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Red-crowned Crane

Red-crowned Crane

Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

Agile Wallaby

Swamp Wallaby

Long-nosed Potoroo

Long-nosed Potoroo

Eastern Water Dragon

Eastern Water Dragon

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Australian Nature and Wildlife Images is a natural history photo library with a collection of more than 50,000 images of animals, plants and landscapes from around the world. We specialise in Australasia, the Pacific and South-east Asia, and have beautiful images of mammals, frogs, reptiles and invertebrates, including many rare and rarely photographed species.

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aix galericulata america amphibian anger ape arachnid arboreal arid asia australia australian bird Aves baby bat behaviour big ears big eyes bird bird of prey black & white black-footed rock-wallaby blue mountains borneo canid canis latrans canis lupis card carnivore cat catamount cervus canadiensis cervus elaphus china climbing colourful concentration contentment cougar coyote curious cute cygnus cygnus dangerous defensive demonic desert display dragon drake duck eagle east asia eastern australia eastern grey kangaroo eating ecotourism elk endangered endemic EPBC listed europe eye contact family felis concolor female flight fluffy forest fox frog frugivore funny fur furry grassland gray wolf greeting card grey wolf grooming grus japonensis haliaeetus pelagicus happiness herbivore hokkaido hunting ice Indonesia insect insectivore intense intensity invertebrate islands IUCN listed japan japanese macaque joey juvenile kangaroo leopard lizard macaca fuscata macropod malaysia male mammal mandarin duck marsupial melanesia mexico microbat misty monkey mother mother and baby mountain mountain lion mountains national park new guinea new zealand nocturnal north america NSW NT orang-utan outback owl panther panthera tigris altaica panthera uncia petrogale lateralis PNG pongo pygmaeus possum predator prickly primate puma puma concolor Qld rainforest raptor rare red-crowned crane red deer red fox reflections relaxation reptile rock rock wallaby rocky mountains SA sea siberian tiger smile smooth snow snow leopard snow monkey soft south america south east asia southeast asia south pacific spectacular spiny stare steller’s sea eagle stream stripes Sydney region thoughtful threatened tibet tiger top end tranquility tree-hollow dweller tropical tropical rainforest TSC Act listed ungulate usa Vic vulnerable vulpes vulpes vulpes vulpes fulva WA wallaby wapiti water WAWC Act listed weird winter wolf woodland yellowstone yellowstone national park

