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A ring-tailed lemur all curled up against the cool weather.

A black marine iguana basking in the sun.

A baby tortoise at the breeding centre with an egg shell.

A picture of a finch bringing food to a nest of babies.

A picture of a yellow iguana up a tree to get some food.

A picture of a baby sea lion waiting for its mother to come back.

A picture of a male frigate bird sitting on a nest.

A male frigate bird looking after his chick.

A baby sea lion curled up asleep on the side of a cliff.

A baby sea lion waits for its mother to come back from the sea.

A lava lizard keeping watch from its burrow.

A great blue heron taking flight.

A blue footed booby protecting its egg.

A blue footed booby performing a mating dance. The dance includes wing displays, marching on the spot to show off their blue feet and offering twigs to each other.

Blue footed boobies performing a mating dance. The dance includes wing displays, marching on the spot to show off their blue feet and offering twigs to each other.

A young black marine iguana camouflaged against the lava.

A pair of pink Galapagos flamingos.

A Galapagos flamingo searching for food.

A very large, bright yellow male iguana.

A pelican watches the sea in the Galapagos Islands.

A mother sea lion nursing her pup who is almost as big as her.

A young Galapagos giant tortoise.

A giant Galapagos tortoise.

A ground finch cracking open seeds to get to the tasty food inside.

A baby marine iguana.

A flamingo standing in water with a reflection.

A picture of a Galapagos pelican in flight.

A picture of a teeny tiny hermit crab watching for danger.

A picture of a very young and fluffy baby oyster catcher.

A picture of a baby frigate bird.

A picture of a male frigate bird trying to attract a female to his nest.

A picture of a brightly coloured crab from the Galapagos.

A black lava heron keeping a lookout.

A huge giant tortoise enjoying wallowing in a lagoon.

A young giant tortoise lying on the ground.

A picture of a couple of marine iguanas enjoying lazing around in a pool of water.

A hummingbird nest with two little 3 week old babies inside.

A teeny tiny frog in Bella Vista Cloud Forest.

Hummingbirds at a bird feeder.

A hummingbird in Bella Vista Cloud Forest.

A booted racket-tail hummingbird. They got this name because of the fluffy white "boots" on their feet and the racket-shaped feathers of their tails.

An elephant stretching to grab the leaves just out of reach.

Ring-tailed lemurs enjoying the sun.

A ring-tailed lemur all curled up against the cool weather.

An elephant waiting for a treat from the keepers.

Mordecai the eagle owl at the Sokolarski Centre. They take in injured raptors and rehabilitate them before releasing them back into the wild. Mordecai is one of the permanent residents who can't be released due to her injuries.

Mordecai the eagle owl at the Sokolarski Centre. They take in injured raptors and rehabilitate them before releasing them back into the wild. Mordecai is one of the permanent residents who can't be released due to her injuries.

A ladybug laying eggs on a stone in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre.

A picture of many sea lions sleeping on a pontoon with one standing up and calling out.

A mother and baby sea lion asleep on top of each other.

A bee doing the rounds collecting pollen.

Pigeon feeding frenzy outside Notre Dame in Paris.

They have a lot of Cocks of the Rock at San Diego Zoo. They're a bit easier to spot here than when we were in the jungle.

This is one of the few panda cubs that was born outside of China in San Diego Zoo's successful breeding program.

So we went to the world famous San Diego Zoo, and then spent ages taking photos of a squirrel.

Polar bears love rockmelon. Definitely not something we expected.

We visited on Valentine's Day, and you can see the love in the air.

As part of World Bonobo Day the zookeepers put peanut butter on the windows of the bonobo enclosure. It's clearly a favourite treat for them.

A mother colobus monkey checks her baby for lice (he doesn't seem very happy about it).

Monterey Bay Aquarium has lots of tanks full of different types of jellyfish slowly swirling around. They're very hypnotic to watch. Like a living lava lamp.

The sea otters at Monterey Bay Aquarium are absolutely adorable.

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