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An American crocodile floats effortlessly among the mangroves as it basks in the sun.

A pair of barn owls cling to the side of a boulder in California's Carrizo Plain National Monument. "I was fortunate to get close to this curious pair to capture the shot," says photographer Mitch Walter. "With no one else around to watch these birds with me, it truly felt like a magical moment between the owl pair and me."

A herd of domesticated horses roams the Icelandic highlands.

A great blue heron in Destin, Florida, prepares to swallow its catch whole. “This guy spent several minutes playing with his catch before finally having it for dinner,” says photographer Susan Cramer Stein. “I couldn't believe he was actually capable of swallowing the entire fish.”

A pair of male Masai giraffes rest in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Moments before this shot was taken, the giraffes were using their necks as weapons to bludgeon one another.

A solitary gentoo penguin walks against the fierce Antarctic winds.

A lioness shares a tender moment with her cub. "The way she cared for them and showed love was truly a sight to watch," says photographer Chandrashekar Kalyanasundaram.

A fish larva takes a bite out of another deep-sea dweller. Photographer Nicholas Cheung says he was drawn to the fish because it looked like it was "eating bubblegum."

A group of Japanese macaques cuddle for warth on Shodoshima Island, Japan. During cold weather, 30 or more monkeys will huddle together to stay warm, forming what the Japanese call "saru dango," which translates to "monkey dumpling."

A pufferfish dwarfs a pilot fish as they scour the ocean floor for food.