Nick Garbutt / Aggregation / bloom / swarm of Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in the clear waters of Loch Na Keal, off the Isle of Mull, north west Scotland, UK, June, Photographed through the surface.

Edwin Giesbers / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) close up portrait, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Gavin Hellier / Looking up at canopy of tropical rainforest, Malaysia, 2008

Gavin Hellier / Elevated city skyline of Pyongyang, capital city, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, 2012

Juan Carlos Munoz / Broken ice abstract, Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon. Southern Iceland, Iceland, Europe, March 2011.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Detail in frozen waterfall. Selijalandfoss waterfall, Southern Iceland, Europe, March 2011.

David Pattyn / Three Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) portrait on lake. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March 2012.

Alex Hyde / Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) male, close-up showing irridescent mandibles. Captive. Endemic to North America.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Close-up of the nose of a Highland cow (Bos taurus) Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, April.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in fish separator on board Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in fish separator on board Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Michel Roggo / Sockeye / Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on spawning migration. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October.

Loic Poidevin / Sheep (Ovis aries) flock herded together with ear tags and paint markings. Ossoue valley, French Pyrenees, September.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Badger (Meles meles) cub, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? The word Badger derives from the French 'Becheur', meaning digger.

Danny Green / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) reflected on water. Svalbard, June.

Alex Mustard / A large colony of Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night on a coral reef, showing the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands...

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in mist. Vosges, France, August.

Jeff Rotman / Northern Sea Stars (Asterias vulgaris) feeds on bed of mussels. Cathedral Rocks, Gloucester, Massachusetts, New England USA - North Atlantic Ocean.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tropical forest at lower level slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro volcano, Tanzania

Floris van Breugel / Hoar frost coats the edges of ferns in a clearing in Washington's Olympic National Park, USA. December.

Jack Dykinga / Bark patterns of Aspen tree (Populus tremula) in front of a Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) trunk, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

Claudio Contreras / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) hibernating, Mariposa Monarca Special Biosphere Reserve, central Mexico, January.

Claudio Contreras / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) hibernating, Mariposa Monarca Special Biosphere Reserve, central Mexico, January.

Oriol Alamany / Close up of skin on the ear and back of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Mopani, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Jack Dykinga / Shore Acres State Park with sandstone bluffs being pounded by tidal shifting surf, creating waterfalls over concretions in the stone. Oregon

Paul D Stewart / Male peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying his ocellated tail feathers.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) eggs, Japan, September

Juan Carlos Munoz / Double Breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) resting beak in plumage. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.

Jabruson / Mozambican children with captive Yellow Baboon youngster (Papio cynocephalus). Young animal caught during troop crop raiding. Pemba to Montepuez highway, north-eastern Mozambique, November 2011. Wildl...

Tui De Roy / Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa / Nyctanassa violacea) portrait. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Tui De Roy / Magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) in low flight ovehead. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, December.

Sandra Bartocha / Sea shells in sand, North sea, Germany, September

Sandra Bartocha / Ghost wood - European Beech (Fagus sylvatica), woodland Nienhagen, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Downy / European white birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunks in the mist, Waldstadt, Potsdam, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Mixed woodland in spring, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Andy Sands / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) drinking at water's surface from floating leaf. Captive, UK. 'Hidden Britain' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Merlin (Falco columbarius) female on perch with Meadow Pipit chick prey for its offspring. Sutherland, Scotland, June.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European Hare (Lepus europaeus) running. Wales, UK, July.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) portrait on post. Wales, UK, June.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) taking flight. Snettisham, UK, January. Did you know? The red knot has one of the longest migrations in the world, with some travelling 9000 miles from the Arctic to th...

Michael D. Kern / Python (Morelia amethistina) captive from Australasia

LYNN M. STONE / Pug dog portrait

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) fur and eye, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Steven Kazlowski / Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) traveling across newly formed pack ice during autumnal freeze up, off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska,...

