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Incredible images from A Perfect Planet, the new natural history series featuring Sir David Attenborough.
Mount Yasur
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Yasur volcano, lava lake erupting with volcanologist, Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Photography copyright Huw Cordey/Silverback Films 2018
Lemon shark
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Lemon sharks swim in the shallow waters by the mangrove forests of Bimini, Bahamas. Photography copyright Ed Charles / Silverback Films 2018
The red crabs of Christmas Island
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Once a year, the red crabs of Christmas Island move en masse to the sea to breed. Copyright Amy Thompson/Silverback Films 2018
Rockhopper penguin and chick
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A rockhopper penguin brooding its chick on Sea Lion Island in the Falklands. Copyright Sarah Walsh / Silverback Films 2017
A wave crashing
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A wave crashes on the shore of Fernandina Island in the Galapagos. Copyright Ed Charles / Silverback Films 2018.
Flamingos and their chicks
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Flamingos with their chicks on Lake Natron. Copyright Darren Williams/Silverback Films 2019
A young orphaned elephant and his keeper.
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A young orphaned elephant with his keeper at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust鈥檚 Nairobi nursery in Kenya, Africa. Photography by Nick Shoolingin-Jordan/Silverback Films 2019.