Stephen Dalton / Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) gliding from tree, controlled conditions, from Malaysia and Indonesia

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom, Kruger, South South Africa, Controlled conditions

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom Kruger, South Africa, Controlled conditions.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) in flower, controlled conditions, Cornwall, England, UK, May.

Dale Sutton / 2020VISION / Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK.

Markus Varesvuo / Common Raven (Corvus corax) huddled down amidst snow storm, Utajarvi Finland, February

Bert Willaert / Composite image of American fish species introduced to Europe: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus, left), Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus, right) and Eastern mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea, under), ph...

Steven Kazlowski / Lynx (Lynx lynx) adult in the snowy foothills of the Takshanuk mountains, South-East Alaska, USA

Jan Hamrsky / Clubtail dragonfly nymph (Gomphidae) crawling on sunken wood, Europe, May, controlled conditions

David Pattyn / Stormy coastal landscape with heavy rainfall approaching the coast in very windy conditions with cacti at the edge of the beach, Marao peninsula, Bahia, Brazil, August 2010

Andy Rouse / European otter (Lutra lutra) running, UK, taken in controlled conditions July

Andy Rouse / European otter (Lutra lutra) running, UK, taken in controlled conditions July. Crop of 01402435

Solvin Zankl / GEOMAR / Polar shrimp (Lebbeus polaris) on live Lophelia (Lophelia pertusa) from Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Controlled conditions. Photo taken in cooperation with GEOMAR coldwater coral res...

Stephen Dalton / Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) flying, controlled conditions, scan from black and white print

Daniel Heuclin / Green tree snake (Phyllodryas viridissima) on a branch about to stike, Bolivian Amazonia, controlled conditions

Daniel Heuclin / Great basin Gopher Snake / Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola) head profile, controlled conditions, Joshua Tree National Monument, California USA

Jan Hamrsky / Diving Beetle (Rhantus suturalis). Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) larva feeding on small fish. Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Laurie Campbell / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) female with newborn young on rock face, controlled conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, July

Laurie Campbell / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in snowy conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, January

Brent Stephenson / A rough and windy day in the Drake Passage with Force 9+ beaufort scale conditions. Drake Passage, South Atlantic, January.

Brent Stephenson / Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) hovering whilst feeding in calm conditions. Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Brent Stephenson / Calm conditions with sea ice in the Lemaire Channel. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, December.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) two males displaying aggressive behaviour on oak tree branch at woodland edge, Suffolk, UK, Controlled conditions, July

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) in habitat, UK, controlled conditions, November

Doug Allan / Portrait of wildlife cameraman Doug Allan in freezing conditions. Kong Karl's Land, Svalbard, Norway, March. Freeze frame book plate page 71. Model released.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) in rain, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'Photographing in wet conditions can often result in inte...

Andy Rouse / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in habitat, UK, controlled conditions, Captive

Andy Rouse / Long Eared Owl (Asio otus) UK, controlled conditions, April, Captive

Andy Rouse / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) in woodland, UK, controlled conditions, Captive

Andy Rouse / Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) perched in evening light. Controlled conditions. UK, Europe, May.

Andy Rouse / Long Eared Owl (Asio otus) perched in low sunlight. Controlled conditions. UK, Europe, May.

Daniel Heuclin / Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.

Carol Walker / Andalusian mare running in snow storm, Colorado, USA

Ann & Steve Toon / Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) flock of Northumberland blackface sheep in snow, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, UK, November 2010

Lassi Rautiainen / Two Common ravens (Corvus corax) in flight through snow, Finland, April

Andy Rouse / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub seen over grass. Controlled conditions. UK, Europe, July. Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Andy Rouse / Young European Badger (Meles meles) emerging from its sett. Controlled conditions. UK, Europe, June.

Mark Taylor / Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) fawn in studio conditions, in profile.

Daniel Heuclin / Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) walking across human skin. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

Daniel Heuclin / Ventral view of Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri). Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.

Daniel Heuclin / Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) climbing among branches. Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.

Daniel Heuclin / Portrait of Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) showing the thermo-receptive pit organ between the eye and mouth. Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.

Daniel Heuclin / Portrait of Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) showing the thermo-receptive pit organ between the eye and mouth. Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.