Nick Upton / Close up of Pygmy goat (Capra hircus) chewing hay, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of rows of cultivated Roses, horitculture, Bellegarde, Camargue, Southern France, June 2009

Jean E. Roche / Arial view of coloured salt pans, colour is determined by the concentration of various elements, Salins de Giraud, Camargue, Southern France

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of old basins used for concentrating magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) in the salt pans at Salin de Giraud, Camargue, Southern France

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of vineyards and fruit trees edged with Italian poplar trees, introduced to the Camargue during the 19th century and planted for protection against the wind, near Arles, Camargue, Southern...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view saltmarshes of Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of patterns created by agricultural work on land, Los Monegros, Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain, July 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of salt pans coloured red by cyanobacteria, Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, August 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of patterns created by agricultural work on land, Los Monegros, Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain, July 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view dry river bed in the Namib desert, Sossusvlei, Sesriem, Namibia, August 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of sun reflected on the Odiel marshes, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Danny Green / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing in profile. Scotland, UK, February.

Danny Green / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) sunlit portrait. Leicestershire, UK, November.

Danny Green / Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) close-up of fur and eye. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Danny Green / Bison (Bison bison) in snow. Yellowstone National Park, USA, February.

Danny Green / Bison (Bison bison) in snowstorm. Yellowstone National Park, USA, February.

Danny Green / Arctic Fox Cub (Vulpes lagopus) portrait. Alkehornet, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Konrad Wothe / Prehistoric Rock Art, Awis Valley, Akakus mountains, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, November 2007

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male perched. Scotland, UK, December. Did you know? Some local names for Yellowhammers include 'scribbler' and 'writing lark' referring to the dark squiggly lines on...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pool to collect mud for nest building. Inverness-shire, Scotland, June .Did you know? Due to the distances that Swallows travel, it was traditional for sail...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Great tit (Parus major) perched on branch in snow, Scotland, UK, December

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Coal tit (Periparus ater) in flight, Scotland, January. Did you know? Britain has its own subspecies of Coal tit - which is more olive in colour than its European relatives.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' carrying her daughter 'Ursula' aged 4 years on her back. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Jun...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months peering from behind his mother. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010....

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months hanging from his mother. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabi...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra', age 12 months. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra' aged 12 months. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' scratching throat. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (or...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor', age 8-9 months playing with a leaf. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilita...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Tom' close-up portrait showing cheek pad eyes and nose. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Doyok' portrait. Pondok Tanggui, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitated and released (or...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)female 'Unyuk' and her daughter 'Ursula' aged 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilita...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' resting her head on her hand. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and r...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' holding her daughter 'Ursula' age 4. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitate...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in alert pose. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, July.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) sub-adult leveret portrait. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, July.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Common frog (Rana temporaria) in garden pond, Warwickshire, England, UK, March

Rod Williams / Northern / Chinese white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) female head portrait, Laos, Vietnam, critically endangered species. Captive.

Richard Du Toit / Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) portrait. South Africa, December.

Roland Seitre / Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) breaching. Mayotte, Madagascar.

Roland Seitre / Pacarana (Dinomys branckii) portrait, member of a breeding project. Captive. Biopark reserve, Cota, Bogota, Colombia, January 2010.

Roland Seitre / Western Giant Eland (Tragelaphus / Taurotragus derbianus), the world's largest antelope. Critically endangered. Captive. Fathala Reserve, Toubacouta, Senegal, 2011.

Roland Seitre / Greater Egyptian Jerboa (Jerboa orientalis) balancing using its tail. Captive. Endemic Algeria to Saudi Arabia.

Claudio Contreras / Detail of Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris / Agriocharis ocellata) plumage. El Mirador-Rio Azul National Park, Department of Peten, Guatemala.

Claudio Contreras / Detail of Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris / Agriocharis ocellata) plumage. El Mirador-Rio Azul National Park, Department of Peten, Guatemala.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Abstract of reeds in front of lake with reflections, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Lika, Croatia, Europe, October 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Ice on water, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Lika, Croatia, Europe, January