Vertebrate Collection (page 23)

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) resting just beneath surface, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean July

Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) surfacing, South Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean, July

Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) two just below surface, Los Gigantes, South Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean, July

Type 1 North-east Atlantic Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Snaefellsnes Peninsua, western Iceland, January

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) diving and hunting for herring fish (Clupea harengus), Andenes, Andoya island, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, April

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail fluke at surface as whale dives, in the late afternoon light, Andenes, Andoya island, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway Janurary

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at surface, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Vulnerable species

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) tail slapping at sunset, transient race, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July

Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) rubbing off flaking skin on the ocean bottom, east coast Baffin island, Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada, May

Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013

Caribbean manatee or West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) mother with baby, age two days, captive, Beauval Zoo, France

Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) gathering at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, USA

Yunnan, or Black Snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) adult and young, Ta Cheng Nature reserve, Yunnan, China, October

Orca / Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Senja, Troms County, Norway, Scandinavia, January. Cetaceans are attracted to this area to feed on the large numbers of spawning Herring fish

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise. Two males and a female, with the males fighting for the attention of the female. Falklands Islands

Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) group resting in water to keep cool, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Western Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) portrait, Highlands, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) males in breeding colouration on rocks, with sun halo, Floreana Island, Galapagos

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), female returning to the sea after egg laying, Puerto Pajas, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) feeding on Red soft coral (Dendronepthya sp.) growing on a coral reef. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Remoras (Remora sp. ) hitchhiking on the tail of a large (13-15m) female whale shark
Remoras (Remora sp.) hitchhiking on the tail of a large (13-15m) female whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swims in open water. Wolf Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean

Moose (Alces alces) female with twin calves, Baxter State Park, Maine, USA, June

Lion (Panthera leo) close up of teeth while its snarling, captive

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaking surface with mouth open. Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with three parasitic Copepods at end of upper jaw. Hawaii

Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), two males perched in tree at lek in mid-altitude montane rainforest. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii), male hunting in forest canopy. Mitsinjo Forest, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, eastern Madagascar

Bronzed frog / Common Wood Frog (Hylarana temporalis) Sri Lanka

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) portrait, viewed from below. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

RF - Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male perched in tree at a lek. Mid-altitude montane rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) flock feeding on wall of clay lick. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) visiting woodland stream to drink at night. Camera trap image. Near Bath, England, UK. June

Blackbird (Turdus merula), male singing whilst perched in Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree, near Bath, England, UK. May

Tufted / Brown capuchin (Cebus apella), female with baby on back, sitting in tree, mid-altitude montane forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) breaching, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March

Purebred Berkshire piglet amongst autumn foliage, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Vosges, France, July

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) female with piglets, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), adult drinking, South Texas, USA. May

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) eyes glowing at dusk, introduced species in La Pampa, Argentina

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) camera trap image in the Jura mountains, Switzerland, September

Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

Warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) mother with babies drinking, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZuiu-Natal, South Africa, June

Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) mother with baby on back sleeping, Masai Mara, Kenya

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets (known as humbugs ) in woodland clearing. Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK. May

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May

Smallspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) on sea floor, Jersey, British Channel Islands

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