Images Dated 30th December 2015

Dense tropical rainforest with lianas in the Cirque des Cascades

Dense tropical rainforest with lianas in the Cirque des Cascades. The park of almost 34 000 sq km protecting Amazonian forest is the largest French national park and one of the world's largest. It can only be reached from the sea or by airplane or pirogue. Guiana Amazonian Park, French Guiana

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Dense, Forest, Guyane, Jungle, Landscape, Nature, Primary, Pristine, Rainforest, Scenery, Scenic, Tangle, Trees, Twisted, Vegetation, Vines, Wilderness

Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus), showing the gular sac that has two purposes, to help keep the bird cool as the skin has a dense concentration of blood vessels, and when it is inflated, to impress a possible mate. Zimbabwe

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African, Animal, Aves, Bird, Black And White Animal, Ciconiidae, Ciconiiformes, Colonial, Dangling, Fauna, Gregarious, Gular Sac, Huge, Increasing Population, Leptoptilos, Leptoptilos Crumenifer, Massive, Naked Head, One Animal, Plumes, Pouch, Scavenger, Side View, Standing, Stork, Sub Saharan African, Ugly, Undertaker, Wader, Wading Bird, Wildlife

Shovel-nosed lizard (Meroles anchietae)

Shovel-nosed lizard (Meroles anchietae) on red desert sand. It spends the day in the sun and burrows into sand at night to keep warm. Namib Desert, Namibia

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African, Anchieta, Anchieta Dune Lizard, Anchieta Is Dune Lizard, Anchietaís Dune Lizard, Aporosaura Anchietae, Arid Habitat, Carnivorous, Desert Animal, Diurnal, Diverticulum, Ectotherm, Endemic To Namibia, Flattened Snout, Fringed Toes, Heat Adapted, High Angle View, Lacertidae, Lizard, Meroles, Namibian, One Animal, Reptile, Reptilia, S Dune Lizard, Sand Diver, Sand Diver Lizard, Sand Swimmer, Shovel Snouted Lizard, Side View, Squamata, Stores Water, Thermal Dance, Wall Lizard