Kills Collection (#9)

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) adult, with European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) carrion, standing in grass field, July (captive)

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult, feeding, stunning fish against branch, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, July

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) kill, remains of Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) on plucking post, Cotter Force, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N.P

Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) plucked feathers, remains of kill on field headland in farmland, Bacton, Suffolk, England, july

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) two adults, feeding on dead European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus), Suffolk, England, October

Chinese Muntjac killed by passing car

Garden Orb Spider (Araneus diadematus) adult, with Willow Emerald Damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis) adult male and female prey caught in web, Staverton Lakes, Suffolk, England, august

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) adult, feeding, mantling wings over European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) carcass, Powys, Wales, may (captive)

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) dead adult, killed by cat on garden lawn, Bacton, Suffolk, England, march

Chinese Muntjac road kill

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus) Eastern subspecies, immature, feeding on fish catch, standing on rock, Western Australia, Australia

Yama-chichi kills man in sleep. Ukiyo-e print illustration showing scene from traditional tale in which a Yeti-like creature inhales the life force from sleeping travelers; opposite page contains

The song that kills

Cancer kills in the prime of life 95 percent of cases of cancer are in those over 35. Poster providing information about cancer, showing male and female heads and a crab. Date between 1936 and 1938

Aupoakte Win. kills Morning Squaw and Child (Papoose) Date: circa 1910

Timber Wolf and Coyote, surround a fallen antelope Date: 20th century

Destruction - Mammals Threat to wildlife / European Hare caught in flexy net / later released

Hunting, man using 222. 50 rifle, for killing vermin, leaning on fencepost at edge of woodland, England
Hunting, man using 222.50 rifle, for killing vermin, leaning on fencepost at edge of woodland, England

Animal products, European Wolf (Canis lupus) skins, Poland

Man holding dead European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), shot at night using licenced nite-vision image intensifier scope on rifle, Cairngorms N.P. Grampian Mountains, Highlands, Scotland, november

Dead Animals Game Keepers Gibbet

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) skins, hanging on door, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, september

Wood pigeon dead adult, killed, plucked and eaten by raptor

Bullfighting, bull dying after being impaled with sword in bullring, Tercio de muerte stage of bullfight, Spain, september

Falconry, falconer with Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) prey and Pointer, standing in field, British Falconers Club International Meet 2010, Lincolnshire, England

Traps with dead birds caught by poachers, Capri Island, Campania, Italy

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) dead adult, killed by poachers, Tsavo, Kenya, september 1980

Men counting bag of shot Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) after driven day on moor, Glen Feshie Estate, Cairngorms N.P. Grampian Mountains, Highlands, Scotland, september

Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) adult workers, group preying on Tailless Whip Scorpion (Amblypygi sp. )
Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) adult workers, group preying on Tailless Whip Scorpion (Amblypygi sp.), Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) adults, feeding, dominance interaction at kill in snow, Minnesota, U. S. A. january
Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) adults, feeding, dominance interaction at kill in snow, Minnesota, U.S.A. january

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) adult males, group attempting to mate with dead female, drowned during mating ball, in farm pond, Chipping, Lancashire, England, march

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) adult, feeding, scavenging amongst vultures at Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetus taurinus) carcass, Serengeti N.P. Tanzania, november

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) dead young, killed and eaten by another Polar Bear, on pack ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, september

European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) tails hanging from vehicle, shot as pest on farm, Scotland, november

Rueppells Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) adults, group feeding, scavenging at Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetus taurinus) carcass, Serengeti N.P. Tanzania, november

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) dead adult, shot on cultivated arable field, Bacton, Suffolk, England, september

Fungus (Clavicipitaceae sp. ) fruiting bodies, emerging from dead parasitized troglophile moth
Fungus (Clavicipitaceae sp.) fruiting bodies, emerging from dead parasitized troglophile moth, Grotta delle Vene (Veins Cave), Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy, january

Sac Fungus (Cordyceps sp. ) fruiting bodies emerging from dead parasitized Spider (Ctenidae sp. ), Manu Road
Sac Fungus (Cordyceps sp.) fruiting bodies emerging from dead parasitized Spider (Ctenidae sp.), Manu Road, Departemento Cuzco, Andes, Peru

Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) close-up of frost damaged leaf, in garden, Suffolk, England, march

Priest used to dispatch tuna on boat deck, pole and line fishing method, Pico Island, Azores, august

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