Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance

Wim van den Heever / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise. Two males and a female, with the males fighting for the attention of the female. Falklands Islands. 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX Peo...

Bence Mate / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) juveniles playing with the leg of an impala, trying to drag it in three different directions. Mkuze, South Africa. Commended in Glanzlichter photo competition 2020.

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) starved to death due to El Nino effect, Puerto Ayora / Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on shore, Punta Moreno, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Doug Gimesy / Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), released onto a log in Little Yarra River, Yarra junction, Victoria, Australia. Photographed under controlled conditions. April 2018.

Doug Gimesy / Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in early morning light on Lake Elizabeth, Great Otway National Park, near Forrest, Victoria, Australia, July 2017.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Hermann Brehm / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) male, Germany, April.

Hermann Brehm / Blackcap (Sylviya atricapilla) male perched in blossom, Hungary, April.

Steven David Miller / Red-collared lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) pair examining hole in Eucalyptus as a potential nesting hollow. Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Great bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis), male showing off treasures whilst female inspects bower. Lake Argyle, Kununurra, Western Australia.

Hermann Brehm / Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos ) singing, Germany, April.

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) aerial. Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) large school from the air with one leaping out of the water, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) surfacing Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada

Mark Carwardine / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowing or spouting and fluking, Southeast Alaska, USA, August.

Sandesh Kadur / Bamboo lemur (Hapalmur griseus) sitting on tree stump. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Jack Dykinga / Sunrise on Kruger Peak, reflected in Lago O'Higgins with flowering asters emerging from water. Los Mellisos, Cordon Peineta, Aysén Province, Chile.

Jack Dykinga / Gaucho herding horses on the shoreline of Lago Almarga in the morning light, with Torres del Paine mountains in background under stormy skies. Patagonia, Chile.

Chris Gomersall / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching. Moray Firth, Scotland.

Franco Banfi / Close view of a Green anaconda, (Eunectes murinus) underwater, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Andy Sands / Oxlips (Primula eliator) growing among Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) good indicators of ancient woodland, Suffolk, England, UK, April

Erlend Haarberg / Semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) walking on snow-covered road in pine forest. Lapland, Sweden. February.

Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis reflected in Polar Lake, conifers silhouetted at edge. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis reflected in Polar Lake, wetland and conifers silhouetted along shore. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.

Shane Gross / Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) in a cenote in Cienaga de Zapata National Park. Cuba. Critically endangered species.

Erlend Haarberg / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) hiding in a tree trunk, Klaebu, Norway, September.

Erlend Haarberg / Marble formations in alpine landscape. Lahko National Park, Fjell, Norway, July.

Erlend Haarberg / European pine marten (Martes martes) on spring snow. Vauldalen, Norway, April.

Franco Banfi / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) young male trying to copulate with a female. The calf of the female was in the way so the male is trying to chase it away. Dominica.

David Fleetham / Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), pair tending to egg mass placed beside the protection of an anemone. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Bargibant's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) wrapped around Eye fan coral (Cnidaria sp). Philippines.

David Fleetham / Ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus), male protecting and incubating eggs in mouth, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter), portrait. Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with three parasitic Copepods at end of upper jaw. Hawaii.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) female digging nest, North coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) sitting on Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapgos.

Tui De Roy / Floreana giant tortoise hybrid descendants (Chelonoidis elephantopus) feeding on flower. These are descendants of the extinct Floreana giant tortoise, but are hybridised with other species. Fausto Lle...

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) silhouetted at sunrise, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) group resting in pool, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) group resting in water at night, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in water, Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) silhouettes at sunset, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) males in breeding colouration on rocks, with sun halo, Floreana Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) group resting in water on moonlit night to keep cool, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) walking, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) pair mating in shallow pool, with two others resting nearby. Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Western Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) feeding on grass, El Chato II, Highlands, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Western Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) portrait, Highlands, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / San Cristobal giant tortoises (Chelonoidis chatamensis), fighting, Galapaguera, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) group on rock in the waves, Cape Hammond, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swimming underwater, Sullivan Bay, Santiago Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the surf, Black Beach, Floreana Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) peering over rocks, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Nick Garbutt / Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) acrobatically perched , feeding in forest canopy. Northern Pantanal, Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Pack of wolves (Canis lupus). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

Nick Garbutt / Male American Bison (Bison bison) walking through snow. Firehole River Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca) female running along a sand spit chasing after a caiman. Northern Pantanal Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Yashpal Rathore / Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), group of eight diving into sea to fish. Punta Gavilanes, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), group fishing underwater. Itabaca Channel, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), five diving into sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Red-footed booby (Sula sula), pair nest building in tree. Darwin Bay, Genovesa Island, Galapagos.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) without preying on it. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a com...

Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert Eli Wyman with the first rediscovered individual of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019. Model released.

Clay Bolt / Composite image of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) with European honey bee (Apis melifera). This is the world's largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee. One...

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis). Togus, adult flanged male. Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) Beti, juvenile female, daughter of Beta, in the trees, Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia

Tim Laman / Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) Togus, adult flanged male, Batang Toru Forest. Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia.

Paul Williams / Moose (Alces alces) female with twin calves, Baxter State Park, Maine, USA, June.

Bruno D'Amicis / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking along fallen trunk of old Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree, Coppo del Principe old-growth beech forest in autumn. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Parco Nazionale...

Bruno D'Amicis / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree seedlings in old growth forest in spring, Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise UNESCO World Heritage Site Italy. May

Bruno D'Amicis / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree seedlings in old growth forest in spring, Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise UNESCO World Heritage Site Italy. May

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two huddled together. Marana, Pima County, Arizona, USA.

Alex Mustard / Remoras (Remora sp.) hitchhiking on the tail of a large (13-15m) female whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swims in open water. Wolf Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Hyde / Brown / Tufted Capuchin (Cebus apella) family group in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) hovering in flight, North-Ecuador.

Alex Mustard / Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) swims over a coral reef. Darwin Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean.

David Fleetham / Day / Big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea) with diver in background. Hawaii. September 2012.

David Fleetham / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf swimming just below surface in front of the West Maui Mountains. South of Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), a commercial encounter for tourists with feeder above on canoe. Oslob, Cebu, Philippines. April 2017.

David Fleetham / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming just below surface at sunset, split level view. Off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), two below surface. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) dorsal fin visible on surface. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaking surface with mouth open. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

Paul Williams / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close up portrait, captive.

Guy Edwardes / Cauldron Force, West Burton, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK, June.

Guy Edwardes / Dry-stone walls and barns in Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK, June 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Pentre Ifan, a Neolithic burial chamber, Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. November 2008

Guy Edwardes / View of hikers from behind the Pericnik Waterfall, Slovenia, October 2018.

Guy Edwardes / Aurora Borealis over Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. February 2014