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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm can form a complete individual. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
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Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Common raven (Corvus corax) in the caldera of Taburiente, Island of La Palma, in the Canaries. The great crows, curious and opportunistic, are not
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Common raven (Corvus corax) in the caldera of Taburiente, Island of La Palma, in the Canaries. The great crows, curious and opportunistic, are not very shy in the Taburiente National Park - La Palma - Canary Islands
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Blue shark (Prionace glauca). North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue shark (Prionace glauca). North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands.
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Blue shark (Prionace glauca). North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue shark (Prionace glauca). North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands.
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Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) eating a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) under the surface, Azores, North Atlantic
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) eating a seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) under the surface, Azores, North Atlantic
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Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), mother and young, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), mother and young, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Ocean sunfich (Mola mola) at sea with pilot fishes (Naucrates ductor), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Ocean sunfich (Mola mola) at sea with pilot fishes (Naucrates ductor), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Trichodesmium, also called sea sawdust (Trichodesmium erythraeum). It appears massively in surface, time of heat. It is a natural process. Pilot
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Trichodesmium, also called sea sawdust (Trichodesmium erythraeum). It appears massively in surface, time of heat. It is a natural process. Pilot whale (Globicephala macorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Yellowfin Tunas (Thunnus albacares) hunting Atlantic chub mackerels (Scomber colias), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Yellowfin Tunas (Thunnus albacares) hunting Atlantic chub mackerels (Scomber colias), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei, edeni), Mother and whale breeding, Tenerife, Canary Islands
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei, edeni), Mother and whale breeding, Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus) A young pilot whale surfacing in a silky sea. Canary Islands
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus) A young pilot whale surfacing in a silky sea. Canary Islands
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Green turtle eating a plastic bag resembling a jellyfish , Tenerife
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
Green turtle eating a plastic bag resembling a jellyfish , Tenerife
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Green turtles couple synchronised swimming - Tenerife Canary
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
Green turtles couple synchronised swimming - Tenerife Canary
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
Green sea turtle on the surface - Canary islands
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Green sea turtles under the surface - Canary islands
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez / Biosphoto
Green sea turtles under the surface - Canary islands
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Sicklefin Mobula with Remora - Azores
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Blue Shark beneath the surface North Atlantic Azores
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Blue Shark beneath the surface North Atlantic Azores
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Large ball of Blue jack mackerel Azores
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Cory's sheerwater and common dolphin preying jack mackerel
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Cory's sheerwater and common dolphin preying jack mackerel
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Shark at top of a large ball of Blue jack mackerel Azores
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Shark at top of a large ball of Blue jack mackerel Azores
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Blue jack mackerel being preyed upon by common dolphins
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Sunrays in the cloud forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
© Martin Siepmann / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Martin Siepmann / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Sunrays in the cloud forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
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Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area
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Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands).
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area
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Twisted juniper in the area of El Sabinar, on the island of El
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Twisted juniper in the area of El Sabinar, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. Canary juniper (Juniperus turbinata, ssp. canariensis) In this very windy mountainous area, these trees have taken on remarkable forms and constitute one of the botanical riches of the island, which is a biosphere reserve.
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A centuries-old Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
A centuries-old Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.
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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.
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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.
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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.
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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.
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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.
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Orchilla lichen (Roccella canariensis) on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Roccella canariensis is a fruticose lichen of the Roccellaceae
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Orchilla lichen (Roccella canariensis) on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Roccella canariensis is a fruticose lichen of the Roccellaceae family known as Orchilla from which a natural dye used for the colour purple is extracted (orcein). It grows on the Canary Islands, on cliffs exposed to the trade winds, and was particularly prized by the Romans and by Genoese and Venetian cloth merchants in the 15th century. It was one of the main historical exports of the Canary Islands. El Hierro
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Lobaria lichens on the bark of pine trees on the island of El
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lobaria lichens on the bark of pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Lobaria amplissima (?) , foliose lichens with cephalodia, dark masses containing cyanobacteria.
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Ramalina lichens on pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Fruticose lichens growing on Canary Island pine trees (Pinus canariensis)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Ramalina lichens on pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Fruticose lichens growing on Canary Island pine trees (Pinus canariensis)
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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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Laurisylve of the island of El Hierro: exclusive parasitic fungus
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Laurisylve of the island of El Hierro: exclusive parasitic fungus on a Canary laurel (Laurobasidium lauri). This type of humid forest is present on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta),
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta),
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.