Stephen Dalton / Ethiopian mantis {Miomantis abyssinica} portrait, controlled conditions.

Eric Baccega / Male silverback Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) portrait, captive, Beauval ZooPark, France

Tony Heald / Tawny frogmouth herad portrait {Podargus strigoides} Northern Territory, Australia

David Shale / Bat fish juvenile {Halicutaea sp} deep sea

David Hall / Front view of Longhorn cowfish {Lactoria cornuta}, Papua New Guinea

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) hind with two Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) squabbling on her head, Richmond Park, London, England, UK, October. Did you know? The crow family is amongst the most intelligent of...

Mark Taylor / Bulldog puppy, 11 weeks, sprawled out rear view and looking round.

Nature Production / Japanese Common Toad (Bufo japonicus japonicus) ventral view, Japan

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female playing with her female baby aged 3 months, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Fiona Rogers / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) juvenile male 'Pole' aged 4 years, trying to swallow a mouthful of water, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Alex Mustard / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) disguised as it lays buried in sand. Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) reaching hands upwards, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Eric Baccega / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) mother with baby climbing on her back, native to Borneo, captive, Endangered

Claudio Contreras / Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) close-up of weaner / juvenile sleeping, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, April

Andy Rouse / Two European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) young playing and jumping. UK, August.

Juergen Freund / Close up of face of inflated pufferfish {Arothron sp}, Indo-Pacific

George Sanker / Portrait of Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) with a blade of grass in its mouth. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, May.

Mark Bowler / Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) howling, captive

Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) low angle perspective of open bills, Lake Kerkini, Greece, February. Highly Commended, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) portrait, covered in sand. Endangered. Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.