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The bear matriarch
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) and rowan. September 2020, Kuusamo, Finland.
An old, white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) taking flight from its branch. The yellow beak and white tail tells that it is an old individual. Kuusamo, Finland.
Portrait of an orangutan. Malaysian Borneo.
The Matriarch – A portrait of an African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Brown bear cubs running at swamp. Kuusamo, Finland.
A European Bee-eater sits in the rain in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The profile of the Matriarch. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
An endangered wolverine (gulo gulo) on a walk. Lieksa, Finland.
Orangutan at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, Malaysian Borneo.
Hittavainen, a mother brown bear in Kuusamo, Finland.
A bush road occupied by a troop of baboons who moved only reluctantly. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Look into the eye of the elephant and see to her soul.
A pale-morph Wahlberg's Eagle sitting on a dead branch in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
An African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) bull crossing the river channel in the evening light in Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia.
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) male in its prime. Kuusamo, Finland.
Ivory – the source of so much suffering. An elephant's tusk in Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa.
The silhouettes of the flamngoes. Walvis Bay, Namibia.
A young male lion (Panthera Leo) takes a sideways look. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Bear called Mörkö in the evening fog in Kuusamo, Finland.
One-year-old bear cubs playing together in Kuusamo, Finland.
The bachelors of Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Brown bear males swimming in a swamp pond in Kuusamo, Finland. Young males tolerate each others after the mating time is over.
An African elephant bull eating in peace in the middle of the bush. I spent a long moment with him in tranquility. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A rescued Temmincks Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) on a walking trip foraging ants and termites. REST Namibia.
An African wild dog or a painted dog was lying on the side of the road with her pack in close proximity. She had a tracking collar for research purposes. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Water droplets in the golden sun with a brown bear at the swamp. Kuusamo, Finland.
A leopard (Panthera pardus) emerges from the thick bush and walks straight towards my car in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A Cape Vulture and a starling on a dead tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A young male lion (Panthera Leo) looks into the camera in the Game Management Area of Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia.
An old, brown bear (Ursus Arctos) male walking in the swamp. This individual is called
A giraffe is walking on the dirt road after the heavy rains in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A leopard (Panthera pardus) throws an intense look to my direction in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Curious white rhinos in Klaserie Private Game Reserve in South Africa.
A bear swimming in a forest pond at night. Kuusamo, Finland.
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) male growling. Kuusamo, Finland.
Leopardess on the watch. Her cubs were in the bush under the tree. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
A young brown bear (Ursus Arctos) walking in the swamp amidst the autumn light and colors. Kuusamo, Finland.
A low-angle portrait of a young lion (Panthera Leo). Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
A little, sleeping hyena in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
A crash of white rhinos resting ifrom the shadows in the midday heat of Hlane National Park, eSwatini/Swaziland.
An endangered African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) looking to the camera in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Its pack surrounded her nearby.
Proboscis monkey in the Kinabatangan River, Malaysian Borneo.
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) in its prime age, between 10-13 years, sitting in a swamp in Kuusamo, Finland.
A happy orangutan at the Semenggoh Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, Malaysian Borneo.
The Crossing Chaos. Wildebeest crossing the Mara River in the northern Serengeti during the Great Migration, Tanzania.
One of the famous black-maned lions of the Kalahari. Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.
A low-key portrait of a brown bear male. Kuusamo, Finland.
Bear friends having a bath in August 2020. Kuntilampi, Kuusamo, Finland.
A black rhino at a waterhole at night. Etosha National Park, Namibia.

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