Piotr Naskrecki / Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Brotheas sp) in defensive posture seen under ultraviolet light, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) under ultraviolet light, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Suriname

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, with conifer plantations, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Net full of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) being hauled in alongside the Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012. Model released.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight over a road in the Avon Gorge, Bristol, England, UK, May.

Mark Carwardine / Looking down on Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) walking through stream. Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

Bert Willaert / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita / Bufo calamita) next to an empty bullet cartridge on military land, Belgium, June.

Bert Willaert / Juvenile male Caucasus viper (Daboia raddei / Vipera kaznakovi), Georgia, September.

Solvin Zankl / Trap jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.) close-up showing powerful mandibles with sensory hairs. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

MYN / Seth Patterson / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Michael D. Kern / Green bottle blue Tarantula, (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) captive from Venezuela

Michael D. Kern / Costa Rican Redleg Tarantula (Megaphobema mesomelas), captive from South America

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) reaching hands upwards, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

Colin Varndell / Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) foliage in spring, Dorset, UK, May

Kim Taylor / Click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) showing orange bioluminescence, Costa Rica

Kim Taylor / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) male resting on water surface, Surrey, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haar / Litlanesfoss waterfall, Hengifossá river, basalt lava solidified in hexagonal columns, Iceland, August 2008.

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Litlanesfoss waterfall, Hengifoss river, Basalt lava solidified in hexagonal columns, Iceland, August 2008 - EMBARGOED UNTIL AUGUST 2012

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mixed woodland of ash alder, oak beech in autumn colours. Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Perthshire, Scotland, Novermber 2011.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Close up of colourful mixed woodland in autumn, Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Perthshire, Scotland November 2011.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / A misty morning over a mixed woodland in autumn. Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Perthshire, Scotland, November 2011.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Lake Ann surrounded by Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Silver firs (Abies alba) and other conifers in the area of Rainy Pass of North Cascades National Park, North Cascades National Park, Cascade...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / River Tromie flowing through gorge in autumn woodland. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Sycamore leaves floating in Filby Broad with trees reflected in water, Trinity Broads, Norfolk Broads, UK, October, Trinity Broads, Norfolk Broads, UK, October

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnets, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February

Colin Varndell / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutes soricinus) viewed from above, captive, UK, April 2012

Erlend Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony on a sea stack and seabird cliff, Langanes peninsula, Iceland, July

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony at Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) looking up, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) Gorges du Tarn, France, January.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) three in flight, Gorges de la Jonte, France, January.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Small flock of Greylag geese (Anser anser) flying over snow covered fields, Ken-Dee Marshes RSPB reserve, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew on the pelagic trawler 'Charisma' landing a small catch of mackerel, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011 Model Release available. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know...

Alex Mustard / Diver blowing bubble rings, while resting on the sand, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea, January 2011.

Edwin Giesbers / European mink (Mustela lutreola) swimming, captive, Germany, Critically endangered

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

Rick Tomlinson / Aerial view, taken from the mast, of SY "Adele"'s bow in the bay of an iceberg, Portal Point, Reclus Pennisula, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Family of Southern coatis (Nasua nasua) in Atlantic Rainforest, Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro City, Southeastern Brazil.

Pedro Narra / A pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming into the Sado river, Portugal, July

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Red spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) juvenile / eft, dorsal view, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hillwalker admiring the view from the summit of Tom na Gruagaich in winter, Beinn Alligin, Torridon, Scotland, UK, February 2010 Model Released. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you k...

Edwin Giesbers / Black swan (Cygnus atratus) captive

LYNN M. STONE / Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) with head sticking out above water in pond, Deep River, Connecticut, USA, July

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) on heather moorland, Peak District NP, UK, September 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Scenic view of moorland habitat showing flowering heather (Ericaceae sp) in foreground, Peak District NP, August 2011

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / View from Higger Tor at dawn, Peak District NP, UK, September 2011

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) on heather moorland, Peak District NP, UK, September 2011

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Scenic view of moorland habitat showing flowering heather (Ericaceae sp) in foreground, Peak District NP, August 2011

Andy Rouse / Groups of Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga) in grassland seen from balloon. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. (non-ex).

