David Shale / Squat lobster (Munidopsis sp) from the mid-Atlantic ridge, deep sea Atlantic ocean

David Shale / Portrait of Fangtooth {Anoplogaster cornuta} Atlantic

David Shale / Hydromedusa / Trachymedusa (Crossota sp) showing tentacles, from approx 2700m, mid Atlantic ridge, June 2010

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern Purple variety, feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind variable wavy traces, Depth approx 2700m. ~ new speci...

Uri Golman / Portrait of an Arctic snow hare (Lepus arcticus groenlandicus) North East Greenland. March

Edwin Giesbers / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) close up, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) close up, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} strike pose, captive, from East Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) head, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Close up of Wild gladiolus flower (Gladiolus illyricus) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Edwin Giesbers / Siberian tiger {Panthera tigris altaica} close-up, captive

Stephen Dalton / Common frog (Rana temporaria) close-up of eye, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Eagle owl {Bubo bubo} close up of eye, controlled conditions, from Europe

Andy Rouse / Black rhinceros (Diceros bicornis) low angle portrait, Swaziland, Southern Africa (01360457 is a black and white copy of this image)

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

Andy Rouse / close up portrait of a Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), about three year. Svalbard, Norway, Europe, February.

Alex Hyde / Lesser burdock (Arctium minus) close up of seed hooks that catch on animal fur, allowing the seedhead to be transported, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. February.

Alex Hyde / Jumping spider (Euophrys frontalis) male amongst flower petals, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) close up view of under belly - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Bert Willaert / Portrait of Balearic Green Toad (Pseudepidalea balearica / Bufo balearicus) close up, Mallorca, The Mediterranean.

Juergen Freund / Sea squirts / ascidians / tunicates on a clam, Indo-pacific

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur ( Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) close up face profile, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan, India

Edwin Giesbers / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait, captive

Alex Mustard / Two Denise's Pygmy Seahorses (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan (Muricella sp.). Digital composite. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, November.

Juergen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Edwin Giesbers / Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) close up of skin and tail, captive

Alex Hyde / Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) close-up of sticky droplets on leaf hairs that trap invertebrate prey, originating from South Africa.

Alex Mustard / A batch of Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) eggs on the tail of a male. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia, November.

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna Moth (Actias selene) close up of defensive spines on caterpillar. Captive.

Juergen Freund / Horsehoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) underside, Palawan, Philippines

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) males with developing antlers in velvet, one in focus, one not. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awar...

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running, rear view, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Alex Hyde / Portrait of a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris). UK. Focus stacked image (dead specimen).

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

Carol Walker / Wild Horse / Mustang shaking head and mane, Adobe Town Herd Area, southwestern Wyoming, USA, WINNER OF WILD HORSE SECTION, EQUINE IDEAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 2012

Oriol Alamany / Male African lion (Panthera leo), Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

David Pattyn / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) head portrait, The Netherlands

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick in nesting area, Macquarie Island, Australia. November.

Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) silhouette, feeding on floating fish eggs (not visible) just below the surface in calm weather. Note the bow wave ahead of the shark. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan...

David Pattyn / African lioness (Panthera leo) head portrait, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Michael D. Kern / South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus cumanensis) captive, from Venezuela and Colombia

Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), cultivated, occurs in North America

Sandra Bartocha / Sporangia of a moss, in Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) talon. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.

Solvin Zankl / GEOMAR / Polar shrimp (Lebbeus polaris) on live Lophelia (Lophelia pertusa) from Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Controlled conditions. Photo taken in cooperation with GEOMAR coldwater coral res...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.

Alex Mustard / The eye of a Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Jordi Chias / Green Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), Swimming over volcanic sandy bottom, Armenime cove, South Tenerife coast, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, May 2011, Commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Yea...

Sandra Bartocha / Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Solvin Zankl / Jet Ant / Shining Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus), worker. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait showing blue eyes. Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve, UK, Yorkshire, July.

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

Staffan Widstrand / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting upside down, Svalbard, Norway

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Close up of ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) fronds, Runcu Valley, Dambovita County, Leota Mountain Range, Romania, July

David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) head on close up portrait. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Close up of a Ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) frond, Runcu Valley, Dambovita County, Leota Mountain Range, Romania, July

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

Ben Hall / Northern gannets (Morus / Sula bassanus) portrait of individual with a courting pair in foreground, UK, Bass Rock, Scotland, Portrait category winner in the British Wildlife Photography Awards BWPA co...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) in flower, Cornwall, England, UK, March.

Alex Hyde / Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) male, close-up showing irridescent mandibles. Captive. Endemic to North America.

David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) close-up portrait. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March 2012.

Franco Banfi / Coral clam (Pedum spondyloideum) close up, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Edwin Giesbers / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close-up of eyes, captive

Franco Banfi / Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Highly commended in the Underwater World Category of...