Paul Williams / Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) feeding on Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) huge group hauled out on a beach, Island of Mingulay, west coast of Scotland. May.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming into a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming near to a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) nearby, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.

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 / Entomologist examining a large female Megachile bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) on the island of Ternate, North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019

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...

Ingo Arndt / Christmas Island Red Crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) crossing road in huge numbers during annual migration, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory

Ingo Arndt / Christmas Island Red Crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) arriving in huge numbers, at coast for spawning, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory

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

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait against sky at sunset, Bernard Spit, off the 1002 Area, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Alaska, USA, September. Vulnerable species.

Luis Quinta / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) near surface. Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.

Luis Quinta / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.

Luis Quinta / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.

Michael Hutchinson / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), in flower, cultivated specimen in botanic garden, native to Sumatra. Kew Gardens, London, UK. 23 April 2016 This species has the largest unbranched flower inflores...

Michael Hutchinson / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), in flower, cultivated specimen in botanic garden, native to Sumatra. Kew Gardens, London, UK. 23 April 2016 This species has the largest unbranched flower inflores...

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver and Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean. August 2007.

Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.

Juergen Freund / Man moving Grouper fish between fish pens, Tampakan, Kudat, Sabah, Borneo. June 2009. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competition 2015.

Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, with Great egret (Ardea alba) in the foreground, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Natur...

Jordi Chias / Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei) with Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in the background near the surface. Antarctic Peninsula. Finalist in the Underwater category of the Wildlife Photographer of t...

Konrad Wothe / Giant land snail (Megalobulimus sp), Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Orsolya Haarberg / High angle view of person walking on frozen lake of cracked ice. Lofoten Isands, Norway. January. Highly commended in the Landscape Category of the Oasis Photography Competition 2017. Highly commended...

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) scavenging left over food, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Alex Hyde / Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) female with huge abdomen swollen with eggs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Ice cliff of the Austfonna ice cap with melt water and ice crashing down to the sea, Svalbard, Norway, July 2012.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Huge terrestrial flatworm (Bipalium kewense), Mindo, Ecuador, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Michel Roggo / Iceberg in the sea outside the Kangia Ilulissat Icefjord. Iceberg from the Sermeg Kujalleg Glacier, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland, August 2014. Photographed for The Freshwate...

Floris van Breugel / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flying in front of the massive wall of ice, Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Tui De Roy / Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra porteri) feeding on grass, Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos

Dong Lei / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) close up of paw showing sixth toe, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China.

Chris Mattison / Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sierra Nevada, California, USA, May.

Jabruson / Giant Bokoko / Mututtu tree (Klainedoxa gabonensis) near Lokoue Bai, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Large waves crash into Le Guilvinec during Storm 'Petra', Finistere, Brittany, France. 5th February 2014. France, Bretagne, Finistere, Le Guilvinec, Tempete "Petra", le 5 fevrier 2014.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Massive wave crashing into Lesconil during Storm 'Petra', Finistere, Brittany, France. 5th February 2014. France, Bretagne, Finistere, Lesconil, Tempete "Petra", le 5 fevrier 2014.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Rough seas at Nividic lighthouse during Storm 'Ruth', Ile d'Ouessant, Armorique Regional Park, Iles du Ponant, Finistere, Brittany, France, Iroise Sea. 8th February 2014. France, Bretagne, Finister...

Kevin Schafer / Black-footed Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) group walking near huge stones, Boulders Beach, Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Martin Dohrn / Cardinal fish (Apogon sp) moments after it has mistakenly tried to eat an ostracod. The ostracod then releases glowing mucus that is so bright that it can be seen through the body of the fish. This gi...

Brent Stephenson / Huge iceberg with streaked sky under expansive open sky. Drake Passage, near the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, December.

Andrew Parkinson / Pink footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) huge flock take flight in dawn light, Norfolk, UK, January.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Huge blocks of ice teeter, ready to become icebergs on the glaciated coast. Gerlache Strait, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, October 2009.

Steve Nicholls / Huge flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flying in to roost over the reed beds at dusk, Ham Wall nature reserve, Somerset, UK, January

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Sunset over Loch Laggan, Creag Meagaidh NNR, Highland, Scotland, UK, December 2010. Photographer quote: "I've got to admit I wasn't happy after a fruitless flat grey day in the hills. And then, as if...

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" powering through huge waves while operating in the North Sea. Europe, January 2009. Property released.

