. Midlands. July

00033843
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
Dendrocopos major
young on tree trunk. Midlands. July

00033841
PIED FLYCATCHER
Ficedula hypoleuca
female with still flapping prey.
Sweden. June

00033822
TREE PIPIT
Anthus trivialis
perching on branch
Estonia

00033813
GREY SEAL head in water
Halichoerus grypus
Lincolnshire, England.

00033806
ROE DEER in city cemetery
Capreolus capreolus
Scotland, United Kingdom

00033804
ROE DEER adult & young
Capreolus capreolus
in city cemetery
Scotland, United Kingdom

00033792
BLACK-LORED BABBLER perched
Turdoides melanops
Ruina Nat'l Park, Kenya, East Africa

00033790
FORAMINIFERAN FOSSILS
Nummulites from limestone
(Mag. x4) The Pyramids, Egypt

00033782
CARRAGEEN or IRISH MOSS
Chondrus crispus

00033778
SILK BUTTON GALLS on Oak leaf
caused by Gall Wasp
Neuroterus numismalis

00033774
HOVERFLY
Syritta pipiens

00033768
HOVERFLY feeding
Leucozona glaucia

00033764
HOVERFLY female feeding on woundwort
Rhingia campestris

00033756
LAPPETFACED or NUBIAN VULTURE
Torgos tracheliotus
landing KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

00033755
AFRICAN WHITE-BACKED VULTURES
Gyps africanus
at carcass KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

00033745
LEOPARD
Panthera pardus
Sabi Sabi, Mpumalanga, South Africa

00033727
LEOPARD resting in tree
Panthera pardus
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, South Africa

00033726
LEOPARD
Panthera pardus
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, South Africa

00033711
BROWN HYENA
Hyaena brunnea
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari South Africa

00033709
IMPALA - mutual grooming
Aepyceros melampus
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033704
IMPALA
Aepyceros melampus
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033683
TOURIST looking out at rainforest
Camp Marojejia, Marojejy National Pk,
Madagascar

00033680
ZEBRA LIONFISH tail fin
Dendrochirus zebra
Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific

00033679
BATFISH shoal
Platax teira
Tonga, South Pacific

00033677
FISTRAL BEACH rocky shore
North coast of Cornwall, England

00033671
AIR BUBBLES in ice

00033660
STOAT
Mustela erminea
in winter coat, face detail

00033652
VIRGINIA or COMMON OPOSSUM
Didelphis virginiana
on lying snow Michigan, USA

00033651
CLARET CUP CACTUS Spring
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
close up of flower Grand Staircase /
Escalante National Park, Utah, USA