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aceros plicatus acrobates pygmaeus admiralty islands adventure africa aggression agile wallaby ailuropoda melanoleuca aix galericulata alarm aloneness alpine america american badger american bison amphibian anas acuta ancient anger angle-headed dragon ant antilocapra americana antlers ape aquila audax arachnid arboreal archemorus arid asia atrax robustus australia australian bird australian lurcher australian resin bee australian water dragon austrelaps ramsayi Aves aviceda subcristata aythya australis baby badger bandicoot banjo frog bare-backed fruit bat barking owl barred eagle-owl barred frog bat bat fly bear beetle behaviour bell frog bellfrog bennetts wallaby bent-wing bat bentwing bat bhutan big big ears big eyes bird bird-dropping spider bird of prey bismark archipelago bison bison black black & white black-footed rock-wallaby black and white blackish blind snake black pademelon black wallaby' black-tailed wallaby blind snake blue blue-tongue blue-winged kookaburra bluebottle blue mountains blue peafowl blue triangle blyth's hornbill bobcat borneo bowerbird boyd's forest dragon broad-nosed bat brolga brown-bearded sheathtail-bat bubo sumatranus buceros bicornis buffalo bufo marinus bug bull ant bullfrog burma burrowing burrowing frog burton's snake-lizard bush katydid butterfly cacatua galerita cambodia camouflage cane toad canid canis familiaris canis latrans canis lupis canis lupus familiaris cape york card caribbean caring carnivore carnivorous carpet python cat catamount caterpillar cathedral termite cathedral termite mound cave central america central bearded dragon centralian blue-tongued lizard cercartetus nanus cervus canadiensis cervus elaphus chalicodoma chalinolobus chalinolobus gouldii chalinolobus morio chelonia mydas china chlamydosaurus kingii chocolate wattled bat chondropython viridis christmas island Chrysopidae cicada CITES climbing clover blue coastal coast marine cockatoo cockroach colourful common blossom-bat common bluebottle common brushtail possum common cuscus common grass-blue common grass yellow common scaly-foot common scalyfoot common spadefoot toad common spotted cuscus common tube-nosed bat common wallaroo common wombat competition concentration conservation contentment coppery ringtail coppery ringtail possum corroboree frog cougar courtship coyote crab crane critically endangered croc crocodile crocodylus porosus cruiser crustacean cuation curious cuscus cute cyclorana cyclorana novaehollandiae cygnus cygnus d'entrecasteaux d'entrecasteaux. milne bay dacelo leachii dacelo novaeguineae dactylopsila tatei dainty tree frog dancing dangerous dawn death defensive demonic Dendrolagus inustus desert diamond python diplodactylus ciliaris display dobson's tube-nosed bat dobsonia dobsonia minor dog dome-headed bat domestic dog dormouse possum dragon drake dryococelus australis duck dusky glider eagle east asia eastern australia eastern banjo frog eastern blue-tongue lizard eastern broad-nosed bat eastern common cuscus eastern false pipistrelle eastern forest bat eastern grey kangaroo eastern horseshoe-bat eastern long-beaked echidna eastern pobblebonk eastern pygmy possum eastern wallaroo eating echidna ecotourism elephantodeta elephantodeta nobilis elk emballonuridae emperor gum moth endangered endemic EPBC listed eptesicus eptesicus pumilus eptesicus regulus eptesicus sagittula erethizon dorsatum eriophora biapicata eupoecila australasiae Eurema hecabe eurema hecabe phoebus europe european european red fox extatosoma tiaratum eye contact false eyespots false pipistrelle falsistrellus tasmaniensis family fawn horseshoe bat feathertail glider felis concolor female feral fergusson island fern wallaby FFG Act listed FFGA listed fiddler beetle fighting fiji fijian monkey-faced bat flap-footed lizard flashjack flight flower fluffy flying-fox flying mouse flying squirrel forest fox frill-necked lizard frilled lizard frill neck lizard frog frozen frugivore fruit bat funnel web spider funny fur furry gansu garden orb weaver gecko ghost bat giant banjo frog giant bullfrog giant burrowing cockroach giant burrowing frog giant panda giant pobblebonk giant prickly stick insect giant tree frog giant waterholding frog goanna golden-tipped bat golden bandicoot gonocephalus boydii gould's long-eared bat gould's wattled bat graphium sarpedon grass blue grasshopper grassland gray wolf grazing great barred frog great bullfrog greater broad-nosed bat greater flying phalanger greater glider greater glider-possum great hornbill green green-thighed frog green and golden bell frog green and golden frog green and golden swamp frog green bell frog green frog green lacewing green swamp frog green tree python green turtle greeting card grey-bellied pobblebonk grey-headed flying-fox grey wolf Grizzled Tree Kangaroo grooming growling grass frog grus grus japonensis grus rubicunda gull habitat haliaeetus albicilla haliaeetus pelagicus happiness hardhead hatching hawk hawk-owl hawkmoth heleioporus australiacus helmeted hornbill heloecius cordiformis herbivore herbivorous highlands copperhead hipposideros hipposideros cervinus hokkaido hong kong hopping-mouse hornbill horseshoe bat hunting husky hypsilurus boydii hypsilurus spinipes ice india indian peafowl indoensia Indonesia indonesian tomb bat inland inland broad-nosed bat inland ningaui insect insectivore intense intensity introduced invertebrate invertebrates isabel giant-rat isabel naked-tailed rat islands island tub-nosed fruit bat island tube-nosed bat isoodon auratus IUCN listed japan japanese macaque japonensis joey jumping juvenile kangaroo katydid kei kerivoula papuensis kimberley kimberly region knob tail gecko koala kookaburra korea kussharo lace goanna lace monitor lacewing lamington landscape laos large large grass yellow larus schistisagus latrodectus hasselti laughing kookaburra leafcutter bee legless lizard leopard lesser bare-backed fruit-bat lesser long-eared bat lialis burtonis limnodynastes dumerilii limnodynastes interioris litchfield litoria aurea litoria brevipalmata litoria gracilenta litoria infrafrenata litoria peronii litoria raniformis little bat