Ernie Janes / Huge flock of Sheep, New Zealand, February 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Huge flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) flying to roost in trees, Gorbeia Natural Park, Basque country, Spain, January 2011, unusual winter visitors pushed further south than usual by the...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Huge flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) in flight, Gorbeia Natural Park, Basque country, Spain, January 2011, unusual winter visitors pushed further south than usual by the harsh winter co...

Philip Stephen / Huge wave enveloping fishing vessel "Harvester" while operating in the North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" in huge waves on the North Sea, September 2010. Property released.

Aflo / Y-12304 Huge full moon above Emerald Bay at sunset, Lake Tahoe, California USA

Solvin Zankl / Female Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly (Palingani a longicauda) rise up in the air soon after mating, where they form huge swarms and are out of range from males still searching for mates close to the wate...

Solvin Zankl / Female Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly (Palingani a longicauda) rise up in the air soon after mating, where they form huge swarms and are out of range from males still searching for mates close to the wate...

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of huge colony of King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) white birds are adults, brown birds are chicks, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of huge colony of King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) white birds are adults, brown birds are chicks, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of huge colony of King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) white birds are adults, brown birds are chicks, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of huge colony of King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) white birds are adults, brown birds are chicks, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia

Pete Oxford / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) one of the more bizarre mammals in the world, their peculiar features include huge ears, bushy tail, long shaggy coast, rodent-like teeth and a skeletal 'probe-l...

Pete Oxford / Roccoco toad {Bufo paracnemis} held by child. Cerrado, Brazil

Doug Perrine / Whale shark {Rhincodon typus} West Australia, Indian Ocean (Non-ex).

Jeff Rotman / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Ningaloo Reef Australia

Jeff Rotman / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Ningaloo Reef, Australia.

Jabruson / Goliath beetle on hand, Epulu Ituri reserve, DR Congo (formerly Zaire)

Jeff Rotman / Looking up at Whale shark and divers from below {Rhincodon typus} Ningaloo Reef Western Australia

Yashpal Rathore / Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) basking in the sunshine, Rangantitu Bird Sanctuary, India,

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Huge table coral (Acropora) Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, Taiwan

Ernie Janes / Marsh crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) close up portrait, captive, occurs in Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.

Heather Angel / Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) at Kew Gardens, London, UK. Emits odour at night to attract carrion beetle and flesh fly pollinators. Native to Sumatra, Indonesia.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) group gathered in river bed. Loire river, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Loire river, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Loire river, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Loire river, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Loire river, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) in the Tarn river, France, August.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) in the Tarn river, France, August.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) eating Mayflies (Ephoron virgo), dead at the surface of water because of public lighting. Tarn River, France, August.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) eating Mayflies (Ephoron virgo), dead at the surface of water because of public lighting. Tarn River, France, August.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) group gathered in river bed. Loire river, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) group gathered in river bed. Loire river, France. November.

Franco Banfi / Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico

NaturePL Showreels / Showreel of video and photographs by Espen Bergersen showing Orcas (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding on a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), Troms, Nor...

Paul Williams / Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) feeding on Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.

Paul Williams / Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) feeding on Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.

Paul Williams / Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) feeding on Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.

Sandesh Kadur / Huge flock of Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating at a roosting site during their migration from Siberia to Africa, Doyang Reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with a fishing boat and a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) nearby, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.

David Pattyn / Snow masses from avalanches remaining well into spring in Valsavarenche after a winter with huge destructive avalanches, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy

Duncan Murrell / Land Planarian - flat worm, (Bipalium sp.) on a wild banana tree, Gunung Mulu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.

Roger Powell / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) incubating on top of a huge nest made from surrounding aquatic vegetation, with its mate swimming nearby. Limpolo, Sirkka, Finnish Lapland, June.

Roger Powell / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) incubating on top of a huge nest made from surrounding aquatic vegetation, Borselvefjellet, Porsanger, Finmark, Norway

John Waters / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, huge flock approaching roost in the evening, Avalon Marshes, Somerset, England, UK. November.

John Waters / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, huge flock approaching roost in the evening, Avalon Marshes, Somerset, England, UK. November.

John Waters / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), huge flock flying to evening roost. Avalon Marshes, Somerset, England, UK. November.

John Waters / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), huge flock flying to evening roost. Avalon Marshes, Somerset, England, UK. November.

John Waters / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), huge flock flying to evening roost. Avalon Marshes, Somerset, England, UK. November.