00033650
DANDELION seedhead
Taraxacum officinale
Mackinac County, Michigan, USA

00033649
SPHINX MOTH CATERPILLAR with dew
Michigan, USA

00033645
CINEREOUS BUNTING on rock
Emberiza cineracea

00033644
SERIN on branch
Serinus serinus
Spain

00033638
CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE in flight
Spilornis cheela
India

00033629
BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR
& River Coupall
Glencoe, Scotland

00033622
HARLEQUIN BEETLE in flight
Acrocinus longimanus
Venezuela, South America

00033619
TREE WASP in flight
Vespula sylvestris

00033614
DESERT LOCUST in flight
Schistocarea gregaria

00033596
EUROPEAN TREE FROGS
Hyla arborea
on branch of tree

00033594
EUROPEAN TREE FROG on leaf
Hyla arborea

00033588
COMMON TOAD tongue extended
Bufo bufo
at instant of catching worm

00033582
COMMON TOAD
Bufo bufo
at instant of catching earthworm
prey with tongue

00033556
RAINBOW over Sussex landscape, UK

00033552
MUD DAUBER WASP in flight
Sceliphron caementarium
Everglades, Florida, south eastern USA

00033550
YELLOW DUNGFLY
Scathophaga stercoraria
taking off

00033546
SPARKLING VIOLET-EAR HUMMINGBIRD
Colibri coruscans
in flight towards flower

00033542
BARN SWALLOWS
Hirundo rustica
perched on branch Spring

00033541
AMERICAN PIED OYSTERCATCHER
Haematopus pallida
Atlantic coast, USA

00033536
CHILKOOT PASS SUMMIT
Passage to the Klondike gold rush.
Chilkoot National Park, Yukon, Canada

00033502
CORAL with toothmarks
Porites sp.
left by parrotfish that have been
feeding on it Gulf of Suez, Egypt

00033500
PINK ANEMONEFISH & anemone
Amphiprion perideraion &
Heteractis magnifica
Bunaken Marine Reserve, Sulawesi >>

00033467
LAPPETFACED or NUBIAN VULTURE
Torgos tracheliotus
perched on a branch.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033461
HADEDA IBISES
Bostrychia hagedash
pair in water.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033456
GREY HERON standing in water.
Ardea cinerea
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033455
GREY HERON silhouette.
Ardea cinerea
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033451
MARSH FROG calling in water.
Rana ridibunda
United Kingdom.

00033450
MARSH FROG calling in water.
Rana ridibunda
United Kingdom.

00033428
NEON DAY GECKO
Phelsuma klemmeri
lives on medium sized bamboo. Restricted
to small area of NW Madagascar

00033427
FOUR-EYED or PEACOCK DAY GECKO
Phelsuma quadriocellata lepida
Madagascar

00033411
RADIATED TORTOISE
Geochelone radiata
pair mating. Madagascar
Vulnerable species

00033408
TULAR GOLDEN FROG
Mantella expectata
Madagascar

00033385
AFRICAN ELEPHANT DAMAGE
Loxodonta africana
Linyanti Reserve, Botswana

00033384
LEOPARD SEAL on iceberg
Hydrurga leptonyx
Antarctica

00033370
PERIGORD TRUFFLES
Tuber melanosporum
SW France Edible, delicacy

00033365
SPUR-THIGHED TORTOISE
Testudo graeca
(Also known as Mediterranean Spur-
thighed Tortoise)

00033361
ADDER or VIPER female
Vipera berus

00033358
COMMON SAND VIPER side-winding
Cerastes vipera
Mauritania, northern Africa

00033356
DELICATE ARCH
Arches National Park, Utah, USA

00033330
FLORIDA SOFTSHELL TURTLE head
Apalone ferox
Florida, USA

00033324
BROAD-HEADED SKINK adult male
Eumeces laticeps
Montevallo, Alabama, USA

00033319
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR in water
Alligator mississipiensis
Everglades National Park, Florida

00033308
THREE-TOED BOX TURTLE
Terrapene carolina triunguis
hiding in shell
Albama and neighbouring states, USA

00033305
THREE-TOED BOX TURTLE
Terrapene carolina triunguis
hiding in shell
Albama and neighbouring states, USA

00033285
LAKE WITH OIL TANKS in distance
Lake Fausse Pointe, Louisiana, USA

00033279
PUMA WARNING SIGN by road
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

00033268
SLIMY SALAMANDER
Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus
Montevallo, Alabama, USA

00033262
ENGELMANN SPRUCE TREES
Picea engelmanni
with snow
Colorado, south western USA

00033257
MOUNT BABEL June
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

00033246
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
Dendrocopos major
France

00033223
NYALA
Tragelaphus angasi
Young male
Mkhuzi Game Reserve, South Africa

00033216
BUDGERIGARS two at nest hole
Melopsittacus undulatus
South Australia

00033209
FOREST DORMOUSE
Dryomys nitedula

00034356
BLACK GUILLEMOT swimming
Cepphus grylie
in harbour amongst ship's reflection
Portpatrick, Galloway, Scotland. July

00034317
GINKGO transverse section of twig
Ginkgo biloba

00034299
PAPER WASP on nest
Polistes gallicus
Andorra, Pyrenees

00034268
MIRID BUG
Atractotomus mali
Surrey, England.

00034257
JAPANESE CEDAR
Cryptomeria japonica
Cornwall, England.

00034249
RED VELVET MITES
Dinothrombium tinctorium
Kalahari

00034237
MALAGASY STRIPED CIVET foraging
Fossa fossana
at night (Known locally as Fanaloka)
Ramanofana National Park, Madagascar

