Images Dated 2015 August

Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) Portrait

The Snow Leopard is a descendant of the wild cat and panther families. Native to the rugged and snowy highlands of Central Asia, the endangered snow leopard is particularly found in the Himalaya region

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Adaptations For Habitat, Animal, Apex Predator, Asian, Big Cat, Cannot Roar, Carnivora, Carnivore, Cat, Central Asian, Conservation Programmes, Crepuscular, East Asian, Endangered, Eutheria, Exploited For Fur, Fauna, Feet Adapted For Snow, Felidae, Fur Trade, High Altitude Wildlife, Himalayan Region Wildlife, Irbis, Large Feet, Mammal, Mammalia, Obligate Carnivore, Ounce, Panthera Uncia, Poached, Portrait, Solitary, South Asian, Spotted, Steppes Habitat, Uncia, Wild Cat, Wildlife, Woolly Fur

Fresco of a fisherman

Fresco of a fisherman discovered at the Minoan settlement of Akotiri (replica mural). Santorini, Cyclades Islands, Greece

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Ancient, Art, Artwork, Catch, Civilisation, Decoration, Greek, Haul, Historical, Painting, Profession, Story, Telling, Wall

Underwater view of a rock pool with a man and woman peering into it

Underwater view of a rock pool with a man and woman peering into it The pool contains mainly brown algae, including Neptune's Necklace (Hormosira banksii) at the rim. There is also Sea lettuce (Ulva australis), an edible green alga only two cells thick. Some zebra shells (Austrocochlea constricta) are also evident. The Neck, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic

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