Images Dated 30th April 2007

Killer whale / Orca - mating pair; the male rolls upwards but the female is already diving

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Killer whale / Orca - mating pair; the male rolls upwards but the female is already diving
Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean, California, USA
Orcinus orca
Francois Gohier
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America, American, Behaviour, Couple, Couples, Female, Genitalia, In Water, M Ammals, Male, Mammal, Marine, Marine Mammal, Marine Mammals, Mating, North America, North American, Orca, Orcas, Pair, Pairs, Penis, Swimming, Toothed Whales, United States, Water, Whale, Whales, Wild Life

PPG-1624 Strangler Figs - huge trunk above a water course, French Guyana Forest

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Strangler Figs - huge trunk above a water course, French Guyana Forest
French Guiana
Ficus sp.
Pascal Goetgheluck
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CAN-3235 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Coiled - In prickly pear cactus

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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Coiled - In prickly pear cactus
Sonoran Desert - Arizona - USA
Crotalus atrox
In ambush posture waiting for prey
John Cancalosi
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