Eric Baccega / Black flat-coated retriever dog splashing in water and retrieving stick (Canis familiaris)

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) male with food and female flying in to retrieve it, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) male with talons outstretched to retrieve fish on branch. Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. .

Sam Hobson / Seabird researchers retrieve data loggers (GPS and altimeter) from captured Northern gannet (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK. August

Sam Hobson / Seabird researchers retrieve data loggers (GPS and altimeter) from captured Northern gannet (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK. August

Matthew Maran / Black and white border collie with stick, Hampstead Heath, England, UK, March.

Neil Aldridge / Spaniel gundog holding a dead female Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in its mouth during a winter shoot on shooting estate, southern England, UK. January.

Neil Aldridge / Spaniel gundog hauling itself out of a lake carrying a dead female Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) shot during a winter country shoot on shooting estate, southern England, UK. January.

Neil Aldridge / Wet labrador gundog emerging from lake with a male Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in its mouth during a winter shoot on shooting estate, southern England, UK. January.

Cyril Ruoso / Ornithologist Francis Daunt catching European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) to retrieve GPS tag, near Flatey Island, West fjord, Iceland, June.

LYNN M. STONE / Labrador Retriever retrieving toy from sea, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador playing on a Norfolk beach, retrieving ball from sea, East Anglia, England, UK, December.

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador playing on a Norfolk beach, retrieving ball from sea, East Anglia, England, UK, December.

Lou Coetzer / African darter (Anhinga rufa) in flight trying to retrieve dropped food, Chobe River, Botswana, October.

Eric Baccega / Black flat-coated retriever dog splashing in water and retrieving stick (Canis familiaris)

Ernie Janes / Cocker spaniel retrieving a shot Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Ernie Janes / Cocker spaniel retrieving a shot Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa), Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Ernie Janes / Yellow labrador retrieving a shot Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Andrew Parkinson / Hermaness warden, Alastair Wilson, braves freezing northern waters to retrieve an adult Gannet (Morus bassanus) that is seriously tangled in discarded fishing net. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July...

Ernie Janes / Black Labradors waiting to retrieve during pheasant shooting, Essex, November

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman sinking a basket of freshly caught Spiny spider crabs (Maja squinado) from 'Rhiannon', a crabber based in Porthleven, he will retrieve the basket later when the buyer is ready to collect, Co...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Yupik Eskimo hunter using inflatable boat to retrieve Ringed seal (Phoca Hispida) shot at the floe edge in Tkachen Bay. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, 2010

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Yupik Eskimo hunter using inflatable boat to retrieve seals they have shot in Tkachen Bay. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, 2010

Diane McAllister / Costal Brown bear (Ursus arctos) female attempting to retrieve a clam at low tide while her cub looks on. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter using kayak to retrieve seal shot at ice edge in winter. Thule, Northwest Greenland, 1980.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter using kayak to retrieve seal he has shot at ice edge in winter. Thule, Northwest Greenland, 1980.

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed Dog in field, running towards camera, retrieving toy rope.

Petra Wegner / Mixed breed dog running towards camera, retrieving foodbag.

LYNN M. STONE / Black Labrador Retriever on retrieve, running through shallows of pond in salt marsh, Rhode Island, USA

LYNN M. STONE / English Setter on retrieve running down track, Putnam, Connecticut, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Male Golden Retriever standing in stream on retrieve, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Female Golden Retrieverswimming across stream on retrieve, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Golden Retriever lunging into pond to begin retrieve, Woodstock, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Yellow Labrador Retriever plunging into stream to retrieve orange training bumper, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Male Golden Retriever on retrieve, leaping over a fallen branch, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Black Labrador Retriever plunging into pond on a retrieve Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Yellow Labrador Retriever jumping into pond on a retrieve, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Yellow Labrador Retriever jumping into pond on a retrieve Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic dog, two black Labrador Retrievers sharing retrieve of orange bumper in pond during training exercise; Hebron, Illinois, USA (GW)

Miles Barton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) sits above road, waiting for traffic lights to change to red to retrieve nuts purposely left on road to be crushed, Sendai, Japan

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} jumping into slushy pack ice to retrieve a piece of meat, Coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} jumping into slushy pack ice to retrieve a piece of meat, Coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Steven Kazlowski / Profile of Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} jumping into slushy pack ice to retrieve a piece of meat, Coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} jumping into slushy pack ice to retrieve a piece of meat, Coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Mark Raycroft / Yellow Labrador Retriever (Canis familiaris) running into a lake to retrieve a thrown toy

Mark Raycroft / Yellow Labrador Retriever (Canis familiaris) adult swimming in water to retrieve stick

Mark Moffett / Marauder Ant (Pheidologeton diversus) workers retrieve seeds, and tear them apart for a meal, Namibia

Mark Moffett / Marauder Ant (Pheidologeton diversus) workers retrieve seeds, and tear them apart for a meal, Namibia

Mark Moffett / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sexdens) workers retrieve leaves

LYNN M. STONE / Brown / Chocolate Labrador retriever in wetland ready to retrieve USA

Kirkendall-Spring / Volunteer with the European Green Crab invasive species research site retrieving a crab trap left overnight, Chuckaut Pocket Estuary, Washington, USA. April, 2023. Model released.

Franco Banfi / Kiwinge (Dimidiochromis kiwinge) mouth brooding female, with mouth open retrieving her fry, Likoma island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.

Lynn M. Stone / Chesapeake bay retriever running through saltmarsh with stick in mouth, Guilford, Connecticut, USA. November.

Terry Whittaker / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) blue colour phase in summer coat, digging up cached Guillemot (Uria sp.) chicks scavenged from the shoreline, Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Westfjords, Iceland.

Yves Lanceau / Black Labrador Retriever in water, waiting to retrieve object

Yves Lanceau / Black Labrador Retriever in water, waiting to retrieve object

Yves Lanceau / Black Labrador Retriever leaping up in water to retrieve object

Yves Lanceau / Black Labrador Retriever running through water to retrieve object

Yves Lanceau / Labrador Retriever, yellow dog running through water to retrieve object, France

Eric Baccega / Female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, watching keeper (Mrs Lyu Riuqing) prepare food which she uses to distract Huan Huan so she can retrieve the female cub, Beauval ZooPark, France,...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter, Avataq Henson, using his kayak to retrieve a seal he has shot at the ice edge in February near Moriussaq. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Eric Baccega / Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) distracting Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, with food in order to retrieve her female baby (the smaller of female twins) for medical examination, Beauval Zoo, Fran...

Neil Challis / Coot (Fulica atra) swimming then diving to retrieve fresh reed growth, Buckinghamshire, UK, July.

Lynn M. Stone / Chesapeake Bay retriever plunging through marine grass on retrieve, Long Island Sound, Guilford, Connecticut, USA. November.

Sylvain Cordier / English Setter dog retrieving a pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Labrador dog retrieving a grey partridge (Perdix perdix) -Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Spaniel retrieving a Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Spaniel retrieving a Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Spaniel retrieving a Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Labrador carrying a Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Labrador retrieving a Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Labrador retrieving a Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Bas-Rhin, France, November.

Sylvain Cordier / Labrador retrieving a Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Bas-Rhin, France, November.