Animal Head Gallery

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer. Freeze Frame book plate page 122-123. Taken on location for BBC series Frozen Planet

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Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Hungary. Multi flash, long exposure. Winner, Eric Hosking award

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Hungary. Multi flash, long exposure. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

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Adult bull African Elephant (Loxononta africana) reaching up to feed on foliage

Adult bull African Elephant (Loxononta africana) reaching up to feed on foliage on the banks of the Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, October

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