Photograph by Michael Nichols
The touch- an exquisite moment for Jane Goodall- came when Jou Jou, a full-grow n male chimpanzee reached out his hand to her in greeting. He had been caged al one for years in the Brazzaville Zoo; a social animal, he was desperate for con tact with other living beings.
Photograph by Jim Bradenburg
In Canada’s northernmost reaches, an arctic wolf gingerly tests the water near Ellesmere Island.
Photograph by Mitsuaki Iwago
A golden lioness and her cub bask in the warmth of a savanna sun in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park
Photograph by Jonathan Blair
A year old crocodile snaps at a frog a favourite dinner Baby Nile crocodile and reed frog both hesitate before crocodile decides it's dinnertime.
Photograph by David Doubilet
A school of barracuda surrounds a naturalist in the Bismarck Sea off New Hanover island, Papua New Guinea.
Photograph by Dr. George B. Schaller
The first shots of snow leopards in the wild include this female Panthera uncia perched on a snowy crag in Pakistan’s Chitral Valley.
Photograph by Anke Seidlitz
Staying in Asia for many years has given me the opportunity to get close to wildlife on many occasions. This female Smith's green-eyed gecko chose to live on one of the chalets next to my home, taking advantage of the insects attracted by the lights at night.
Photograph by Giedo van der Zwan
We were taking shots in the southwest of Serengeti, Tanzania. This location is known as Hidden Valley and was full of animals from the great migration.
This pregnant zebra came out of the dust for a second to take a look at me. She was the perfect poser! Head straight, ears up, legs in line, tail accentuating her curving body while the herd in the background created the perfect stage of dust!
—Caption by Giedo van der Zwan
Photograph by Frans Lanting
Cement skies over Luangwa Valley, Zambia, set off a string of ruby-plumed carmine bee-eaters perched on a branch.
Photograph by Ian Nichols
Needing fuel for his efforts, the silverback soaks in a swamp for hours, methodically stripping and rinsing dirt from herb roots before munching.
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