Daniel Heuclin / Portrait of a Crested Forest Toad (Rhinella margaritifer). Controlled conditions. French Guyana, August.

Daniel Heuclin / Brown-banded Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) head in profile as it tastes the air with tongue. Controlled conditions. Lake Fausse-Pointe State Park, Louisiana, USA, November.

Daniel Heuclin / Close-up of Red Coachwhip Snake (Masticophis flagellum cingulum) scales. Controlled conditions. Near Tombstone, Arizona, USA, September.

Daniel Heuclin / Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) feeding on human in controlled conditions. The body is becoming engorged with blood. Malaria vector. Africa, June. Engorging sequence 2 of 3. Model released

Orsolya Haarberg / Spruce trees covered in hard frost, coniferous forest in winter, Harghita, Romania.

Orsolya Haarberg / Icelandic horses out in the snow, Iceland, April 2010

Daniel Heuclin / Pair of Rainbow Grasshoppers (Dactylotum bicolor) mating. Arizona, USA. Controlled conditions.

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow in free-range conditions, UK, September 2010

Floris van Breugel / Long exposure to capture star trails circling around the North Star, Polaris, at the "Racetrack," a remote desert playa (dry lake bed) in Death Valley National Park, famous for its mysterious moving r...

Daniel Heuclin / Arizona mountain kingsnakes (Lampropeltis pyromelana) Found in Chiricahua mountains, SE Arirona. Controlled conditions

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...

Alex Mustard / A captive Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum / varium) portrait, with diver behind, in Brighton Sealife Centre, Brighton, England, UK. Model released, not property released

Dietmar Nill / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow, Alps, Austria, controlled conditions

Solvin Zankl / A Costa Rican researcher monitors the temperature in the developing sea turtle nests at Ostional beach, Costa Rica, November 2009. ^^^ Sea turtles have, like many other reptiles, temperature-dependent...

Daniel Heuclin / Asp viper (Vipera aspis) head portrait in profile. France, Europe. Controlled conditions.

Daniel Heuclin / Aesculapian snake (Elaphe longissima) coiled in branch of apple tree, with fruit hanging below, Poitou France, Europe. Controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus sp) in flight, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Giant sailfin dragon lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) running over water, from Indonesia, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to Ceanothus flowers, UK. Controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Jade tree frog (Rhacophorus dulitensis) gliding between trees, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Casqued / Veiled / Yemeni chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) catching insect with extended tongue, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Wallace's gliding frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) flying, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Common scorpionfly (Panorpa communis) taking off, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Wallace's gliding frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) flying, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) backlit, portrait, controlled conditions, UK

Stephen Dalton / Muscid fly (Muscidae) on glass, viewed from under the glass showing feet, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Ithomid butterfly (Dircenna sp) in flight, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Great grey / Leopard slug (Limax maximus) on toadstool, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) in flight chasing flying moth, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Barn owl (Tyto alba) close up of eye, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Henkel's leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) licking its eye with its tongue, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) leaping from branch, controlled conditions, UK

Stephen Dalton / Casqued / Veiled / Yemeni chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) portrait, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Casqued / Veiled / Yemeni chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) catching cricket with extended tongue, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Mosquito (Culicidae) female feeding on human blood, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Green violetear hummingbird (Colibri thalassinus) flying up from bathing in water, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / House mouse (Mus musculus) emerging from feeding inside a loaf of brown bread, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / House mouse (Mus musculus) in biscuit packet, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and cheese grater, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Domestic cat (Felis catus) watching House mouse (Mus musculus) appear from under furniture, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) portrait showing horseshoe shaped nose. Controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Waiter daggerwing butterfly (Marpesia coresia) in flight, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Gecko (Tarentola sp) close up of feet gripping glass, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / European mole (Talpa europea) emerging from molehill, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) multiflash sequence of three images of take off, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Common morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) in flight, from Venezuelan cloudforest, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) portrait, feeding on leaf, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) diving into water, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in flight, controlled conditions, from Africa

Stephen Dalton / Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) jumping from rock into water, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / European chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) catching a fly, controlled conditions