Images Dated 17th June 2009

A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt

A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt pan in the Northern Kalahari. These unusual-looking social mongooses inhabit dry, open country with hard ground, such as alkaline salt pans. They leave their dens soon after sunrise and before forag

© Nigel Pavitt

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A boy of 11 plays his drum at dawn on a backdrop of

A boy of 11 plays his drum at dawn on a backdrop of the Sao Paulo skyline. He is member of the social project Meninos do Morumbi; a project that was set up by percussionist Flavio Pimenta in 1996 with the intention of giving young people from some of

© Camilla Watson

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Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada

Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting

© John Warburton-Lee

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