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  • Giraffes in desert landscape standing and looking to the right. This image is from Giraffe... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Giraffes in desert landscape standing and looking to the right. This image is from Giraffe African Giant.
    Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH/Boas Schwarz
  • Amboseli GR, Kenya, East Africa: Being born in the dry season can be a real danger for elephant... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Amboseli GR, Kenya, East Africa: Being born in the dry season can be a real danger for elephant calves, leaving them susceptible to starvation and predation. This image is from Deadly Instincts.
    Off the Fence
  • Simon holding a Python molurus bivittatus and Nadine Keys with a Python sitting in front of... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Simon holding a Python molurus bivittatus and Nadine Keys with a Python sitting in front of graffiti wall holding snakes. This image is from Snake City.
    Earth Touch
  • Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July:  Lion (Panthera leo) male trying to court a... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July: Lion (Panthera leo) male trying to court a lioness. Male lions and their lionesses develop strong bonds during mating. This image is from Deadly Instincts.
    Anup Shah/naturepl.com
  • Cape Canaveral, Fla.: Launch of STS-51L, the Space Shuttle Challenger, at 11:38 a.m. EST on... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Cape Canaveral, Fla.: Launch of STS-51L, the Space Shuttle Challenger, at 11:38 a.m. EST on January 28, 1986. This image is from The Challenger Disaster Tapes.
    NASA
  • An elephant stands amongst yellow flowers and grass during the green season in Northern... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    An elephant stands amongst yellow flowers and grass during the green season in Northern Botswana. This image is from When Elephants Weep.
    Terra Mater Factual Studios/Beverly Joubert
  • Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya: Female Cheetah licking nose, portrait (Acinonyx jubatus).  A... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya: Female Cheetah licking nose, portrait (Acinonyx jubatus). A mother cheetah teaches her cubs to hunt. This image is from Deadly Instincts.
    Anup Shah /naturepl.com
  • Turkey: The Grey Wolf can operate in packs of up to 36. Rigid discipline is enforced in the Wolf... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Turkey: The Grey Wolf can operate in packs of up to 36. Rigid discipline is enforced in the Wolf pack to keep subordinates in line. But the pack also share close social bonds and are normally related to each other. This image is from Wild Turkey.
    Off the Fence/Sarah Titcombe
  • Falklands- Elephant seal males fighting. Male elephant seals fight to gain access to female... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Falklands- Elephant seal males fighting. Male elephant seals fight to gain access to female harems. This image is from Deadly Instincts.
    Richard Kirby/Off the Fence
  • Zanzibar: In Jozani, Red Colobus eat charcoal to aid the digestion of exotic leaves. This... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Zanzibar: In Jozani, Red Colobus eat charcoal to aid the digestion of exotic leaves. This learned behaviour is passed down from mother to young through imitation. This image is from Wild Islands: Zanzibar.
    Off the Fence/Richard Kirby
  • A family of elephants walk together in Botswana. This image is from When Elephants Weep. [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    A family of elephants walk together in Botswana. This image is from When Elephants Weep.
    Terra Mater Factual Studios/Beverly Joubert
  • Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: Group of impalas in front of a tree. This image is from... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: Group of impalas in front of a tree. This image is from Amazing Animal Selfies.
    University of Minnesota, Dept of Ecology
  • South Africa- South African Fur Seals swimming (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus). These seals... [Photo of the day - January 2016]
    South Africa- South African Fur Seals swimming (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus). These seals follow the sardine run in order to feed, running the gauntlet of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). This image is from Deadly Instincts.
    Visuals Unlimited /naturepl.com