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Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) in the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades. Destruction of habitat and persecution by man are this species' biggest threat.
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Underwater plants thriving in the crystal clear water flooding the cypress forests in the Florida Everglades, USA.
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Underwater photographer, with scuba, photographing life in the Urumbilum River, situated in the Orara Valley, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Underwater photographer, with scuba, photographing life in the Urumbilum River, situated in the Orara Valley, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crystal clear river in a region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, that contains a lot of calcium and limestone in the ground. The rock filters the water, turning it transparent.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sand and water erupt from a spring underwater in the Rio da Prata in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tree branch in crystal clear spring in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
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Bellinger River Freshwater Turtle (Elseya georgesi). Also known as George's Turtle. Bellinger River, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys floridana peninsularis), hatchling. Photo taken in World Heritage Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades, Florida, USA
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Suwannee River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis), sunning itself on a log in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
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Freshwater Yabby (Cherax sp.). Also known as Freshwater Crayfish. Highland Stream, Cathedral Rock National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
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Freshwater Yabby (Cherax sp.). Also known as Freshwater Crayfish. Highland Stream, Cathedral Rock National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
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Freshwater Yabby (Cherax sp.). Also known as Freshwater Crayfish. Highland Stream, Cathedral Rock National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Freshwater Yabby (Cherax sp.). Also known as Freshwater Crayfish. Rainforest Stream, Dorrigo World Heritage National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Freshwater Yabby (Cherax sp.). Also known as Freshwater Crayfish. Highland Stream, Cathedral Rock National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Freshwater Yabby (Cherax sp.). Also known as Freshwater Crayfish. Highland Stream, Cathedral Rock National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rifle Shrimp (Australatya striolata). Never Never River, Bellingin, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus). Found in open forests, woodlands, swamplands, heathlands and banksia trees throughout eastern Australia. Photo taken at Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus). Found in open forests, woodlands, swamplands, heathlands and banksia trees throughout eastern Australia. Photo taken at Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus). Found in open forests, woodlands, swamplands, heathlands and banksia trees throughout eastern Australia. Photo taken at Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus). Found in open forests, woodlands, swamplands, heathlands and banksia trees throughout eastern Australia. Photo taken at Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) chick. Lihou Reef Island, Coral Sea, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsii), in flight. World's rarest Frigatebird, which nests on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia. Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List
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Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsii), in flight. World's rarest Frigatebird, which nests on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia. Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), adolescent in flight over Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador.
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), male in flight over Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador.
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Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - resting posture. Also known as Frilled-neck Lizard. North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - resting posture. Also known as Frilled-neck Lizard. North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - defensive display. Also known as Frilled-neck Lizard. North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - defensive display. Also known as Frilled-neck Lizard. North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - defensive display. Also known as Frilled-neck Lizard. North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - defensive display. Also known as Frilled-neck Lizard. North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Australian Rainforest Fungi (Possibly: Hygrocybe miniata). Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi (Cyptotrama asprata) - commonly known as Golden-scruffy Collybia. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. This species is found throughout tropical regions of the world
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi (Cymatoderma elegans ). Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Rainforest Fungi (Cymatoderma elegans ). Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Underside of an Australian Rainforest Fungi (possibly: Omphalotus nidiformis) that has fallen from a tree trunk. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Australian Rainforest Fungi (Trametes versicolor) - commonly known as rainbow fungus. Photo was taken in tropical rainforest, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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