Animal Portrait Gallery

Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)

Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus), under school of Slender cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis). Looks sluggish, but can be agile and temperamental, as many unwary divers have found. North Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia

© Mark Spencer/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

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Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo)

Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), portrait of male. A lion subspecies that became extinct in the wild in the 20th century. Montana, United States

© Joe McDonald/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

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Little bent-wing bat (Miniopterus australis)

Little bent-wing bat (Miniopterus australis), echolocating in lava tuba. Undara Volcanic National Park, near Mount Surprise, northeastern Queensland, Australia

© Reg Morrison/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

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