MAMMALS – Mike Read

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Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus adult walking in snowy habitat, Churchill, Canada

94-D-442 Polar bear

Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus snow ploughing among willow bushes, Churchill, Cana

94-D-295 Polar bear

Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus play fighting but in a shall-we-dance pose, Churchill, Canada

94-D-92 Polar bear

New Forest pony on heathland with early morning clearing mist beyond, New Forest

55-D-144 New Forest pony

Mountain hare Lepus timidus cleaning its face, Scotland

28-D-132 Mountain hare

New Forest pony Equus caballus running across grassland during a drift, near Brockenhurst, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, September 2020

01DD5122 New Forest pony

Fallow deer Dama dama group during the rut each on individual rutting stands in a lek area, Brinken Wood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, October 2019

01DD4944 Fallow deer

American bison Bos bison dust bathing, Slough Creek Road, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2019

01DD4731 American bison

Grizzly bear Ursus arctos amongst Silver sagebrush Artemisia cana, Gardners Hole, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2019

01DD4705 Grizzly bear

Black bear Ursus americanus cinnamon coloured, female with tracking collar and cub, alert for danger, in grassland valley near Tower Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2019

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Red deer Cervus elaphus stag on grassy moorland beside Loch Quoich with snow covered mountains beyond Glen Quoich Lochaber Highlands Scotland March 2017

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Guanaco Lama guanicoe females and young resting and feeding on upland grassland with the Blue Mountains in the background Torres del Paine National Park Patagonia Chile South America December 2016

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Guanaco Lama guanicoe five young resting amongst scrubTorres del Paine National Park Patagonia Chile South America December 2016

01DD4134 Guanaco

Guanaco Lama guanicoe female chewingTorres del Paine National Park Patagonia Chile South America December 2016

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Swaledale sheep male Yorkshire Dales National Park Yorkshire England UK July 2016

01DD3994 Swaledale sheep

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae diving and showing tail fluke off Grand Manan Island Bay of Fundy New Brunswick Canada August 2016

01DD3932 Humpback whale

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae fin slapping close to a boat off Grand Manan Island Bay of Fundy New Brunswick Canada August 2016

01DD3843 Humpback whale

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae breaching off Grand Manan Island Bay of Fundy New Brunswick Canada August 2016

01DD3833 Humpback whale

Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina close up of head including the eye Sea Lion Island Falkland Islands November 2015

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Uinta ground squirrel Spermophilus armatus with food on a boardward Soda Butte Creek Lamar Valley Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

01DD3644 Uinta ground squirrel

Yellow-bellied marmot Marmota flaviventris with nest making material Pompeys Pillar National Monument Montana USA June 2015

01DD3627 Yellow-bellied marmot

American beaver Castor canadensis swimming across Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA 2015

01DD3621 American beaver

Elk Cervus canadensis feeding on lawn near buildings Mammoth Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

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Mule deer Odocvoileus hemionus calf Signal Mountain Grand Teton National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

01DD3549 Mule deer

Pronghorn Antilocapra americana on prairie grassland Red Rock National Wildlife Refuge Montana USA June 2015

01DD3537 Pronghorn

Pronghorn Antilocapra americana group crossing the road in front of a car in the Lamar Valley Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

01DD3531 Pronghorn

American black bear Ursus americanus head close up of a male crossing The Grand Loop Road near Tower Junction The Grand Loop Road Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

01DD3501 Black bear

American black bear Ursus americanus cub standing on hind legs amongst wildflowers and Silver sagebrush Artemesia cana Lamar Valley Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

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American bison Bison bison bull with people getting far too close to it, Dragon's Mouth Spring car park Hayden Valley Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA June 2015

01DD3452 American bison

American bison Bison bison in childrens play area Silver Gate Montana USA June 2015

01DD3423 American bison

Mountain hare Lepus timidus in partial summer coat running down hill Strathdearn Highland Region Scotland UK

01DD3393 Mountain hare

Pine marten Martes martes climbing dry stone wall at night Glengalmadale Kingairloch Scotland UK

01DD3375 Pine marten

Fallow deer Dama dama buck knocking down branch to feed on leaaves Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary New Forest National Park Hampshire England UK

