The most beautiful nature photos of February.
Two red foxes battling, a hippo bathing in the water, and sunset light filtering through rocks are three of the striking images featured in National Geographic.
A school of barramundi fish surrounds a bull shark in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico. "I'm not entirely sure about their relationship or mutual benefit, but the shark certainly isn't a predator. It just swims calmly while the smaller fish move right beside it," photographer Henley Spiers describes.
The setting sun shines through a crevice in the rocks on Pfeiffer Beach, California, USA. This phenomenon occurs for about two weeks each winter.
A reindeer in Sweden with some soft velvety hair remaining on its antlers. The outer layer of fur nourishes the antler tissue, allowing the reindeer to regrow new antlers annually.
A spectacular view from the summit of Seceda, Dolomites, Italy. Photographer Tomasz Przychodzień took this photo after waiting for a hailstorm to end.
A pygmy marmoset emerges from a hollow tree. This is the world's smallest monkey species, with adults weighing only about 0.1 kg. They subsist primarily on tree sap, occasionally eating fruit as well.
Three puffins touch beaks and gaze intently at each other. They arrive at the Farne Islands, England, every spring to breed and raise their young.
A drone captured the scene of gentle morning mist enveloping a mountain peak in the Icelandic highlands. This is one of the most sparsely populated areas in Europe.
Two red foxes fight for territory on San Juan Islands, Washington, USA. Despite being called red foxes, they can have many other fur colors.
Three hippos observed and waited beneath a lake in Botswana. "They didn't seem to mind me at all. As long as I kept my distance and avoided disturbing their space, I was safe. However, I have to admit this encounter was a little too close and somewhat uncomfortable. I'm extremely afraid of hippos," shared photographer Hellen Lisa Barbara.
These rock pillars were formed over thousands of years of erosion in Zhangjiajie National Park, Hunan Province, China. These ancient pillars have become symbols of the Chinese landscape and were often depicted in ancient works of art.