little bentwing bat little forest bat lizard long-nosed potoroo lord howe lord howe island lord howe island phasmid lorikeet louisade lynx lynx canadensis lynx rufus macaca fuscata macaca nemestrina macadamia cup moth caterpillar macleay's spectre macroderma macroderma gigas macropanesthia rhinoceros macropod macropus agilis macropus eugenii macropus fuliginosus macropus giganteus macropus robustus macropus rufogriseus macropus rufus malaysia male maluku mammal mandarin duck mantis marine marsupial mecytha fasciata megabat megachile melanesia merrin mexico microbat microchiroptera mictyris longicarpus miniopterus australis mirimiri acrodonta misty mixophyes mixophyes fasciolatus moloch horridus moluccan mouse-eared bat moluccas monitor lizard monkey monotreme morelia spilota morelia spilota spilota morelia spilota variegata mormopterus mormopterus planiceps moss-forest ringtail moth mother mother and baby mountain mountain cuscus mountain lion mountains mount rausu myanmar myotis stalkeri myrmecia nailtail wallaby naked-backed fruit bat nasutitermes triodiae national park national parkt native native australian resin bee native bee native cockroach NC Act listed near threatened neobatrachus sudelli nepal nephrurus levis new caledonia new guinea new holland frog new zealand ningaui ningaui ridei ninox connivens ninox rufa nocturnal norfolk island north america north american porcupine northern Australia northern pintail notomys alexis NSW nsw. vic nsw. wetlands NT nycticeius balstoni nycticeius rueppellii nyctimene nyctimene albiventer nyctimene major nyctinomus australis nyctophilus nyctophilus geoffroyi nyctophilus gouldi nz ocean ocean island old onychogalea onychogalea fraenata opodiphthera eucalypti orang-utan orange orb spider osprey outback ovis canadensis canadensis owl pacific pacific baza pademelon painted burrowing frog painted ringtail palau panda pandion haliaetus panther panthera tigris altaica panthera uncia Parrot peacock people peron's tree frog pest pet petauroides volans petaurus breviceps petaurus norfolcensis petaurus sciurus petrogale lateralis petropseudes dahli phalanger carmelitae phalanger intercastellanus phalanger maculatus phascolarctos cinereus phasmid pheasant philippines phoniscus papuensis physignathus lesueurii pig-tailed macaque pipistrellus regulus pipistrellus tasmaniensis playing PNG png. qld pobblebonk pogona vitticeps poisonous poisonous animal polynesia pongo pygmaeus porcupine possum possum mouse potoroo potorus tridactylus pouch praying mantis predator pretty preying mantis prickly primate pronghorn protectiveness pseudocheirus pseudocheirus dahli pseudochirops cupreus pseudochirulus forbesi pseudophryne corroboree pteralopex pteralopex acrodonta pteropus poliocephalus ptilonorhynchus violaceus puma puma concolor pygmy-possum pygmy glider pygmy goanna pygmy phalanger pygopus lepidopodus python Qld quokka rain rainbow lorikeet rainforest ramphotyphlops nigrescens raptor rare rat recreation red-backed spider red-back spider red-crowned crane red-necked wallaby red deer red fox red kangaroo reflections regent bowerbird reintroduction relaxation reptile resin bee rhinolophus megaphyllus rhinophyllotis megaphyllus rhinoplax vigil rock rock-haunting ringtail rock possum rock ringtail rock wallaby rocky mountain bighorn sheep rocky mountains rodent rufous owl running SA saltwater crocodile santa isabella sarcophilus harrisii satin bowerbird savanna savanna woodland scaly-tailed possum scalyfoot scenery schoinobates volans scorpion scoteanax rueppellii scotorepens scotorepens balstoni scotorepens orion sea seagull seas semaphore crab sericulus chrysocephalus setonix brachyurus shaanxi sheath tail sheep shiretoko short-beaked echidna showcase animals siberian husky siberian tiger sichuan singapore skink sky slaty-backed gull smile smooth smooth knob-tailed gecko snake snake-lizard snow snow leopard snow monkey soft soldier crab solomys sapientis south america south asia southeast asia south east asia southeastern australia southern angle-headed dragon southern bell frog southern common cuscus southern corroboree frog southern forest bat southern free-tailed bat southern freetail-bat southern pigtail macaque south pacific spectacular spider spilocuscus maculatus spinifex hopping-mouse spiny spiny-tailed gecko spiny ant-eater spiny anteater spiny stick insect spots squirrel glider sri lanka stare steller’s sea eagle stick insect sting stream striped possum stripes sudell's frog sugar glider sugar squirrel sulfur-crested cockatoo sunset swamp wallaby swan syconycteris syconycteris australis sydney funnel-web spider sydney funnelweb spider Sydney region symbiosis szechuan tachyglossus aculeatus tadarida australis taiwan tammar wallaby taphozous achates tasmanian devil tasmanian pipistrelle tate's triok taveuni taxidea taxus teeth termitaria termite thailand theretra latreillei thorny devil thoughtful threat display threatened tibet tiger tiliqua multifasciata tiliqua scincoides toad tomes' bat tongue top end tranquility tree-hollow tree-hollow dweller tree frog tree kangaroo trichoglossus haemotodus trichosurus vulpecula triobrand triok tropical tropical rainforest tropics TSC Act listed tube nosed bat turtle uncommon ungulate unhappiness urodacus usa vanuatu varanus brevicauda varanus varius venomous vespadelus vespadelus pumilus vespadelus regulus vespadelus vulturnus Vic vietnam vindula arsinoe vombatus ursinus vulnerable vulpes vulpes vulpes vulpes fulva WA waistcoat wallaby wallabia bicolor wallaby wallaroo wapiti warmth warty warty bell frog warty frog water water dragon waterfowl wattled bat WAWC Act listed wedge-tailed eagle weird western broad-nosed bat western grey kangaroo western mastiff-bat white white-eyed duck white-lipped tree frog white-striped bat white-striped freetail-bat white-striped freetailed-bat white-striped mastiff-bat white-striped scurrying bat white-tailed eagle whooper swan whooper swans wide-mouthed frog winter wolf wombat wongai ningaui woodland wyulda squamicaudata yellow yellowstone yellowstone national park yoma sabina parva ysabel zaglossus bartoni zizinia labradus

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