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  1. A close-up image of a brown butterfly with yellow spots on its wings

  3. A man wearing a felt hat in the shape of a frog and dark-rimmed glasses, he has a hi-vis jacket and black leather gloves.

  4. Three seagulls sit on a wooden plank at a beach fighting for leftover chips covered in tomato ketchup. Their wings are spread wide as two others swoop in on the action.

  5. Offshore rig under construction in shipyard by the sea.

  6. Baby Japanese macaque monkey cuddling a toy orangutan

  7. A large male silverback gorilla lies on its front and surrounded by flowers flowers in a zoo enclosure

  8. A river looks like it has a thin layer of material on the top which has caused the water to turn different colours.

  9. A tiger is sedated and in a medical machine. Tubes are inside its mouth.

  10. An aerial view of Jersey airport showing terminal buildings, control towers, runways and vehicles.

  11. A figurine shaped like a mammoth. It is ivory colour with dark grey patches, and has deeply-engraved lines of crosses and dots

  12. The United Downs power plant in Cornwall is shown, there are various silver pipes surrounding a central plant that has a series of large fan type structures surrounded by yellow pipes. There are trees in the background and the sky is blue.

  13. A small sperm whale on a sandy beach. There is a man knelt next to the whale which is dark grey with pink patches.

  14. Close up of a wind turbine in field against a blue sky.

  15. Loic has a bald head and wears a dark blue shirt, h stands outside the Re-use shop at Truro with a blue skip and cyan shipping container behind him.

  16. A woman with long brown hair, long sleeves and gloves looking at a piece of electronic equipment with keys and a display screen on a black worktop in a room with blue shelves behind the desk

  17. The recycling centre. There are bollards, alongside a pathway. There are small gaps in a green fence where residents can drop their waste through. There is a crane on the other side of the fencing.

  18. A women with short grey hair and glasses stands alongside a wide road looking dejected

  19. A male peregrine falcon perched on top of a stone parapet. The grey and white bird is looking to the distance, with a blue sky behind it.

  20. A picture of a person who is wearing gardening gloves dumping garden waste into a green wheelie bin.

    • UK
    A small brown beaver is captured mid‑step as it emerges from an open transport crate lined with straw. Its dense fur is slightly ruffled, and bits of straw cling to its coat. The beaver’s head is low to the ground as it sniffs the earth just outside the crate. Behind it, the metal sides of the crate frame the scene while loose straw spills out onto the grass.

  22. Maggie Chapman is standing outside and the golf course can been to one side of her. She is wearing a dark jacket with a pink collar and a blue jumper underneath.

  23. A man with white hair and beard stands behind a black wheelie bin which is out on the pavement. He is wearing a blue hoodie and sunglasses. Next to him on his right is a green hedge and to the left the road is visible with houses and cars parked on the driveways.

  24. Man in a navy cap and orange hi-vis looking confused

  25. A beach scene with several people sitting on the sand facing the sea. In the foreground, a prominent yellow warning sign from East Devon District Council advises against bathing due to recent sewage discharge and warns to keep pets out of the water.