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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) on a branch, nesting site, quarry in operation, Oselle, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) on a branch, nesting site, quarry in operation, Oselle, Doubs, France
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The pygmy canopy honey. On an enormous mahogany tree 50 metres high, the honey-hunter perched on the trunk passes a branch with dexterity. The
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The pygmy canopy honey. On an enormous mahogany tree 50 metres high, the honey-hunter perched on the trunk passes a branch with dexterity. The pygmies are excellent climbers, athletes of the forest who accomplish feats every day in harvesting the honey. Likouala, Congo
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The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is passed down by inheritance. So, on the land of Oïta’s concession, there is a tree holding a hive but Oïta owns neither one nor the other and in no case can he cut this tree down without the hive owner’s permission. Karo people, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Here, time stands still. This same phantasmagoric harvest spectacle was taking place 30,000 years ago, when the first honey hunters faced the savage
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Here, time stands still. This same phantasmagoric harvest spectacle was taking place 30,000 years ago, when the first honey hunters faced the savage swarms. Solukumbu, Nepal. The tiger men honey hunting
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Microchips are used by researchers to mark the bees and identify them with a scanner at the entrance
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Microchips are used by researchers to mark the bees and identify them with a scanner at the entrance to the hive or near the nurse bees. In that way, it is possible to monitor the bees' activities on an individual level. The times they go out, etc… Research Center HOBOS, Würzburg, Germany.
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Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
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Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
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Tomato on stakes and Tagetes as companion planting in a vegetable
© Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
© Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
Tomato on stakes and Tagetes as companion planting in a vegetable garden, Provence, France
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Tomato on stakes and Tagetes as companion planting in a vegetable
© Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
© Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
Tomato on stakes and Tagetes as companion planting in a vegetable garden, Provence, France
© Laurent Lhoté / Biosphoto
Handcrafted pearl farm at sunset- Fakarava French Polynesia
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Red fox near the forest - Burgundy France
© David Tipling / Biosphoto
Barn Owl peering from nest site in derelict barn UK
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A cormorant swims through baitfish under the oil rigs in Southern California.
© Brook Peterson / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Brook Peterson / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A cormorant swims through baitfish under the oil rigs in Southern California.
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A sea lion hunts for baitfish under the oil rigs in Southern California.
© Brook Peterson / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Brook Peterson / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A sea lion hunts for baitfish under the oil rigs in Southern California.
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Sea lions play among the baitfish under the California Oil Rigs, Southern California.
© Brook Peterson / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Brook Peterson / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Sea lions play among the baitfish under the California Oil Rigs, Southern California.
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Finishing phase of the preparation of a fossil using a micro sandblaster. The pen-sized tool is connected to a reservoir of sand and a compressor
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Finishing phase of the preparation of a fossil using a micro sandblaster. The pen-sized tool is connected to a reservoir of sand and a compressor that blasts abrasive grains of sand onto the rock. If the fossil is significantly tougher than the rock around it, it's fairly easy to dig it out, but if they're almost the same hardness, it takes a lot of experience to dig the rock out while altering the fossil as little as possible.- Blouet brothers collection
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Preparation of fossils using a pneumatic micro-hammer, a pencil-sized tool that works like a mini jackhammer. It blows up rock shards of a few
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Preparation of fossils using a pneumatic micro-hammer, a pencil-sized tool that works like a mini jackhammer. It blows up rock shards of a few millimeters. If the nature of the stone lends itself to it, the interface between the fossil and the rock that hosts it forms a mechanical heterogeneity. The shards jump preferentially, which really makes it possible to clear the surface of the fossil while preserving it. - Blouet brothers collection
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Preparation of fossils using a pneumatic micro-hammer, a pencil-sized tool that works like a mini jackhammer. It blows up rock shards of a few
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Preparation of fossils using a pneumatic micro-hammer, a pencil-sized tool that works like a mini jackhammer. It blows up rock shards of a few millimeters. If the nature of the stone lends itself to it, the interface between the fossil and the rock that hosts it forms a mechanical heterogeneity. The shards jump preferentially, which really makes it possible to clear the surface of the fossil while preserving it. - Blouet brothers collection
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Preparation of a fossil fish from Lorraine using a micro-hammer. - Blouet brothers collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Preparation of a fossil fish from Lorraine using a micro-hammer. - Blouet brothers collection
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Preparation of a fossil fish from Lorraine using a micro-hammer. - Blouet brothers collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Preparation of a fossil fish from Lorraine using a micro-hammer. - Blouet brothers collection
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Preparation of a fossil fish from Lorraine using a micro-hammer. -
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Preparation of a fossil fish from Lorraine using a micro-hammer. - Blouet brothers collection
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Feyzin refinery seen from the Darnaise district in the Minguettes suburb of Venissieux, near Lyon, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Feyzin refinery seen from the Darnaise district in the Minguettes suburb of Venissieux, near Lyon, France
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Feyzin refinery seen from the Darnaise district in the Minguettes suburb of Venissieux, near Lyon, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Feyzin refinery seen from the Darnaise district in the Minguettes suburb of Venissieux, near Lyon, France
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Kazakh eagler on horseback in steppe, Mongolia
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Aiglier kirghize (Berkutchi) portant un Kalpak, présentant son aigle accompagné de son petit-fils, Kirghizistan
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Aiglier kirghize (Berkutchi) portant un Kalpak, présentant son aigle accompagné de son petit-fils, Kirghizistan
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Kyrgyz eagler (Berkutchi) with a Kalpak, carrying its eagle, Yssyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Kyrgyz eagler (Berkutchi) with a Kalpak, carrying its eagle, Yssyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