00034231
EASTERN WOOLLY LEMUR
Avahi laniger
two at sleeping site
Analamazaotra Reserve, Madagascar

00034223
RED RUFFED LEMUR resting
Varecia variegata rubra
in forest canopy Masoala National
Park, north eastern Madagascar

00034204
TURKEY OAK
Quercus cerris
Derbyshire Dales,
West Midlands of England

00034151
ASIAN OPEN-BILL STORK standing
Anastomus oscitans
on rock. Ranganthitoo Sanctuary,
Karnataka, South India

00034079
ROBIN on old log
Erithacus rubecula

00034076
TORMENTIL in flower
Potentilla erecta

00034063
DE BRAZZA'S MONKEY or GUENON
Cercopithecus neglectus
feeding by water Central Africa

00034051
EUROPEAN MARMOT young sitting,
Marmota marmota
feeding

00034038
SNOW BUNTING female in winter
Plectrophenax nivalis
Nevern Estuary, Pembrokeshire, Wales

00034023
CAPE BUFFALO
Syncerus caffer
Bull with cattle egret
Amboseli National Park, Kenya

00033987
MELLERS CHAMELEON
Chamaeleo melleri
Close up of feet specially adapted for gripping.
Distribution: Rainforests of East Africa.

00033978
SEASHELL on beach
Seychelles

00033975
SEASHELL on beach
Seychelles.

00033973
COMMON NODDY TERN
Anous stolidus
Seychelles.
Distribution: Tropical islands and oceans worldwide.

00033946
HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Eretmochelys imbricata
Female heads back to the sea after laying eggs
Seychelles. Distribution: Tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Endangered species.

00033932
TOKAY GECKO
Gekko gecko
View from below showing specially adapted feet.
Distribution: South East Asia.

00033924
SEYCHELLES MAGPIE-ROBIN
Copsychus sechellarum
Cousine Island, Seychelles
Endemic to Cousine, Cousin, Fregate and Aride islands. Critically endangered.

00033923
SEYCHELLES MAGPIE-ROBIN
Copsychus sechellarum
Research scientist weighing and ringing immature bird
Cousine Island, Seychelles . Endemic to Cousine, Cousin, Fregate and Aride islands. Critically endangered.

00033906
GIANT TORTOISE
Geochelone gigantea
On the beach
Cousin Island, Seychelles. Vulnerable species

00033904
GIANT TORTOISE
Geochelone gigantea
On the beach
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Vulnerable species

00033901
GIANT TORTOISE
Geochelone gigantea
On the beach
Cousine Island, Seychelles. Vulnerable species

00033879
SISKIN female on branch
Carduelis spinus
Scotland

00033832
BIRD FEEDER with Blue and Coal Tits
Parus caeruleus & Parus ater
Scotland, United Kingdom.

00033750
DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS
Loteni Nature Reserve,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

00033717
GIRAFFE pair at dusk
Giraffa camelopardalis
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033706
IMPALA running
Aepyceros melampus
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033665
ORTOLAN BUNTING
Emberiza hortulana
female at nest

00033663
GREEN RINGTAIL POSSUM
Pseudocheirus archeri
Tropical upland rainforest, Australia
Nocturnal

00033618
HONEYBEE in flight
Apis mellifera
about to land at hive entrance

00033595
EUROPEAN TREE FROG
Hyla arborea

00033578
PARASITIC FLY in flight
Echinomyia grossa

00033573
ROBIN in flight
Erithacus rubecula
carrying food for young

00033555
BEDBUG on human skin
Cimex lectularius

00033486
AFRICAN BUFFALO
Syncerus caffer
with Red-Billed Oxpecker.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033483
GIRAFFE head detail
Giraffa camelopardalis
with Red-Billed Oxpecker on horn.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033465
WHITE-BACKED VULTURES
Gyps africanus
group perched on a tree.
Kruger National Park, South Africa.

