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Swift Apus apus parent visiting its nest in the eaves of a brick barn

House martin Delichon urbicum at nest in the eaves

Swift Apus apus in flight showing sickle shaped wings and dark stomach

Swift Apus apus and House martin Delichon urbicum comparison of the two birds in flight

Nesting tower for swifts, martins, & bats diagram showing the slots for bats, curved slits for swifts and nests for martins

Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta with leg bone of giraffe

Thomsons Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii illustration from A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

Sycamore fig Ficus sycamorus fruit and leaves growing close to the tree trunk

Branch with flowers and Baobab fruit

Ancient baobab tree showing its distinctive shape

Acacia Acacia nilotica tree showing typical flattened profile

Acacia sprig Acacia nilotica showing spines and paired leaflets and flower

Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria on millet adult cut to white

Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria life cycle including early instars, hopper nymphs, egg laying, millet, and swarm in the sky

Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria cut to white sketch

Sarep sprite Pseudagrion sarepi male in side view cut to white

Large striped swordtail Graphium antheus cut to whtie

Stephanorrhina guttata spotted flower beetle

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus dorsal view, cut to whtie

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus monochrome pen and ink illustration from above, dorsal view, cut to whtie

Dicronorrhina derbyana Derby’s flower chafer

Driver ant Dorylinae in balck and white, side view

Red deer Cervus elaphus buck with antlers with inset of doe head, both in profile, cut to whtie

Meerkat Suricata suricatta sunbathing with belly exposed and claws clearly visible. Another meerkat sits behind, with stones and sand in the foreground.