In Photos: Planet Earth

Showing the most extreme places on Earth and the animals who live there. These stunning images have been taken in some of the world's most extreme environments...

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A flying shark?

A great white shark breaches while hunting seals.
Penguins

A group of emperor penguins huddle in the Antarctic.
Freshwater Croc

Taken from the freshwater episode, this crocodilian lies just below the surface of the water, hiding its location from the bank.
Brown Bear and Cub

A brown bear mother leads her cub down the mountainside.
Humpback

Humpback whales spectacularly breach out of the water, communicating with other whales in the area.
Elephant in water

An elephant plays in water raising the question, did their trunk evolve as a snorkel?
Fennec fox

A fennec fox stares into the camera, no doubt hearing the camera operator before seeing them.

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A flying shark?

Penguins

Freshwater Croc

Brown Bear and Cub

Humpback

Elephant in water

Fennec fox