00033423
GIANT MADAGASCAR DAY GECKO
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis
licking banana flower nectar
Anivorano-Nord, Madagascar

00033407
NET-CASTING SPIDER holding net
Dinopidae
Ranomafana, Madagascar

00033404
TRAVELLER'S PALM
Ravenala madagascariensis
being tapped for water. Madagascar

00033382
ADDER or VIPER male
Vipera berus
(Native Europe & northern Asia)

00033375
HERMANN'S TORTOISE
Testudo hermanni
digging

00033371
WHITE MICE in cages
in rack in laboratory

00033366
SOUTH AMERICAN RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus durissus
Also known as 'Cascabel'

00033346
GIANT ELAND feeding
Taurotragus derbianus
(Captive animal)

00033311
TURKEY VULTURE
Cathartes aura
Perched with wings spread.
(USA to Argentina)

00033282
BALD CYPRESS growing by lake
Taxodium distichum
contre-jour
Lake Fausse Pointe, Louisiana, USA

00033278
HURRICANE WARNING SIGN by road
evacuation route in case of hurricane.
Louisiana, USA

00033255
ARCTIC FOX in winter coat
Alopex lagopus

00033227
MASKED WEAVER
Ploceus velatus
Male weaving nest
Kruger National Park, South Africa

00033215
MUSK MALLOW
Malva moschata
flower detail

00033199
INDIAN STICK INSECT
Carausius morosus
Captive animal (pet)

00033196
ABYSSINIAN LOVEBIRDS
four on perch

00033174
NUTCRACKER
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Canton of Grisons, Switzerland

00033172
FIELD CRICKET at burrow
Gryllus campestris
Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

00033171
NUTCRACKER on rock
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Switzerland December

00033168
FIELD CRICKET burrow
Gryllus campestris
Switzerland

00033152
MARSH FROG amongst liverwort
Rana ridibunda
(camouflaged) Kent, SE England

00033150
FRUIT FLY male
Drosophila melanogaster
white honey eye genetic variation

00033130
GANNET on nest
Sula bassana
Bass Rock, Firth of Forth,
eastern Scotland

00033127
MARSH RABBIT
Sylvilagus palustris

00033121
GALAPAGOS FUR SEAL
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
San Salvador Is., Galapagos

00033115
COYPU or NUTRIA
Myocastor coypus
swimming in calm water

00033110
SQUID larva newly emerged from egg
Loligo sp.
Siphon, liver & gills are clearly visible
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

00033109
LARGE-LEAVED or
BROAD-LEAVED LIME
mature tree
Tilia platyphyllos

00033096
PINK ANEMONEFISH
Amphiprion perideraion
on host anemone; immune to its toxin.
Wakatobi, Indonesia

00033093
WOOLLY NECKED STORK on branch
Ciconia episcopus
Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa

00033092
GENTOO PENGUIN two young
Pygoscelis papua
on gravel Antarctic Peninsula

00033088
SPOTTED HYENA clan feeding
Crocuta crocuta
on wildebeest stolen from lions.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

00033073
NILE CROCODILE attacking Thomson's
Crocodylus niloticus & Gazella thomsoni
Gazelle, Mara River. 2 of 4 series.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

00033066
CHEETAH 4/5 month old cub
Acinonyx jubatus
and mother, playing.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

00033063
CHEETAH cub chasing gazelle fawn
Acinonyx jubatus
its mother had released. 9 months old
cub Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

