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Nature Picture Library is a specialist photo agency for the professional market, representing more than 500 of the world’s best nature and wildlife photographers. Our website provides access to more than 500,000 images, plus an increasing number of video clips, covering every aspect of the natural world – animals, plants, landscapes, environmental issues, marine life, pets and native peoples. We

believe in providing a knowledgeable, friendly and professional service to our clients and photographers.

Throughout the years, wildlife photography has been seen to be a typically male-dominated industry. But that is changing...
09/05/2024

Throughout the years, wildlife photography has been seen to be a typically male-dominated industry. But that is changing!

In collaboration with , we have put together a blog celebrating some up and coming female wildlife photographers, as well as those who have spent a long time in the industry!

Read about their experiences using the link in our Bio!

Whoops! This clumbsy mountain hare appears to have had a fall! But all is not what it seems. To dry their fur after heav...
24/04/2024

Whoops!

This clumbsy mountain hare appears to have had a fall! But all is not what it seems. To dry their fur after heavy snow-storms, mountain hares will roll in the snow, which causes any that has accumulated on their fur to clump with that on the ground.

Once they are done with their snow-bath, their fur should be glossy, soft and warm once again!

📸Andrew Parkinson

Happy from Charlotte and Amy, media researchers at Nature Picture Library! For this day, we wanted to shed the light o...
08/03/2024

Happy from Charlotte and Amy, media researchers at Nature Picture Library!

For this day, we wanted to shed the light on some fantastic female animals and wonderful women photographers!

From the tyrannic rule of the alpha female hyena, to the motherly love of elephant matriarchs, we are sharing stories from across the animal kingdom in our Girls Gone Wild article! In Women in the World of Wildlife Photography we interviewed some of our female contributers, to gather information on how the industry has changed over the years and what tips they have for women trying to get in to the field of wildlife photography! To access these articles, click the link in our bio!

📸 Ann and Steve Toon

Helloooooooo! Happy international Polar Day!⁠⁠Polar bears skin is black beneath their coat, which is actually tanslucent...
27/02/2024

Helloooooooo! Happy international Polar Day!⁠
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Polar bears skin is black beneath their coat, which is actually tanslucent and appears white due to the reflection of sunlight. This optical illustion allows this top predator to remain camouflaged against the bright sea ice as it hunts. ⁠
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The sea ice that it relies upon for hunting seals is shrinking every year, endangering this animal, which now needs to swim further and further distances between the ice and the mainland. Whilst this may be doable for a health adult bear (polar bears are regarded as a marine mammal due to their incredible swimming ability!), it is incredibly taxing for younger bears. Which is why this day was created. Check out more incredible polar bear imagery on our website! ⁠
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📸 Steven Kazlowski

Can you guess what animated character this seaslug is named after? ⁠⁠If you guessed Shaun the Sheep, you would be correc...
22/02/2024

Can you guess what animated character this seaslug is named after? ⁠
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If you guessed Shaun the Sheep, you would be correct! This is a Shaun the Sheep sea slug and it lives around the islands of Japan, Indonesia and the Philoppines! Much like its terrerstrial namesake, these 'sea sheep' feed on leafy greens, stealing their chloroplasts and placing them within their own green filaments. This gives the slugs the ability to photosynthesise energy from the sun, giving them another food source!

📸 Alex Mustard.⁠
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Want to make a splash this World Hippopotamus Day? Us too! And that is why we are sharing these amazing splashing hippo'...
15/02/2024

Want to make a splash this World Hippopotamus Day?

Us too! And that is why we are sharing these amazing splashing hippo's! Which is your favourite?

Did you know that hippo's are actually one of the most dangerous african animal, despite being herbivorous? That is right, hippos eat grass, which they leave the water at night to forage.

📸 Tony Heald, Staffan Widstrand, Ole Jorgen Liodden, Anne & Steve Toon and Will Burrard-Lucas.
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Did you remember what day it is today? Of course you did, its World Bonobo Day! ⁠⁠That is right, there is an entire day ...
14/02/2024

Did you remember what day it is today? Of course you did, its World Bonobo Day! ⁠
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That is right, there is an entire day dedicated to our cheeky closest relatives, and it happens to cooincide with valentines day? Do you know why? ⁠
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Bonobo's are well known for for making love, not war. Compared to their chimpanzee cousins, Bonobo's show less agression to members within their group and even members of other groups. They also mate a lot. ⁠
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But our peace-loving cousins are now endangered, threatened by bushmeat hunting, agricultural encroachment and deforestation. ⁠

📸 Fiona Rogers
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Who 'nose' this nose?Did you know the UK contains 40% of all grey seals in the world? Over 120,000 of these charasmatic ...
07/02/2024

Who 'nose' this nose?

Did you know the UK contains 40% of all grey seals in the world? Over 120,000 of these charasmatic animals swim off our coastline, from the frigid waters of the Outer Hebrides to the warmer seas of Cornwall.

📸 Lewis Jeffries

Did you know that today is International Zebra Day? ⁠⁠That is right! There is an entire day dedicated to this stripy ani...
31/01/2024

Did you know that today is International Zebra Day? ⁠
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That is right! There is an entire day dedicated to this stripy animal, which lives in the Savannah's of the African Continent. There are three different existing species of Zebra, one one extinct species known as the Quagga. One species, the Grévy's zebra is so endangered that there are only under 3000 individuals left in the wild! ⁠
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Did you know that Zebras can run at speeds of up to 40mph? How fast can you run? ⁠
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📸 Ole Jorgen Liodden
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Look at this seal's face when it's freezing outside and you're wrapped up and can’t stop shivering... 🥶❄️ It’s freezing ...
18/01/2024

Look at this seal's face when it's freezing outside and you're wrapped up and can’t stop shivering... 🥶❄️ It’s freezing here in the UK this week, but Mr. Seal over here is living his best life, smiling in the ice-cold water. Maybe we should take some tips on how to embrace the chill with that level of enthusiasm!

📸 Doug Allan

15/01/2024

Images from our library can be used in a variety of different ways, some of which can be very creative! We made this animation, created with different individual images from our library, to demonstate how our images can be composited to create something new! Many images in our collection, such as Joel Sartores Photo Ark series and the Meet Your Neighbours project, are easy to cut out and composite, owing to their plain backgrounds. ⁠
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These images can be utilised in books, childrens magazines, advertisement and videos! We always look forward to seeing the creative projects our clients put together from images licenced from our library. ⁠

📸 Joel Sartore, David Pattyn, Chris Mattison, Chien Lee, Stephen Dalton, Nick Garbutt,

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