And relax … a sea lion joins in on a beach siesta on San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador
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One of five a day … a giant tortoise snacks at Galápagos national park
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Sooty terns fill the skies as they return to Johnston Island, a tiny outcropping in the Pacific west of Hawaii. The atoll is a wildlife refuge and an important breeding ground for many birds, but it was used extensively by the US air force in the 20th century – as an airbase and a test site for nuclear and biological weapons, and storage for chemical weapons
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A one-horned rhino and calf in Chitwan national park, Nepal
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A school of fish in Kicker Rock Islet near San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador
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Ready for takeoff … an osprey makes a nest near the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US
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A sea urchin collects food at Asi bay on the Turkish coast, near Rhodes
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Two great hammerhead sharks swim in Kicker Rock Islet near San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador
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Fluff at first sight … great egret chicks snuggle up in their nest at Wakodahatchee wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, US
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A starfish clings to a rock on San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador
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A rescued macaw is released back into the wild after rehabilitation at an ecological reserve in Brasilia, Brazil, while its fellows wait their turn
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Black-bellied whistling ducks – also known as Mexican squealers – strike a pose at Green Cay wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, US
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A school of atherina cut out daylight underwater at Asi bay, Turkey. Fossil-hunters have found evidence that there were atherina swimming in our oceans more than 11m years ago
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An ancient parasitic wasp preserved in amber, found in Myanmar. Its back end resembles a Venus flytrap plant
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A thornback ray glides in Los Túneles, Galápagos, Ecuador
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Migrating frogs anticipate the breeding season as they make their way to a reservoir in eastern Slovakia
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A dead humpback whale washed up at Følle Strand, Denmark
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A shy brown booby chick peeks out from between its parent’s legs on Sand Island, in the Johnston atoll national wildlife refuge
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A sally lightfoot crab on the rocks at Galápagos national park, Ecuador
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A whitetip reef shark near Santa Cruz island, Galápagos
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Bottoms up … a red-crested pochard dives in Mogan Lake, Turkey.
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A curious Galápagos lava lizard
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Fish dinner … an osprey takes its catch home at the Sebastian inlet state park in Melbourne Beach, Florida, US
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