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.