Vertebrate Gallery

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on Champ Island glacier above the sea, Franz Josef Land

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on Champ Island glacier above the sea, Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic. Highly commended in Animals in their Enviroment Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition. 2018

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Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick under the wing of protective parent

Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick under the wing of protective parent, breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June.Finalist in the Portfolio Category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2017. First Prize in the 2017 National Wildlife Photo Contest organised by the National Wildlife Federation of the USA

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Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male carries eggs through a kelp forest

Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male carries eggs through a kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera) in Tasmania, Australia. Tasmania is the only part of Australia with giant kelp forests. The kelp is a variety of the same species found on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in California. Tasman Sea

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