01DD3361 Fallow deer

Red deer Cervus elaphus young stag eating hay by a trailer Glen Cannich North West Highlands Scotland UK

01DD3352 Red deer

Harvest mouse Micromys minutus on hips of Dog rose Rosa canina Hampshire England UK (Captive)

01DD3320 Harvest mouse

Harvest mouse Micromys minutus on Oats Hampshire England UK (Captive)

01DD3306 Harvest mouse

Brown hare Lepus capensis on grassland near Darwin East Falkland Falkland Islands

01DD3272 Brown hare

Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina youngster or weaner yawning Sea Lion Island Falkland Islands

01DD3233 Southern elephant seal

Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii group of six surfing within a wave Saunders Island Falkland Islands

01DD3215 Commerson's dolphin

Elk Cervus canadensis large male with females during the rut Lake Estes Estes Park Rocky Mountains National Park Colorado USA

01DD3128 Elk

American pika Ochotona princeps collecting food for winter supply amongst rocks Rainbow Curve Rocky Mountains National Park Colorado USA

01DD3056 American pika

New Forest ponies being rounded up during a drift at Wiers near Brockenhurst New Forest National Park Hampshire England UK

01DD2949 New Forest pony drift

Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens [captive] West Country Wildlife Photography Centre Devon England UK

01DD2852 Eurasian water shrew

European otter Lutra lutra swimming in the River Stour Blandford Dorset England U

01DD2714 European otter

European otter Lutra lutra beside a tree trunk in the River Stour Blandford Dorset England UK

01DD2699 European otter

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus jumping stream in early morning mist near Tiszaalpar Hungary

01DD2670 Roe deer

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus peering out of barley crop near Tiszaalpar Hungary

01DD2668 Roe deer

Red fox Vulpes vulpes young female on lawn in urban garden Hampshire England

01DD2608 Red fox

Red fox Vulpes vulpes young female looking towards the sky while sat beside satellite dish on flat roof of house extension

01DD2576 Red fox

Pine marten Martes martes on rock in rough grassland at the edge of a woodland

01DD2548 Pine marten

Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris back lit while feeding among leaf litter

01DD2340 Red squirrel

Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina two large males fighting, Elephant Corner, Sealion Island, Falkland Islands

01DD2279 Southern elephant seal

Merino sheep Cora Lynn Station Farm Wilderness Lodge New Zealand

01DD2081 Merino sheep

Dusky dolphin Lagemorhynchus obscurus with sun reflections on the sea Queen Charlotte Sound South Island New Zealand

01DD2049 Dusky dolphin

Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus group of four adults and one youngster St Lucia Wetland reserve South Africa

01DD1637 Vervet monkey

Grizzly bear Ursus arctos horribilis female and cub backlit as they walk down a slope Hayden Valley Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA

01DD1456 Grizzly bear

Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis large male by the root of a fallen tree, Yellowstone National Park Wyoming USA

01DD1430 Bighorn sheep

New Forest ponies steaming in the early mornig sunshine Linford Bottom New Forest National Park Hampshire England

01DD1219 New Forest ponies

New Forest pony group of five feeding near Fritham New Forest National Park Hampshire England

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New Forest pony three feeding at sunset Backley Holmes grass patch New Forest National Park Hampshire England

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Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris in Scots pine tree Abernethy Forest Highland Region Scotland UK

01DD0855 Red squirrel

Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris clinging to the bark of a Scots pine tree Abernethy Forest Highland Region Scotland UK

01DD0847 Red squirrel

Fallow deer Dama dama doe and fawn on heathland at Sandy Ridge New Forest National Park Hampshire England

01DD0792 Fallow deer

Red deer Cervus elaphus stag a close up of its head as it calls after wallowing during the rutting season New Forest National Park Hampshire England

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Golden-mantled squirrel Citellus lateralis standing alert Utah USA

01DD0489 Golden-mantled squirrel

Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus two leaping in the Moray Firth at Chanonry Point, The Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, Highland Region, Scotland, UK, June 2005

01DD0447 Bottlenose dolphin

European otter Lutra lutra female and two cubs on seaweed covered rocks, Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June 2005

01DD0414 European otter

Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus two young greeting each other, New Forest National Park Hampshire England

01DD0313 Rabbits