Female Gallery

Yakushima deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae)

Yakushima deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae), stag and hind standing together, aware of something out of the frame. The stags of this subspecies have smaller antlers than the mainland Sika deer, with three prongs as shown here rather than five. Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

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PLK01638

Leopard, female cub
& elephant
Panthera pardus
Masai Mara, Kenya
Photo: Fritz Poelking
A nature document

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Female, Leopard, Panthera Pardus

Icelandic horse (Equus caballus)

Icelandic horse (Equus caballus), grazing. Iceland's sole breed. Horses may not be imported, and horses that leave the country cannot return. Icelandic horses still perform traditional work on some farms apart from being ridden for leisure or for show jumping, or racing. Iceland

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