Philippe Clement / Marsh samphire {Salicornia europaea} growing in cracked dry mud, Belgium

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Ernie Janes / Seedling English oak tree (Quercus robur) in the rain, UK

Juergen Freund / Mangrove seedling {Rhizophoraceae} underwater, Indo-Pacific

Laurie Campbell / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedling in snow, Abernethy Forest RSPB Reserve, Strathspey, Scotland, December

Stephen Dalton / Oak tree {Quercus sp} seedling, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermans / Greater black backed gull (Larus marinus) egg hatching, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION Wild Wonders kids book.

Paul Hobson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) egg hatching, Dorset, UK

Laurie Campbell / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) newly hatched cygnets on pond, Yetholm Loch Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve, Roxburghshire, Scotland, May

Jane Burton / Light Sussex hen chick {Gallus gallus domesticus} birth sequence 5/8. The day-old-chick can stand upright, run about and feed itself.

Jane Burton / Light Sussex hen chick {Gallus gallus domesticus} birth sequence 3/8. After struggling the right way up the chick will now rest and dry its down.

Ernie Janes / Five newly hatched chicks in a row

Ernie Janes / Four Domestic ducklings and one duck egg

Jose B. Ruiz / Great grey shrike chick hatching from egg, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Great grey shrike chick hatching from egg, Spain

Tim Laman / Strangler fig (Ficus stupenda) seedling germinating from seeds deposited in moss on a branch high in the canopy. Lowland rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Diane McAllister / Newly hatched Western scrub jay chicks (Aphelocoma californica) huddling together in their nest near one last egg. This nest is in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, June

Barry Mansell / American wood ibis chicks hatching {Mycteria americana} Everglades, Florida, USA

Markus Varesvuo / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) chick on lichen covered wood. Ivalo, Finland, June. Magic Moments book plate, page 136.

Anup Shah / Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} adult with chick hatching from egg on nest, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Anup Shah / Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} chick hatching from egg on nest, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Nature Production / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus), egg, just before hatching, Japan, sequence 1/5

Solvin Zankl / After an incubation period of 45 to 55 days and several days long ascent through the sand the hatchling Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) emerge all together. Ostional Beach, Costa Rica, No...

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby swimming in the sea near the beach. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009

Mark MacEwen / Broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) baby in mothers mouth being carried from the nest, Sante Fe, Argentina, February

Laurie Campbell / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) female with newborn young on rock face, controlled conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, July

Sandesh Kadur / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) hatching from egg, captive, Agumbe, Karnatka, India

Mark MacEwen / Broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) hatching from egg in nest, Sante Fe, Argentina, February

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile using teeth to help crack egg open for hatchling {Crocodylus niloticus} Kenya

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat, 7-day ticked-tabby kitten 'Gus', eyes still closed, offspring of 'Pansy'

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat, female 'Pansy' exhausted after birth, suckling her six newborn kittens

Jane Burton / Silver tabby Domestic cat, newborn kitten {Felis catus} UK

Jane Burton / Brown trout {Salmo trutta} newly hatched alevins and eggs ready to hatch, captive, from Europe, life cycle sequence 4/14

Jane Burton / Unspeyed bitch has taken over her daughter's 4-day pups. Dogs phantom pregnancy coincided with the birth of her daughters pups

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks running.

Jane Burton / Arabian Spiny Mouse (Acomys dimidiatus) newborn baby showing umbilical cord

Jane Burton / Newborn Sandy lop-eared rabbit, one-week, still blind, UK

Jane Burton / Female Shorthair cream tricolour Guinea pig licking her three newborn babies after birth to clean and dry them, UK

Jabruson / Thomson's gazelle newborn attempting to stand {Gazella thomsoni} Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Eric Baccega / Keeper nursing a 3 weeks old baby panda at Bifengxia Giant Panda Breeding and Conservation Center,Yaan, Sichuan, China (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Jane Burton / European wild rabbit {Oryctolagus cuniculus} five newborn babies in nest, one-day-old, UK

Charlie Summers / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby running after the group to reunite with its mother. Etosha National Park, Namibia, Southern Africa

Anup Shah / Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} with newborn calf taking its first steps. Serengeti Tanzania. Sequence 6/16

Anup Shah / Common zebra mother sniffing newborn foal {Equus quagga} Masai Mara, Kenya

John Cancalosi / Common brushtail possum {Trichosurus vulpecula} young suckling on teat in mother's pouch, Australia, captive

