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Page 9 (tl), 10 (t), 18 (t), 20 (b), 27 (b), 28, 35, 40 (b), 43 (bm), 44 (b), 50 (t), 52 (r), 53, 64 (r): © Paul Sterry/Nature

Photographers Ltd; 9 (tr), 56: © Laurie Campbell/NHPA; 27 (mr), 51: © Colin Carver/Nature Photographers Ltd;

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© Nigel J Dennis/NHPA; 54: © E A Janes/Nature Photographers Ltd; 61 (I): © Philip Newman/Nature Photographers

Ltd; 61 (r): © Ernie James/NHPA; 62: © Guy Edwardes/NHPA.

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