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2 Kazakh eaglers on horseback on a steppe background, Mongolia
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
2 Kazakh eaglers on horseback on a steppe background, Mongolia
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Prancing horse in the steppe with its young rider, Son Kul, Kyrgyzstan
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Prancing horse in the steppe with its young rider, Son Kul, Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyz Equestrian Games (Afghan Buzkachi, Kok-boru or Kyrgyz Ulak-tartish) at the Son-kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Kyrgyz Equestrian Games (Afghan Buzkachi, Kok-boru or Kyrgyz Ulak-tartish) at the Son-kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
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Installation of the yurt camp, carpet, yurt frame with Son-kul lake in the background, Kyrgyzstan
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Installation of the yurt camp, carpet, yurt frame with Son-kul lake in the background, Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyz Equestrian Games (Afghan Buzkachi, Kok-boru or Kyrgyz Ulak-tartish) at the Son-kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
© Bastien Chaix / Biosphoto
Kyrgyz Equestrian Games (Afghan Buzkachi, Kok-boru or Kyrgyz Ulak-tartish) at the Son-kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France
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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France
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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France
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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France
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Chimney smoke, particleboard production plant, Lure, Haute-Saône
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Chimney smoke, particleboard production plant, Lure, Haute-Saône France
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Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) held in hand in catalepsy, not moving and showing its orange aposematic colours, Lerouveille, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) held in hand in catalepsy, not moving and showing its orange aposematic colours, Lerouveille, Lorraine, France
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Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) nuptial male in a quarry, Xeuilley, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) nuptial male in a quarry, Xeuilley, Lorraine, France
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Green toad (Bufo viridis) in a slag heap, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Green toad (Bufo viridis) in a slag heap, Lorraine, France
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Green toad (Bufo viridis) in a Coal slag heap puddle, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Green toad (Bufo viridis) in a Coal slag heap puddle, Lorraine, France
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Green toad (Bufo viridis) in a slag heap, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Green toad (Bufo viridis) in a slag heap, Lorraine, France
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Hut made from fir and beech branches on the Allée des Géants with
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Hut made from fir and beech branches on the Allée des Géants with the trunk of a very old beech tree as support. Does this hut belong to a Sylvain? You know, those legendary little beings who guard the forest? Also known as "the witches' path", this alley is made up of old, twisted beech trees over four centuries old. These trees have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that consists of braiding the branches of trees together and letting them grow in a chosen direction (for example: vertically, horizontally or inclined). In this way, it was possible to delimit an alley, a path or even a piece of land... and in some cases, even to obtain a defensive role. These alleys had another advantage: they protected travellers from the sun in summer and from snowdrifts in winter. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs, Allier, France
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A relic of an old, twisted beech tree that is over four centuries old. Stones and mosses bring mystery and enchantment to this fabulous place. The
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
A relic of an old, twisted beech tree that is over four centuries old. Stones and mosses bring mystery and enchantment to this fabulous place. The Allée des Géants is made up of old trees that have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that consists of braiding the branches of trees together and letting them grow in a chosen direction (for example: vertically, horizontally or inclined). In this way, it was possible to delimit an alley, a path or even a piece of land... and in some cases, even to obtain a defensive role. These alleys had another advantage: they protected travellers from the sun in summer and from snowdrifts in winter. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs, Allier, France
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The Alley of the Giants or Alley of the Twisted Beech Trees is about 220 metres long. Halfway along, a natural bench is offered to us on a huge
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
The Alley of the Giants or Alley of the Twisted Beech Trees is about 220 metres long. Halfway along, a natural bench is offered to us on a huge branch that links two old beeches together. Also known as the "witches' path", this path is made up of old beech trees that are over four centuries old. These trees have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that consists of braiding the branches of trees together and letting them grow in a chosen direction (e.g. vertically, horizontally or inclined). In this way, it was possible to delimit an alley, a path or even a piece of land... and in some cases, even to obtain a defensive role. These alleys had another advantage: they protected travellers from the sun in summer and from snowdrifts in winter. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs, Allier, France
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The Allée des Géants is made up of old trees that have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
The Allée des Géants is made up of old trees that have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that consists of braiding tree branches together and letting them grow in a chosen direction (for example, vertically, horizontally or inclined). In this way, it was possible to delimit an alley, a path or even a piece of land... and in some cases, even to obtain a defensive role. These alleys had another advantage, they protected travellers from the sun in summer and from snowdrifts in winter. This relic of an old beech tree in the shape of a dreamlike animal is part of a very special bestiary that brings a mysterious, magical and fairy-like aspect to this fabulous place. Stones, mosses, twisted trees of more than four centuries old combined with the sun rays bring to light imaginary creatures. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs, Allier, France
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The Allée des Géants is made up of old trees that have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
The Allée des Géants is made up of old trees that have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that consists of braiding tree branches together and letting them grow in a chosen direction (for example, vertically, horizontally or inclined). In this way, it was possible to delimit an alley, a path or even a piece of land... and in some cases, even to obtain a defensive role. These alleys had another advantage, they protected travellers from the sun in summer and from snowdrifts in winter.These old beech trees, one of which is shaped like a seahorse or a big-hearted dragon, bring a mysterious, magical and fairy-tale aspect to this fabulous place where stones, mosses, twisted trees of more than four centuries old combined with the sun's rays bring out imaginary creatures. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs, Allier, France