ASHISH SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Indian elephant newborn calf of domesticated mother {Elephas maximus} Arunachal Pradesh, NE

John Cancalosi / Young Mountain gorilla resting on mother's back {Gorilla beringei} captive

Anup Shah / Chimpanzee 'Fifi' with newborn baby (2-days-old) Gombe NP, Tanzania 2003

Jane Burton / Hedgehog carrying newborn to new nest (Erinaceus europaeus) captive, UK.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} Burmese newborn kitten still in membrane

Suzi Eszterhas / Hippopotamus mother with newborn baby{Hippopotamus amphibius} Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} four-day-old newborn baby reaches up for mother's nipple, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) baby on coastal volcanic rock. James Bay, Galapagos, June.

Jane Burton / British show pony mare sleeping in foaling box at night before giving birth, UK, sequence 1/26

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) baby sleeping next to mother on coastal volcanic rocks. Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.

Benjam Pontinen / Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), one month baby, Seinajoki, Finland, August

Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) mother cradling and kissing foot of 1 week baby, Volcanoes NP, Virunga Mountains, Rwanda

Fiona Rogers / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) infant (less than 1 month) chasing tail of adult lemur. Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar. Oct 2008.

Anup Shah / Thomson's gazelle clearing after birth from newborn as it suckles (Gazella thomsoni) Masai Mara NR, Kenya

Mark Carwardine / Long beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) with very young calf (probably less than a day old - wrinkly skin and floppy tail are good indicators) Baja California, Mexico.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Newborn Reindeer / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) calf walking alongside its mother on the Nadym tundra. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Newborn Reindeer / Caribou calf (Rangifer tarandus) approaching its mother on the Nadym tundra in spring. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Jenny E. Ross / Newborn hooded seal pup (Cystophora cristata) lies next to its mother on the floating sea ice, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.

Steven Kazlowski / Two Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) newborn cubs playing outside their den, mouth of Canning River along the Arctic coast, eastern Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Anup Shah / Topi female (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) with her new-born calf, starting to deliver the placenta. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) female with newborn in tree, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) female with newborn in tree, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) subadult feeding on tree buds holding newborn, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) baby looking at camera. Captive. Medellin Zoo, Antioquia, Colombia.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tata' and her unnamed baby aged 2-3 months portrait. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Reh...

Diane McAllister / Female Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe (Ovis canadensis canadensis) warning her newborn lamb that a rocky ledge is too close and dangerous. She places her front hoof on the baby's back, stopping it f...

Diane McAllister / A wild newborn colt (Equus caballus) standing up being nuzzled by its mother. Foothills of Reno, Nevada, USA, May.

Kristel Richard / Konik horses (Equus caballus) - wild Konik newborn colt running around, testing his legs, Millingerwaard nature reserve, Netherlands, April

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) baby aged 3 months sucking it's mother's finger, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Yukihiro Fukuda / White tern (Gygis alba) newly hatched chick, about the size of a thumb, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, July

Kristel Richard / A rare Sorria newborn colt galloping in tall grass, Reserva Natural do Cavalo do Sorraia, Alpiarca, District Santarem, Alentejo, Portugal.

Andy Rouse / European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) mother and young cub. Finland, Europe, June.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Lioness (Panthera leo) holding her newborn cub in mouth. Okavango, Botswana, November.

Doug Perrine / Lemon shark being born {Negaprion brevirostris} Bahamas, pup emerges tail first wrapped in chorionic membrane ~(Non-ex).

George Sanker / Newborn Elk (Cervus canadensis) calf looks up to its mother, Yellowstone National Park, USA, June

Andy Rouse / Young African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / Female Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) touching noses with her pup, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March 2012

George Sanker / Black bear (Ursus americanus) young cub portrait, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) leveret jumping, Essex, UK, June

Mary McDonald / Northern Plains grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby holding onto mother, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) cow with a newborn calf resting in spring vegetation. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.

Steven Kazlowski / Moose (Alces alces) cow with two newborn calves on a path. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, south-central Alaska, May.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Child reaching for Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium), Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June 2011 Model released

Stephen Dalton / Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) hatching from chrysalis, controlled conditions

Alex Hyde / Japanese Owl Moth (Brahmaea japonica) caterpillar hatching from egg, photographed on white background, captive

Alex Mustard / A male Golden / White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) giving birth. Female seahorses lay their eggs into the male's brood pouch, where they develop. Manly, New South Wales, Australia, March.

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) male giving birth - expelling fry from pouch - young fry then float to the water's surface, captive, digitally manipulated