00033060
DEFASSA WATERBUCK males fighting
Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

00033020
REEVE'S MUNTJAC 'in velvet'
Muntiacus reevesi
male attracted to mineral salt lick.
Native to Asia

00033007
NATTERJACK TOAD
Bufo calamita
about to catch cricket prey.
Native to Western Europe.

00033000
NATTERJACK TOAD spawn
Bufo calamita
two days after deposit.
Native to Western Europe.

TADPOLE

00032995
NATTERJACK TOAD
Bufo calamita
close up

00032986
COMMON FROG
Rana temporaria
showing light skin pigmentation resulting from being kept in a light environment.

00032985
SMOOTH NEWT male
Triturus vulgaris
underwater, descending.

00032984
SMOOTH NEWT male
Triturus vulgaris
in breeding colours, underwater.

00032975
GRASS SNAKE on land.
Natrix natrix
in the process of shedding its skin.

ECDYSIS

00032906
DERWENT WATER and BORROWDALE
viewed from Ashness Wood,
Lake District, Cumbria

00032897
CHERRY ORCHARD in Spring
Hertfordshire

00032855
RED-THROATED DIVER stretching wings
Gavia stellata
Vaala, Finland

00032841
MORAINE LAKE & TEN PEAKS
Banff National Park, Alberta,
south western Canada

00032838
COYOTE in winter
Canis latrans
Montana, USA

00032810
WATERFALL
Snaefellsness Peninsula, Iceland. July

00032805
MAORI
with traditional facial tattoo (moko)
and authentic costume, New Zealand
Model release available

00032804
MAORI WITH TONGUE OUT
with traditional facial tattoo (moko)
and authentic costume, New Zealand
Model release available

00032786
HIPPOPOTAMUS in water.
Hippopotamus amphibius
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

00032783
BLACK-BACKED JACKAL
Canis mesomelas
feeding on Lesser Flamingo carcass
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

00032771
LESSER FLAMINGO flock in courtship display
Phoeniconaias minor
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

00032757
CHESTNUT-BELLIED SANDGROUSE
Pterocles exustus
male Karnataka, southern India

00032751
PIED CORMORANT
Phalacrocorax varius
Australia & New Zealand

00032747
STROMATOLITES 3500m years old
Carbonate deposits produced by
Blue-Green Algae Abundant in primitive
seas. Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay >>

00032741
COPPERY BRUSHTAIL POSSUM
Trichosurus vulpecula johnstoni
Confined to tropical upland rainforest,
Queensland, Australia Nocturnal

00032725
CORN BUNTING at nest
Emberiza calandra
with young

00032713
REED BUNTING male
Emberiza schoeniclus
in summer plumage
Norfolk, East Anglia, UK

00032709
MANX SHEARWATER taking off
Puffinus puffinus
from water. June.
Near the Isle of Rhum, Scotland

00032690
BLUE TIT on icy hazel catkins
Parus caeruleus
March, garden.
Essex, England

00032672
YELLOWHAMMER on gorse
Emberiza citrinella
May. Dorset, England

00032631
GYPSUM SAND DUNES
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA

00032621
IMPRESSED TORTOISE walking
Manouria impressa
Vietnam. Vulnerable species

00032620
RUSSIAN TORTOISE
Testudo horsfieldi
Central Asia. Vulnerable species

00032619
SPOTTED JUNGLE or SANTA FE FROG
Leptodactylus laticeps
South America.

00032603
PANAMINT RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus mitchelli stephensi
with rattle raised and tongue out
Western USA

00032596
LEBENTINE VIPER
Vipera lebetina
eastern Europe

00032588
WORTHINGTON'S or KENYA HORNED VIPER
Bitis worthingtoni
close-up showing 'horns'. Southern Africa.

00032585
BLACK MAMBA in threat posture
Dendroaspis polylepis
extremely venemous and aggressive
fast moving snake. SE Africa

00032581
RINKHALS or RINGNECKED SPITTING COBRA
Hemachatus hemachatus
with hood raised. South Africa

00032580
RINKHALS or RINGNECKED SPITTING COBRA
Hemachatus hemachatus
feigning death. South Africa

00032531
AFRICAN ELEPHANT mock charge
Loxodonta africana
Kruger Natl Park, South Africa
Mock charge was followed by true charge

