Urban Wildlife

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A wild elephant negotiates a busy highway, Sri Lanka. © BBC/Joana Kruse

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - UNDATED: ***EXCLUSIVE*** Pigeons (Columba Livis) in a park in London, England. As 2010 fast approaches these images show spectacular animals who this year captured animal lovers' hearts and minds across the globe. From a super-rare battle of the beasts between angry hippos and an unlucky crocodile, to a chimpanzee touchingly hand-rearing a puma cub, these incredible creatures have made 2009 a year to remember. And creating one of the most jaw-dropping picture series' witnessed has needed all the skills and patience of wildlife photographers at the top of their game. (Photo by Simon de Glanville / Getty Images)

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Small heath butterfly. Credit: John Murray/Butterfly Conservation

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Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, single bird head shot, captive, April 2011

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