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Pale, dry soil between rows of bean plants dotted with dozens of small dark mounds of crumbly earth around ant nest holes, with scattered straw and a few weeds. — Ant nests on the surface of a cropped soil Antonio Jordán

Herd of brown cattle grazing and lying on a green pasture, with shrubs and a line of trees under a cloudy sky. — When the cows come home Antonio Jordán

Video of a young ibex with a fluffy light brown coat stepping carefully down a steep pale grey rock face, with a grey cliff behind it. — Baby alpine ibex learns mountaineering Adam Ciesielski

Close-up from above of dry orange-brown soil with small pebbles, with a line of black ants crossing it, one carrying a small green fragment. — Ants carrying food to their nest Antonio Jordán

Rugged sandstone cliff tops seen from below against a blue sky, with a row of white seagulls perched along the ridges. — Front row spectators of geomorphological modeling Antonio Jordán

Dense herd of shaggy cream-coloured alpacas packed together, several facing the camera, in front of a stone wall and a snow-capped volcano with red-brown slopes under dark clouds. — Lovely but Deadly Alpacas Jose Schreckinger

Close-up of a bright green tree frog with large dark blue eyes rimmed in red and orange feet, perched on the tip of a green leaf against a black background. — Guardian of the forest Enrico Bonanno

Wide frozen fjord of snow and sea ice beneath snow-covered hills wrapped in a band of low cloud, with a tiny polar bear on the ice at lower left. — Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden / 79°North-Glacier in NE-Greenland. Polar bear for scale. Andreas Preußer

Three polar bears walking across sunlit snow-covered sea ice, casting long blue shadows, with raised ridges of broken ice behind them. — Polar bears in North-East Greenland Andreas Preußer

Seen from above, about eight dark grey spiny-tailed iguanas with yellowish patches and banded tails, sprawled over one another on a pale rock and sandy ground. — Don't touch our rock! Antonio Jordán

Dung beetle with its head down pushing a dark ball of dung across sandy ground, casting a shadow, with a small twig nearby. — I came in with a wrecking ball Antonio Jordán

Close-up of a black dung beetle with spiny front legs crawling over light brown sand, the background softly blurred. — I just dropped by to say hello Antonio Jordán

Scattered white bones of an animal skeleton, including a row of vertebrae, a shoulder blade and leg bones, lying in a patch of dead brown grass. — Death closes the circle Antonio Jordán

Bleached white animal pelvis bone held up in an outstretched hand with a blue wristband, its holes like the eyes of a mask, in front of sandy ground, shrubs and trees. — White mask found on the soil surface Antonio Jordán

Kestrel with streaked brown and cream plumage perched on the tip of a thin bare twig against a plain white sky. — Wildlife Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Pamela Trisolino

White cat with closed eyes sitting on a wall above a sandy beach, with gentle waves, a low sun glaring over the sea and a dark cloud bank on the horizon. — Relaxation time! Faramarz Nilfouroushan

Funnel-shaped spider web of dense white silk leading into a small dark hole in a bare soil bank, surrounded by dry leaves, lichen-covered rock and sprigs of plants. — Living in the basement Antonio Jordán

Three chestnut horses grazing among grass tussocks and rushes in a wet bog with patches of water. — Peatbog (Doñana National Park, Spain) Antonio Jordán

Two sea lions on a rock in green water: a large dark one lies facing the camera with eyes closed and a smiling look, a lighter one sits upright beside it with its head raised. — "Cheshire" Seal Galina Shinkareva

Two black ground beetles with ribbed shells facing each other on sandy soil scattered with small pebbles and twigs. — Hey, man, what are you looking for? Antonio Jordán

Two black oil beetles with bright red bands, joined end to end on reddish soil among pine needles, dry twigs and small stones. — Love is in the earth Antonio Jordán

Horse grazing in shallow floodwater on a flat marsh, its reflection below it, with green grass in front, many small water birds on the open water behind and a line of trees on the horizon. — Salt marsh in El Rocío (Huelva, SW Spain) Antonio Jordán

Small heap of hundreds of spiky brown seed heads gathered on bare soil among dry grass and stalks. — Seed transport by ants Antonio Jordán

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