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) viewed from bridge, Dorset, UK, December

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) swimming, Dorset, UK, May. Did you know? Following efforts to save them from extinction, otters have now returned to every county in England – proof that conservatio...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Upland stream flowing into Loch Avon, Glen Avon, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, August 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Upland stream flowing into Loch Avon, Glen Avon, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, August 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Upland stream flowing into Loch Avon, Glen Avon, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Dawn mist and rolling chalk downland viewed from Wilmington Hill, Wilmington, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, UK, July 2011

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / The Devils Dyke, Fulking, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, UK, July 2011

Kathryn Jeffs / Tracks in snow of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) walking from coast to colony, Fish Island, Antarctica, February 2009, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series

Ernie Janes / Three fishing boats wrecked on the coast in winter storms, Pembrokeshire, UK,

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) swimming through water, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, June

Kristel Richard / Wild / feral Dulmen ponies (Equus caballus) herd of mares and foals running on the Duke of Croy's estate, Meerfelder Bruch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2011

Kirkendall-Spring / Snow covered Visitors center at Heather Meadows Recreation Area in the North Cascades, Washington, USA, April 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Canopy of autumn trees and rising fog viewed from Webb Overlook along the Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA, October 2008

Kirkendall-Spring / Wizard Island in Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA, September 2010

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Mute swan {Cygnus olor} on water with reflection, Shapwick Heath (Somerset Wildlife Trust) Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. March

Jerry Monkman / Lake Gloriette and the Balsams Grand Resort as seen from the cliffs above NH 26 in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, USA, September 2009

Ernie Janes / Rock cliffs, Ponta de Sao Lourenco Nature Reserve, Madeira

Ernie Janes / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) on the River Ant at sunset, How Hill, Norfolk, UK, Winter

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Clashnessie Bay, Assynt, Sutherland, NW Scotland, UK, October. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Joe Cornish / 2020VISION / View from Cul Mor towards Suilven, Coigach / Assynt SWT, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor,...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Family, couple with baby, birdwatching in reedbeds at Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011 Model released

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Photographer, Paul Harris, and SWT reserve manager, Mark Blake, working from a small boat at Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011, Model released. Photographer quote:...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / View south with willow trees over Walton Moor on the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground, Somerset, UK, December 2010. Photographer quote: 'The temperatu...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Winter sunset over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Hui...

Ernie Janes / Combine harvester harvesting Barley field, Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, UK, August

Jeff Wilson / Crew member of the US coastguard ship 'Healy' standing on the sea ice in front of the ship's hull after the ship became stuck in the ice, Bering Sea, Alaska, USA, March 2008. Taken on location for the...

Klaus Echle / Badger (Meles meles) foraging in woodland on edge of forest, Black Forest, The Black Forest, Germany, May. Highly commended in Mammals category, GDT competition 2011

Klaus Echle / Badger (Meles meles) running, Black Forest, Germany, May

Jeff Rotman / Looking down on the shipwreck of the small freighter 'Ora Verde' that sank in 1980, Grand Cayman Island, Caribbean Sea Model released.

Juergen Freund / Large round Brain coral (Platygyra lamellina) on coral reef, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Brown tube sponge (Agelas tubulata) in the reef, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Diver swimming over massive boulder / Cauliflower coral (Gardineroseris planulata) Buyat Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Red and green Chillis for sale at the vegetable market in Dili, East Timor, August 2010

Jane Burton / Black Labrador retriever puppy sitting, 8 weeks.

Jane Burton / Chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy, sitting and looking up.

Juergen Freund / Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) just below surface in flat calm waters. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) just below surface in flat calm water. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) just below sea surface in flat calm waters. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) just below sea surface in flat calm water. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / View over Gannet colony (Morus bassanus) with flight trails of birds in flight, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, June 2010

Mark Taylor / Smooth coated Jack Russell Terrier puppy, black and white, 9 weeks, sitting, looking up

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, 5 months, standing up with raised paws.