Reserved & restricted for only the rarest & most significant contributions to TN, i.e. photos or rare phenomenon described. 1) Any "first-of" photos on TN. (Species posted for the 1st time on TN.) 2) Any "one-of-a-kind" moments. (Animals engaging in comical or weird activity never to be repeated again.) 3) Any "once-in-a-lifetime" encounters that might never be repeated again. (Unusual or significant footage of any rare, endangered, extinct, or new species found in nature.) |
| South Africa Mafia Boss (34) japie | Netherlands Livingstone's Turaco (28) goutham_ramesh | South Africa Fischer's Turaco (94) * loot |
| Czech Republic Microstoma protracta (12) honza | South Africa Aquarium Photos - Tips & Techniques 1 (96) * loot | South Africa Aquarium Photos - Tips & Techniques 3 (86) * loot |
| South Africa Aquarium Photos - Tips & Techniques 4 (66) * loot | Australia Australian Brush-Turkey (20) JPlumb | Sweden Dactylorhiza latifolia (26) ellis49 |
| Netherlands The White-bellied Caique (10) PeterZ | Colombia Marpesia zerynthia (48) BeBe | Czech Republic Parrot mushroom (24) * honza |
| New Zealand Rare NZ Snail (15) sway | Madagascar Rare Grasshopper (34) PeterZ | Israel Striped hyaena (10) bartove |
| Bulgaria A present for the pearl-hunters (6) Ivoto | Israel Iris westii (34) fragman | New Zealand Veined Slug (24) LordPotty |
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