Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and local fisherman freediving, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Winner of the Man and Nature Portfolio Award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competitio...

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) preening in late evening light, Heimaey, Westman Isles, Iceland, June

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) photographed at night using a side lit spot light, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.

Pal Hermansen / Three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) young looking out of nest hole, ready to fly, Hedmark, Norway July

Neil Aldridge / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) feeding on woolly caper (Capparis tomentosa). Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) female carrying young cub.~Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. August.

Pal Hermansen / One-year ice off Ellesmere island, Nunavut, Canada, August.

Pal Hermansen / Abstract grass formation against snow

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) flock resting on a snow bank, Hornya, Varanger, Norway, April

Graham Eaton / Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) portrait. Red Sea, Egypt. October.

Tony Wu / Two male Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) play fighting with one another, Carnac Island, Western Australia.

Eric Baccega / Carolina Serotetto, Nenet teenager dressed in traditional winter coat made of reindeer skin with pet ""akva"" Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). Yar-Sale district, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia. April...

Eric Baccega / Sergue Chorolya, Nenet reindeer herder warmly dressed in reindeer fur coat. Yar-Sale district, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia. April 2016.

Eric Baccega / Tatiana Salinder, portrait of Nenet herder in winter coat of reindeer fur. The collar is arctic fox fur with black beaver fur and felt ribbons. Yar-Sale district, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia. Apr...

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing, part of ritual courtship, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Tony Wu / Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) two males, sitting side by side. Carnac Island, Western Australia. It is the only sea lion colony in the world that comprises only males.

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) male standing in cold and rain with strong wind blowing, smelling the air, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Bence Mate / Flock of Great egrets (Ardea alba) at twilight, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Jacare / Yacare caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) two caymans, one with mouth open, Pantanal, Brazil.

Alex Hyde / Round-headed Rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) detail with out of focus Golden Hawk's?beard (Crepis aurea) in the background. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Alex Hyde / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Tony Wu / Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) approaching with curiosity, with details of whiskers, Carnac Island, Western Australia.

Wim van den Heever / Egytian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) rear view bathing, sings spread, Zimanga Private Game Reserves, South Africa

Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) fighting with necks intertwined, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / Three Pygmy cormorants (Microcarbo pygmeus) drying themselves, one by shaking off water, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary

Tony Wu / Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) juvenile in shallow water on sandy seabed, Carnac Island, Western Australia.

Bence Mate / Group of Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) displaying its ornamental feathers, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. February.

Pal Hermansen / Eider ducks (Somateria molissima) flock taking off from sea, Trondelag, Norway, January.

Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) group of five at water's edge, with very out of focus egret in foreground. Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

Pal Hermansen / Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) in front of lights from Stavanger at sunset, Southern Norway, September.

Pal Hermansen / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) with goslings, Jokulsarlon ice field, Iceland, June.

Wim van den Heever / Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) flock on lake at dawn, Lake Ndutu Tanzania.

Bence Mate / White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) juvenile feeding on fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) wing stretching with sand eels in beak, Flannan Isles, Scotland, UK, July

Pal Hermansen / Teal (Anas crecca) male with Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in foreground on ice in winter Oslo, Norway, December

Bence Mate / Two Buzzards (Buteo buteo) fighting, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with fish in beak , Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in snow, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) at twilight, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. July.

Pal Hermansen / Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in snow with icebergs, Jokulsarlon, Iceland, June.

Pal Hermansen / Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) male in summer, Lofoten Norway, June.

Bence Mate / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) mobbing White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with fish prey, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary. March.

Pal Hermansen / Redshank (Tringa totanus) on post with traditional church in the background, Flatey, Iceland, June.

Bence Mate / Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) mobbing Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Ann & Steve Toon / Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) with scorpion prey, West Coast National Park, South Africa

Pal Hermansen / Crested tit (Parus cristatus) died during cold winter night, Akershus Norway

Pal Hermansen / Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) close up of foot and reflection of body in water, Norway, March.

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing part of courtship ritual, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) resting on a cliff top in the sunset, Sule Skerry, Scotland, UK, July

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) coming out of its burrow with a gift, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) calling and displaying, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Bence Mate / Close up of Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) preening, Danube Delta, Romania

Pal Hermansen / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) portrait, Iceland, June.

Pal Hermansen / Three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) adult at nest with young, Hedmark, Norway July

Graham Eaton / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) sitting on a poker beneath a warm log fire; Capel Curig, Wales April

Jussi Murtosaari / European Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) on ice next to stream, winter, Finland. February.

Pete Oxford / Magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) in flight over shallow water, Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize.

Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) juvenile with fishing line and hook stuck in jaw. The hook had been attached for so long the wound had healed over, Ogasawara, Japan. September. Winner of the Gran...

Tony Wu / Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) silhouetted against blue skies at Carnac Island, Western Australia

Tony Wu / Australian sea (Neophoca cinerea) juvenile playing in the sand, Carnac Island, Western Australia.

Pete Oxford / Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feeding at Bagan (floating fishing platform) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Bagan fishermen see whale sharks as good luck and often feed them baitfish. This is...

Pete Oxford / Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feeding at Bagan (floating fishing platform) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Bagan fishermen see whale sharks as good luck and often feed them baitfish. This is...

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and scuba divers seen from below, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia. Winner of the Man and Nature Portfolio Award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competit...

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and scuba divers seen from below, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) close up of spotted skin, with Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, ~Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) front view portrait, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at surface of water, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua. Indonesia. Winner of the Man and Nature Portfolio Award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competition 2015.

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at Bagan (floating fishing platform), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Winner of the Man and Nature Portfolio Award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Aw...

Pete Oxford / Great Hammerhead shark (Sphryna mokarran) with fin mounted ARGOS satellite transponder by MAR Alliance,~Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize. May 2015.

Pete Oxford / MAR Alliance researchers with Great Hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran) captured for scientific research, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize. May 2015.

Pete Oxford / Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize.

Wim van den Heever / Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising in waves, Port St Johns, South Africa

Wim van den Heever / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising at surface, Port St Johns, South Africa

Wim van den Heever / African Wild dogs or Cape hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus) at close range taken from ground level, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa.

Wim van den Heever / Lions (Panthera leo) five drinking together, Ndutu, Tanzania

Wim van den Heever / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) hunting Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) trying to trip up the prey, Kgalagadi, South Africa

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) male. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.

Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking. Masai Mara, Kenya. February.

Pal Hermansen / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) biting into throat of Impala (Aepyceros melampus) prey, Masai Mara, Kenya, February.

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf in rain, wallowing in mud. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.

Christophe Courteau / Reticulated giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) desert dwelling giraffes in Damaraland. Namibia

Christophe Courteau / Reticulated giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) two males fighting in the bush, South Africa.

Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and cub. Masai Mara, Africa. September.

Pete Oxford / Close up of Domestic Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and foot of person riding it. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, North East India. November 2014.

Adrian Davies / Bornean Pygmy elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) Sabah, Borneo.

Bernard Castelein / Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) juvenile on branch, Anjaha community conservation site, Ambalavao, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) female with baby sitting in tree, Andasibe-Analamazaotra SR, Madagascar IUCN Endangered species

Bernard Castelein / Southern Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata editoru) Andasibe-Analamazaotra SR, Madagascar

Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) jumping across river~Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. August.

Konrad Wothe / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) pushing baby, Arusha National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, September.

Richard Du Toit / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Itala Game Reserve, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) young cub. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.