L to R: Surnia ulula (Linnaeus, 1758) observed in Norway by Per Willy Bøe (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.); Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) observed in New Zealand by Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/); Leptopelis mossambicus (Poynton, 1985) observed in Mozambique by andreaswenzel (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/); Pseudanthias rubrizonatus (Randall, 1983) observed in Australia by mattdowse (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/); Pituophis catenifer deserticola (Stejneger, 1893) observed in United States of America by Alan Cortes (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/); Martes americana (Turton, 1806) observed in Canada by Jeffrey H. Skevington (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/))

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Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) observed in Canada by Joanne Siderius. (licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0)

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