6,677 images for natural history
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Kenya, Masai Mara, North Mara Conservancy, Narok County. 2 three month old lion cubs at the den where their mother has left them to go off and hunt.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Boscia tree and wildebeest at dawn during the annual migration. Dry season.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A lioness alert in long red oat grass watching other members of her pride hunting.
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A Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) in Matandia National Park,eastern Madagascar.
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Kenya, Diani Beach, Kwale County. Young Angola Colubus.
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Heart shapes carved into tree in forest
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female leopard stands alert near to the tree where she has stashed her kill, and her cub is feeding. She is watchful for lions and hyenas.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A four year old male lion watching other members of his pride at dawn.
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Elephant in early morning mist feeding on water hyacinths
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Female cheetah with two of her 5 playful three month old cubs early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A male hippo threatening a cow who was accompanied by a younger bull.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A Grey Crowned Crane feeding on seeds and grass heads.
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South East Asia, Philippines, south east Luzon, Legazpi, Busay falls (MR)
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Chinstrap penguins (pygoscelis antarctica) on iceberg.
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A herd of elephants moves across the Amboseli plains.Elephants are gregarious,living in family groups consisting of related cows and their offspring. They are led by an old female,known as a matriarch. Sometimes,family groups met up to form large herds.
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USA,Utah,Bryce Canyon National Park. A knarled tree and colourful rock pinnacles known as Hoodoos on the Peekaboo Loop Trail
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Immature Lillac-Breasted Rollers perched among the grasslands hunting for inscet prey. Immature birds are duller in colour and do not have the long central tail feathers.
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Greenhouse, Botanical Gardens of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from a termite mound. The cheetah is a fast,efficient and frequent killer of gazelles and impala. .
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Zambia,Lower Zambezi National park. A walking safari watch from a safe distance as an elephant reaches up to feed on an acacia.
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USA,Utah,Bryce Canyon National Park. Douglas Fir Trees in Wall Street,slot canyon of colourful rock pinnacles known as Hoodoos
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female cheetah strangling an adult female impala. This is the typical killing bits used by big cats, pinning their prey to the ground and strangling or suffocating it.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. A herd of elephants walking towards the marsh having fed during the night on higher ground. Large bull in the foreground.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female leopard lying in the shade of a croton bush watching for prey.
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Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
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View of the Benny Benson Memorial, Seward, Kenai Peninsula, Southcentral Alaska, Spring
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard watches for prey from her hiding place in a tree at the edge of the plains.
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A pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve.The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females.
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Kenya, Laikipia, Lewa Downs. A mother and calf Black rhinoceros.
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A Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) eating wild guava fruit in Matandia National Park,eastern Madagascar.
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USA,Utah,Bryce Canyon National Park. Haunting and colourful rock pinnacles known as Hoodoos at Inspiration Point
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Knowth, Co Meath, Ireland, Neolithic passage grave and satellite graves
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Leopard Gorge, Narok District. Female leopard resting in a large and ancient fig tree in the heart of her territory during the heat of the day.
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A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) strides out beneath Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. A lioness jumps across a water filled drainage ditch in a marsh as her cubs and other members of the pride hesitate.
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During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions. At times,their crossing places are badly chosen and many drown.
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Kenya, Laikipia, Lewa Downs. Male impala.
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A herd of Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopadalis tippelskirchi) stride across the dry,grassy plains of Masai Mara Game Reserve.
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Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Crossing Mara River
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Cypress trees along country road, green fields. Pienza, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy.
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862-03366256
During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
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Bamburgh Castle bathed in evening light, viewed from Bamburgh Beach, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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USA Utah Bryce Canyon National Park A lone Pine Tree and colourful rock pinnacles known as Hoodoos on the Peekaboo Loop Trail
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Zambia,Lower Zambezi National park. A walking safari watch from a safe distance as an elephant reaches up to feed on an acacia.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. An African Fish Eagle takes to the sky with a full crop of food.
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Sigiriya Rock Fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site, seen from Pidurangala Rock, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Three adult male lions out patrolling their territory stopping to roll in the dung left by a buffalo.
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Castlerigg Stone Circle with Blencathra mountain behind, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Malachite Kingfisher perched on a sedge stem watching for prey such as small fish and frogs in the marsh.
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Kenya. A warthog running across the grass plains of Masai Mara National Reserve.
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Giraffe skin (Giraffa camelopardalis)
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Kenya, Masai Mara. Two young Masai giraffe look out over the plains.
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An aerial photograph of the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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Male Elephant (Loxodonta africana) under stormy clouds on bank of Zambezi River.
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Two black rhinos on the open plains at Amboseli. Poaching of this severely endangered species led to its extermination in this region in the late 1980's.Rhinos have very poor eyesight and are prone to charge at the slightest noise or disturbance. .
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Lake Maggiore and Isola Madre, Novara, Italy
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Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai Region, Honshu, Japan
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Kenya,Masai Mara National Reserve. A herd of Thomson's gazelle out on the plains of the Masai Mara under a stormy sky.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female cheetah resting among the red oat grass at dusk . She is searching for prey before it gets too dark to hunt.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard in a fig tree looking out across her territory for danger and possible prey early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, North Mara Conservancy, Narok County. Female leopard at Leopard Gorge among long red oat grass with her 4 month old daughter Malaika.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Grey Crowned Crane roosting in a dead tree at the edge of a marsh at dawn.
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A fine maned lion.Adult male lions weigh up to 500lb. They begin to grow manes at the age of eighteen months,which will not fully develop until the age of five or six.
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Girl taking picture of ancient temple at sunset, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Female Leopard (Panthera pardus)
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During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
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Europe, Poland, Malopolska, Ojcow National Park, Pieskowa Skala Castle
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Saint Johann Church, near Saint Magdalena, Val di Funes, Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige, South Tirol, Italy, Europe
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Windmills and canal marsh, Kinderdijk, Netherlands
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Kenya, Masai Mara. Masai giraffe.
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During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year,the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
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An elephant matriarch keeps a careful watch over her baby in the Samburu National Game Reserve. The gestation period of elephants is twenty-two months with an interval between calves of four to nine years.
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A lioness surveys her surroundings from a comfortable perch in a tree in the Tarangire National Park.
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View of rocky beach with sea spray washing over rocks, with seagulls in sky and wooden pier in the background, Monterey, Califonia.
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A porcupine in Masai Mara National Reserve.These large rodents are normally nocturnal and rely on their spines to deter predators.
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Church of St. Mary the Virgin surrounded by beautiful countryside, Lasborough in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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The Siq leading to Petra, Jordan, Middle East
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Leopard Gorge, Narok District. Female leopard raking her forepaws along the trunk of a fig tree to leave a visible scar and scent from glands between her toes helping to mark her territory.
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An aerial photograph of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Three male lions greeting and investigating scent. One of the males had found a buffalo dropping and rolled in it.
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An aerial photograph of the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti,Tanzania,to the Mara and back each year.
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An unstriped ground squirrel.Unlike other members of the squirrel family,ground squirrels rarely climb trees. They frequently stand upright to get a better view of their surroundings. .
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard stretches as she becomes active in the late afternoon.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A herd of male and female Masai Giraffe making their way across the plains.
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Scenic view of beach and Bahia Honda Rail Bridge at sunset, Bahia Honda, Florida Keys, Florida, USA
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