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Two tiny shrimps battle each other on the back of a sea cucumber, filmed at a depth of 15m. Seacrop Diving School | Japan

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What's this? A long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso), found in Mongolia and China. Freaky and fabulous, yes?

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A glorious array of acorns.

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Archives. Moonlight and saguaro. The spot, Bumblebee, Az.

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It's the curled petals that give ball dahlias their distinctive shape. Unusual, yes? And unusually pretty. Here are a few of mine from the summer.

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What are these things? Walnut shells cut in half. Bizarre and beautiful, right?

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Common Genet (Genetta genetta), family Viverridae, Catalonia, Spain

photograph by Ignacio Yúfera

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Great word, assuming you can pronounce it!

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My last homegrown bouquet of the year. And one of the last honeybees. Autumn has well and truly arrived.

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What are these creatures? They are all Surinam horned frogs (Ceratophrys cornuta).

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Leopard (Panthera pardus), melanistic, family Felidae, Kabini Forest, Kenya

photograph by Chris Butterworth

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