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A Fennec fox in the hot desert |
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A brave fly on a snake's head |
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Hamersley Ridge, Western Australia |
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Napoli, Italy |
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Fireflies in the Smoky Mountains |
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Melting mountain snow, Spain. |
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When harmless, jelly fish can be a fine sight up close and personl |
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A temple at Jawa Island, Indonesia |
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The path of the lost beach, California |
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Reynisdrangar, off the coast of Iceland
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Lightning dance lightens up the volcanic ash cloud above a volcano in Chile |
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A chameleon making its way among the bizarre trees of Socotra Island |
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