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Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) group, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
African elephant bull (Loxodonta africana), Phinda private game reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Man wearing blue headscarf, Djemma el Fna, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa
Silverback Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Virunga National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
A climber at Everest Base Camp the day after he has successfully summited Everest shows the signs of exposure at high altitude, Khumbu, Nepal, Asia
Male leopard (Panthera pardus), Phinda game reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
A woman collects bananas and balances them on her head to carry, Manipur area, India, Asia
Sea nettle jellyfish (chrysaora fuscescens), Monterey Aquarium, California, United States of America, North America
Lion (Panthera leo), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa
Infant mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei), Amahoro A group, Volcanoes National Park (Parc National des Volcans), Rwanda, Africa
Tourists in saris standing in front of the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
Iguanas, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus), Mount Evans, Colorado, United States of America, North America
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) sparring, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa
Malayan Sun Bear (Aelarctos malayanus), vulnerable, rapidly declining, down 30 percent due to deforestation, hunting and use in traditional Chinese medicine, France, Europe
Jaguar (Panthera onca), Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America
Tawny owl (Strix aluco), peering from behind a pine tree, United Kingdom, Europe
Actor and mask from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa
A little girl from the remote Dolpa region, Nepal, Asia
Street Musician, Jaipur, India
A curious young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions
Karo tribesmen with face and body painting imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo river, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa
Mask at Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Muslim girl, Lamu, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
Piglets in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Portrait of two dancers in traditional Thai classical dance costume, smiling and looking at the camera, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
Emperor penguin chick and adult (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull uses vocalisation and produces steam, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America
A woman carries a roll of banana leaves which will be used to wrap food, Karnataka, India, Asia
Captive Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) in the snow, near Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North America
Camel by the Yamuna River with the Taj Mahal behind, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia
Lioness (Panthera leo), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Close-up of an ostrich (Struthio camelus), Cape Peninsula National Park, South Africa, Africa
A young woman walking along the beach in Jericoacoara, Ceara, Brazil, South America
Two African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wrestling, Addo National Park, South Africa, Africa
A farmer wearing traditionally brightly coloured turban in the dry state of Rajasthan, India, Asia
Lion (Panthera leo), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa
Highland cow in winter snow, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Jaguar (Panthera onca), Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
Tourists covered in pigment during the Holi Festival, Vrindavan, India, Asia
Laura Grier jumping at the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia
Emperor penguin chick and adulta (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions
A Burmese woman panning for gold in a small stream near Putao stops to have her portrait taken, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
Trumpet player, Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America
Northumberland blackface sheep in snow, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe
A leopard (Panthera pardus) rests on a tree, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
A captive pet brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), San Francisco Village, Loreto, Peru, South America