Solvin Zankl / Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the beach where it hatched, Ostional, Costa Rica. October. Winner of the Underwater category of the G...

Edwin Giesbers / Female Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) sitting, holding two young. One is her own offspring, the other was rejected by its birth mother, and so this female has adopted it. Both young are 3 months old.Capt...

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Spiny orb-weaver (Micrathena sp.) weaving a silk nest to protect its eggs, the nest is suspended from a thread to isolate it from predators, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. Filmed at...

Tony Wu / Zoarchias major eelpouts. (Zoarchias major) The orange individual is female, the one in the hole is male. The female has approached the male, curled around him, attempting to dislodge the male from th...

Nick Upton / Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta) feeding on a Gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) it has killed in a Holm oak tree, Bacu Goloritze ravine, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy, May.

John Chan / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) stamping its feet to create vibrations in the sand as it forages for insects, Southern California, USA, August.

Derek Galon / Drone shot revealing Victoria Falls, water is milky blue as it contains sulphur from Boiling Lake, Dominica, 2019

Derek Galon / Drone shot approaching Victoria Falls after heavy rains, normally water is milky blue as it contains sulphur from Boiling Lake, after rain it is muddy, Dominica, 2019.

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Black oats (Avena strigosa) , grown by crofters ,who create sillage and feed it to their cattle in the winter. Berneray, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

John Shaw / Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is camouflaged as it looks from a tree cavity. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, January.

John Shaw / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina) it has caught. Blue Cypress Lake, Florida, USA, April.

Shane Gross / Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its juvenile or larval stage. At this stage it is transparent and drifts in the open ocean as plankton. Anilao, Philippines.

Espen Bergersen / Sperm whale {Physeter macrocephalus} showint tail fluke as it dives. Photographed just before midnight. 22 nautical miles northwest of Andenes, Northern Norway. July

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke as it dives. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing tail fluke as it dives. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. December

Jen Guyton / Park ranger holding a Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), after rescuing it from poachers. This individual was later released back into the wild. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant owned by Torresol Energy, it uses molten salt as its heat transfer fluid and energy storage medium to produce energy for up to 24 hours a day, Seville, S...

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant owned by Torresol Energy, it uses molten salt as its heat transfer fluid and energy storage medium to produce energy for up to 24 hours a day, Seville,...

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.

Suzi Eszterhas / Red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) infant sucking thumb while caretaker holds it. Animal was rescued from illegal wildlife trade, Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park, V...

David Pattyn / Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) camouflaged on tree with a young juvenile opposite it, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

John Chan / California least tern chick (Sternula antillarum browni) falling over as it runs towards its parent returning to nest site, Huntington Beach, California, USA, June.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Injured Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) swimming in a small creek after unsuccessfully attempting to jump across it. This muntjac was unable to get out of the creek himself, and was later rescued by the p...

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.

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...

Dave Bevan / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) bringing moss to nest and incorporating it into nest before flying out of frame, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

Ashley Cooper / Sun rays reflected onto solar tower at Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant, the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It covers 4,000 acres of desert and produce 392 megawatts (MW) of electricity....

David Fleetham / Blue-spotted Sea Urchin (Astropyga radiata) expelling waste from the sac in the center of it's body. Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) just below surface exhaling as it breaks the surface. Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Hawaiian pom-pom / boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni)with anemones (Triactis sp) that it carries around holding with the claws and using them for defense, waving in front of the possible aggressor. An exam...

John Waters / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding, catches worm and washes it in water, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

Theo Bosboom / Long jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa) catching Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) as it emerges from its nymph exoskeleton, Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, July.

Alex Mustard / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) reflected in the surface as it floats, Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Striped mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) mouth wide open as it swims through the water, filtering zoopankton with its gill rakers. Marsa Shouna, Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Luke Massey / Close-up of a Wild boar (Sus scrofa) approaching a remote camera and knocking it over, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Sandesh Kadur / Female Dussumier's malabar langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) feeding with baby, picks it up and walks away, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.

Steve Downer / Newly hatched slug (Gastropoda) approaching a water droplet on a leaf before bursting it and retracting its eyestalks, Birmingham, England, UK. Controlled conditions.

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion cllip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) struggling to swallow a large Pike (Esox lucius) it has just caught, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, UK, November.

Denis-Huot / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) resting with rainbow behind it, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Ingo Arndt / Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) eye closed with semi-transparent eyelid that allows it to see its surroundings even while resting, Costa Rica.

Ingo Arndt / Villagers collecting eggs from Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) during the first two days of the arribada (mass nesting event). This is the only place in the world where it is legal to...

Ingo Arndt / Flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) perched together in branches. It's estimated that four million individiuals return to roost during winter in Black Forest, Germany. February.

Ingo Arndt / Flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) roosting together in branches. It's estimated that four million individiuals roost in the Black Forest, during winter months, Germany. February.

Ingo Arndt / Flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) taking off / landing on branches. It's estimated that four million individiuals roost in the Black Forest, during winter months, Germany. February.

Nick Garbutt / Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) inside bromiliad where it breeds. Boca Tapada, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) sheltering in an old clam shell, with plankton swirling around it at night (captured as trails in the long exposure). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh...

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) young seal silhouetted against the sun as it dives after breathing, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, August

Huw Cordey / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) emerging from Bracken Cave, Texas. Over 15 million bats are thought to live in this cave, making it the greatest concentration of mammals on the planet...

