Nigel Marven / Volcanic cone, Badkhyz, Uzbekistan, Russia

Heather Angel / Scarab beetle (Scarabaeoidea) pair mating inside Tulip (Tulipa micheliana) flower. Beetles covered in pollen. Uzbekistan, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Two Piebald shrews (Diplomesodon pulchellum) fighting. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kerstin Hinze / Male Piebald shrew (Diplomesodon pulchellum) following and sniffing a female before digging in the sand. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kerstin Hinze / Two Piebald shrews (Diplomesodon pulchellum) digging and fighting. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kerstin Hinze / Piebald shrew (Diplomesodon pulchellum) grooming. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Daniel Heuclin / Sand cat (Felis margarita) portrait captive, occurs in Asia from Morocco to Uzbekistan, captive

Daniel Heuclin / Sand cat (Felis margarita) portrait captive, occurs in Asia from Morocco to Uzbekistan, captive

Daniel Heuclin / Sand cat (Felis margarita) portrait captive, occurs in Asia from Morocco to Uzbekistan, captive

Daniel Heuclin / Sand cat (Felis margarita) head portrait captive, occurs in Asia from Morocco to Uzbekistan, captive

Patricio Robles Gil / Markhor (Capra falconeri) horns beside gun, animal was poached, Uzbekistan

Patricio Robles Gil / Afghan Urial (Ovis orientalis cycloceros) ram calling, Nuratav Range, Uzbekistan