Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub stands along Bernard Spit as its mother and other cub rest in the background, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, October

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on Small Scabious (Scabiosa colombaria) flower, Badbury Rings, Dorset, UK, July. Did you know? The marbled white is actually a strikingly coloured...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on Ribbed meliot (Meliotus officinalis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled white butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on grass with spider's web at dawn, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Two Marbled white butterflies (Melanagria galathea) resting on Meadow vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled White butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Badbury Rings, Dorset, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) resting on Goatsbeard seedhead (Tragopogon sinuatus), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) resting on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Kingcombe Meadows DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, May

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) resting on Goatsbeard seedhead (Tragopogon sinuatus), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, June

Mark Carwardine / Eurasian / European / Forest Wolf (Canis lupus lupus) head portrait resting on ground. Mongolia, August.

Andrew Parkinson / Coots (Fulica atra) resting at dawn. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Dave Watts / Green ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus archeri) female with baby in pouch, looking down from tree, Queensland, Australia, November

Sandesh Kadur / Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) roosting on electric lines along Highway 77, Brownsville, Texas, USA. March

Anup Shah / Cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus) aged about 1 month, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser {Libellula quadrimaculata} dragonfly resting on grass in wetland habitat with swans in the background, Shapwick Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser {Libellula quadrimaculata} dragonfly resting on grass in wetland habitat, Shapwick Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. June 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} male resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, blue background, north Devon, UK, April. Did you know? Sadly butterflies are not as common as they onc...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} female resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, north Devon, UK. April

Pete Oxford / Galapagos sealion (Zalophus wollebaeki) resting on rocks, Floreana Island, Galapagos

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselfly {Ceriagrion tenellum} resting on willow herb flower spike, covered in morning dew, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Ringlet butterfly {Aphantopus hyperantus} resting on yellow rattle flowers, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalia larvatus) mature male sitting in a tree, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalia larvatus) juvenile sitting in mangrove tree, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio polyxenes), female on Cowpen Daisy / Golden Crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides). Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA, April.

Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) closeup resting, Dovrefjell national park, Norway, September

Orsolya Haarberg / Red Knots (Calidris canutus) during migration rest on coastal rocks as waves wash across the coastline. The Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland, May. Highly commended in the Birds category of the GDT 2011...

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass stem, Devon, UK July. Winner of Seasons category of the BWPA 2011 competition

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Tembo' relaxing in forest, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Brent Stephenson / Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice. Pleneau Island, Antarctica, January.

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting on straw bale in field. Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) rear view perching on fence post with tail feathers spread. Vosges, France, January.

Juergen Freund / Elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta) with a Triplefin blenny resting on it, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Eric Baccega / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother resting while her 3-month cubs play. Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada, March.

Martin Dohrn / Three hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) approaching a resting lion (Panthera leo) at night. Topi Plain, Masai Mara, Kenya. Image taken using an infared camera with no artificial visible light, on location for...

Brent Stephenson / Steller's Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) resting on rocks above the tideline. Zodiac with tourists watching in the background. The Brothers, Alaska, United States, July.

Eric Baccega / A female Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) and her calf resting on ice. Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada, July.

Matthew Maran / Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) resting at the sea surface with paws in the air. Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, August.

Andy Rouse / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) young infant resting on an adult's back. Rwanda, Africa

Juergen Freund / Baby orange Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) in a shell on the coral rubble. About 4mm in size. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Poison ocellate octopus (Octopus mototi) on seabed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mark Taylor / Yorkshire Terrier, lying with chin on the floor.

Juergen Freund / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting in a crevice in the coral reef. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Schooling Yellow-ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) surrounded by glassy sweepers (Pempheris schomburgki). North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Four Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) looking for resting places on the reef. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Close-up of a Horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) resting its head on its coils. Queensland, Australia, February

Juergen Freund / Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) perched on a tree branch overlooking the Australian outback. Queensland, Australia, February

Juergen Freund / Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) perched on top of a termite mound. Many pythons shelter in hollow termite mounds when not hunting. Queensland, Australia, February

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Two Giant Otter / Giant Brazilian Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) sunbathing on a tree trunk. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting amongst autumn leaves, Leicestershire, England, UK, September

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting amongst autumn leaves, looking up, scratching, Leicestershire, England, UK, September. Did you know? Each year around 100,000 foxes are killed on our roads but the over...

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup resting on sand bank during sandstorm, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK, November

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup resting on beach, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK, November. Did you know? The grey seal is Britains largest carnivorous animal.

Colin Varndell / Adult Adder (Vipera berus) basking on pebble beach. Abbotsbury, Dorset, UK, March.

Martin Dohrn / Sleeping African elephants (Loxodonta africana), two adults and offspring, Masai Mara, Kenya. Image taken at night using thermal camera technology without artificial light.

Nick Upton / Aerial view of a dense flock of Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) resting on a sandbank at Scroby Sands along with a mixed species flock of gulls including Greater black-backed gulls (Larus marin...

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) family group / harem resting / sleeping / cuddling, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Sergey Gorshkov / Japanese sable (Martes zibellina) resting in tree, Kamchatka, far east Russia, May

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglet resting beside road, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Florian Möllers / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)warming up, Berlin, Germany, July

Alex Hyde / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on thistle head. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps.

Mark Carwardine / Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) ducklings huddled together, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, June

Tim Laman / Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the south coast of Espanola Island, Galapagos, Vulnerable species

Bernard Castelein / Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) head portrait, at rest on leaf, Brasschaat, Belgium

Jenny E. Ross / Wild red panda (Ailurus fulgens). Adult resting momentarily while climbing in a tree. Min Shan Mountains, Sichuan Province, China. September

Ernie Janes / Domestic donkey (Equus asinus) looking over fence, Norfolk, UK

Anup Shah / Lion males (Panthera leo) lying on a grass mound. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Anup Shah / Lion males (Panthera leo) lying on a grass mound. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Kevin Schafer / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic Norway, vulnerable species 2010

Ernie Janes / Suffolk Punch heavy horse in field resting head another's back, UK, September

Ernie Janes / Boer domestic goat (Capra hircus) waiting to be fed, Norfolk, UK, September

Ernie Janes / Black labrador dog resting on reeds used by thatcher to thatch roof, Norfolk, UK, November

Nick Garbutt / Wild female Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) resting on the banks of the Piquiri River (a tributary of Cuiaba River). Northern Pantanal, Brazil.

Ernie Janes / Basset hound, portrait, resting head on back of car, eyes half closed, UK

Russell Cooper / Male Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) sunning on leaf, South London, UK, August

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan baby (Pongo pygmaeus) head portrait, lying against adult, Semengoh Nature reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Endangered

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, three puppies resting on cushion bed, blenheim and tricolour, 5 weeks

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, kitten, silver-shaded, sleeping

Petra Wegner / Australian Cattle Dog, portrait lying down in straw with Pumpkins / Squash

Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight, with view straight down a precipitous cliff face, and resting Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May (non-ex)

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi men resting their Huskies (Canis familiaris) during hunting trip. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

Alex Mustard / An adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) head portrait, in a rocky underwater cave. La Paz, Baja California Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean. October

Alex Mustard / Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting vertical beneath the surface, Lundy Island, Devon, UK. July

Alex Mustard / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) in shallow water at the surface, split level. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) under sun rays. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) at the surface at sunset. Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Split level of female California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) basking in the sun on the surface. La Paz, Baja California Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean. October

Adrian Davies / Golden Ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) female at rest on flower, Devon, England, UK

Claudio Contreras / Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) weaner sleeping at the bottom of a tide pool, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, April

Adrian Davies / Two Oleander Hawkmoths (Daphnis nerii) at rest on leaves.

Russell Cooper / Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) resting on English Bluebell (Endymion nonscriptus) flower stem in springtime, Banstead Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Ancient Woodland, North Downs,...

Russell Cooper / Green Veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) resting on the flowering stem of a native English Bluebell (Endymion nonscriptus) Banstead Woods. Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). North Downs Su...

David Kjaer / Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly (Boloria euphrosyne) at rest on Bracken with wings open, Bentley Wood, Wiltshire, England, UK

Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting on a privet bush (Ligustrum vulgare) a food plant of its caterpillar. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. July.

Donald M. Jones / Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) resting during sub-zero weather on Missouri River, central Montana

Petra Wegner / Litter of British Longhair (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica) kittens, aged 2 weeks, lying sleeping / resting in a basket.