Bence Mate / Juvenile White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)in flight, with Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) mobbing it, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Roy Mangersnes / Dead Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the coastal rocks on Santiago Island, Galapagagos, April 2016. It probably died of starvation as much of the algae in the region have died off due to un...

Brent Stephenson / Male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on a first year Polar bear cub it has just killed, Scott Inlet, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic, August. Vulnerable species.

Brent Stephenson / Male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) feeding on a first year Polar bear cub it has just killed, Scott Inlet, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic, August. Vulnerable species.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Shark spotter, in front of black flag at the Kalk Bay post. It provides a warning to ocean goers that visibility is bad and the shark spotters may not see a white shark if it does enter the bay. West...

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper interacting with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) after feeding it, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female feeding her young with part of a pellet it has regurgitated. Estonia, May.

Pedro Narra / Man and woman undertaking monitoring work measuring Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests as the the female digs it, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes M...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer handing Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) baby as it flaps her wings, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May 2015. Second Place in t...

Eric Baccega / Men from the Mursi tribe decoratively scaring skin, one man scars the arm of another one by lifting the skin with an acacia spine and cutting it with a razor blade, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) stretching as it wakes up, Web Valley, Ethiopia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pup, aged a few weeks, caught in the wild and shown at a famous camel trekking site for tourists in the hope of either selling it or being paid for photos, Kebili Governorate...

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) displayed in the market (souk), of a Tunisian town. This species is adapted to silence and solitude of the desert, this individual that had been caught as an adult showed cle...

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) displayed in the market (souk), of a Tunisian town. This species is adapted to silence and solitude of the desert, this individual that had been caught as an adult showed cle...

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) few-weeks old pup caught in the wild and shown at a famous camel trekking site for tourists in the hope of either selling it or being paid for photos, Kebili Governorate. Tun...

Alex Mustard / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) as it cruises beneath the surface of the Red Sea, close to Little Brother Island. The Brothers Islands, Egy...

Floris van Breugel / Aurora Borealis over yellow tent lit from within and mountainous scenery, Arrigetch Peaks, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) cub, offered for sale to the photographer by the young man who trapped it in the desert. Kebili Region, Tunisia. May 2014. Winner of the World in our Hands category, Wi...

Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'Noor T39' covering fresh kill with leaves to hide it. Ranthambore National Park, India.

Ammonite / Close-up of a Yellow slug (Limax flavus) leaving a slime trail as it moves, footage taken using an endoscopic camera, Bristol, England, UK, March.

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. - African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) calf bathing in and running through a waterhole, with mot...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. - Boy collects African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus) bushmeat and puts it in a bag, Lidjombo fores...

Anup Shah / Silvered Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) female holding week old baby after it was handled roughly by another female, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Sergey Gorshkov / Snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) brooding chicks, with rusty orange face from iron rich soil in which it forages. Wrangel Island, Far Eastern Russia, June.

Richard Du Toit / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) reacting to parasitic Bot Fly (Oestridae) trying to lay eggs on it, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Alex Hyde / Close up of female Scorpion (Bothriurus Picunche) tail with babies on it, photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from Chile.

Kirkendall-Spring / Camp site at night above Appleton Pass in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, August 2013.

Floris van Breugel,Floris van Breugel / Tent at night surrounded by Fireflies (Photinus carolinus) Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA, June 2013.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A nudibranch (Flabellina nobilis) feeding on a solitary hydroid (Tubularia indivisa), note how the hydroid is bent back as it is pulled into the nudibranch's mouth. Gulen, Bergen, Norway. North East A...

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A signal blenny (Emblemaria hypacanthus) displays its showy dorsal fin as it extends out of its tube home. La Paz, Mexico. Sea Of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A fisherman swims down to touch the statue of Christ Of The Abyss (Cristo degli abissi) for good fortune, in the Marine Protected Area of Portofino (Area Marina Protetta, Portofino), Liguria, Italy. M...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Broad Peak base camp at altitude of 4960 m, with the light of the full moon on Godwin Austen glacier and mountain K2. Central Karakorum National Park. Pakistan. June 2007 Winner of Photographer of the...

Tim Laman / A traditional style house or 'honai' on the mountainside overlooking the Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. June 2010

Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with muddy fish slipping from its claws as it flies up from the water. Hungary. Highly commended in the Birds category, GDT Competition 2013

Alex Mustard / A close up of a blue shark (Prionace glauca) as it investigates the camera beneath the surface of the English Channel. Penzance, Cornwall, England, British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean, August.

Alex Mustard / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) as it cruises beneath the surface of the English Channel. Penzance, Cornwall, England, British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean, August.

Laurent Geslin / Race horse (Equus caballus) with face mask to protect it from flies, France

Franco Banfi / Two women snorkeling in front of the cave, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Felicity Lanchester,Felicity Lanchester / View of a BBC filming camp at night, on location for the Sahara episode of the 'Africa' series, Egypt, September 2011.

Graham Eaton,Graham Eaton / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) splashing water as it surfaces, Cardigan Bay, Wales, May

Cyril Ruoso / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) eating Opuntia (Opuntia sp) cactus, introduced from South America, it became a very important food subsistance for Lemurs, cattle and even humans, vulnerable, Berenty P...

Bert Willaert,Bert Willaert / Chile Four-eyed Frog (Pleurodema thaul) showing how it got its name - eye spots on the back of it's body, Chile, December,. Controlled conditions,

Anup Shah,Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female with infant on back, carrying away a gazelle carcass having taken it from a male. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) with the moon rising, Tobago, Caribbean.

Bence Mate / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) view of tail feathers as it digs in sand, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary