Images Dated 22nd December 2005

Northern red-backed VOLE - two young brothers feed on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah

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Northern red-backed VOLE - two young brothers feed on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah
a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring
Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas
Andrey Zvoznikov
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Datoga baby on his mothers back

A Datoga baby is carried in a leather carrier on his mother's back The traditional attire of Datoga women includes beautifully tanned and decorated leather dresses and coiled brass ornaments of every description. Yellow and light blue are the pr

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Graafian follicles, light micrograph

Developing Graafian follicles. Light micrograph of a sectioned human ovary, showing two developing Graafian follicles. A Graafian follicle is a structure in the ovaries from which an ovum (egg cell) is released. It comprises an ovum (inner circle), surrounded by the zona granulosa (purple dots). The pale area in each follicle is the fluid-containing antrum. The cells in zona granulosa secrete follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and produce oestrogen. FSH stimulates the maturation of the follicle. When mature it releases the ovum, which travels from the ovary down the Fallopian tube to the uterus. Normally, only one ovum is released each month, although several follicles develop each cycle

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