00032525
DEVIL'S CLAW or GRAPPEL THORN
Harpagophytum procumbens
Kalahari, southern Africa

00032519
AFRICAN ELEPHANTS dustbathing
Loxodonta africana
Etosha National Park, Namibia

00032497
SQUACCO HERON in threat display
Ardeola ralloides
Okavango Delta, Botswana

00032477
GROUND SQUIRREL feeding
Xerus inaurus
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, South Africa

00032473
CAPE FUR SEAL mating pair
Arctocephalus pusillis
Cape Cross, Namibia

00032460
MILNE-EDWARDS SPORTIVE LEMUR
Lepilemur edwardsi
Ampijoroa Forest, NW Madagascar

00032452
LOWLAND RAINFOREST & Camp
Camp Marojejia (Camp 2)
Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

00032435
INDIAN or ASIAN ELEPHANT calf asleep
Elephas maximus
beneath mother
Kanha National Park, India

00032432
ASSASSIN BUGS mating
Hemiptera
Cloud Forest near Tandayapa, Ecuador

00032413
METALLIC PINKTOE or WHITE-TOED
TARANTULA silhoutted through leaf
Avicularia metallica
Napo River region, Ecuador

00032406
MARINE IGUANA basking on rocks
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Bachas Beach, Santa Cruz Island,
Galapagos

00032366
BLACKBIRD male in snow-covered tree
Turdus merula
Winter, Scotland

00032356
BRIDLED TERN on post
Sterna anaethetus
Karan Island, Persian Gulf

00032352
WHITE-CHEEKED TERN landing at
Sterna repressa
nest site Karan Island, Persian Gulf

00032348
OSTRICH group crossing road
Struthio camelus
Saudi Arabia

00032336
HAMADRYAS or SACRED BABOON
Papio hamadryas
male face detail
Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia

00032306
COMMON TERN flock in flight
Sterna hirundo
Southern Africa

00032293
SAGE THRASHER
Oreoscoples montanus
Ogden, Utah

00032267
SPOTTED TOUCH-ME-NOT Summer
Impatiens capensis
flower detail, with raindrops
Hiawatha Natl Forest Michigan, USA

00032259
GREEN HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY
Callophrys rubi
on leaf Montiaghs Moss NNR,

00032251
SCARLET TANAGER male
Piranga olivacea
perched in tree

00032232
GREAT BUSTARD male displaying
Otis tarda

00032223
MEDITERRANEAN GULL
Larus melanocephalus
transitional summer phase

00032195
BLUEBELLS flowering in isolated group
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Lancashire, England

00032186
SCOTS PINE forest with Silver Birch
Pinus sylvestris & Betula pendula
Caledonian Forest. Autumn colour.
Loch Sunnant, Scotland

00032183
STINKING HELLEBORE flower head
Helleborus foetidus
Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve,
Lancashire, England

00032181
SCOTS PINE TREES in young plantation
Pinus sylvestris
early morning, Caledonian Forest.
Abernethy Forest, Scotland

00032176
BROAD BUCKLER FERN frond
Dryopteris dilata
close up before opening.
Lancashire, England

00032166
MYCENA FUNGAL GROUP on rotting
Mycena inclinata
deciduous tree stump. November
Lancashire, England

00032100
SHORT-TAILED FIELD VOLE
Microtus agrestis
eating bluebell bulb

00032099
LARGE WHITE BUTTERFLY
Pieris brassicae
in flight over Brassica

00032094
HONEYBEE larvae
Apis mellifera
in comb cells with supply of royal jelly

00032081
HONEYBEE worker emerging
Apis mellifera
from pupation

00032080
FEATHERED THORN MOTH in flight
Colotois pennaria

00032065
GULF FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY
Agraulis vanillae
in flight
Everglades, Florida, USA

00032021
BOBCAT or RED LYNX young
Felis rufus
looking from hole in tree
North America

00032015
SNOW-LADEN PINE & SPRUCE
in low winter sunshine
Yukon Territory, north western Canada

00031989
CHINESE SILK MOTH larva
Bombyx mori
spinning cocoon before pupating