Paul D Stewart / Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris' 'A History of British Birds' by the printer Benjamin Fawcett circa 1853. Morris was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for th...

Eric Baccega / Gros Morne mountain, with sun shining through clouds, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Mark Raycroft / Newfoundland (Canis familiaris) black adult, portrait on lawn

Tom Vezo / Caribou / Reindeer calf {Rangifer tarandus} Newfoundland, Canada

Tom Vezo / Herring gull {Larus argentatus} perched in rock on cliff edge, Newfoundland, Canada

Tom Vezo / Herring gull {Larus argentatus} eggs in nest, Newfoundland, Canada.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) pair in their bright breeding colors, during summer breeding season on coastal cliffs, Newfoundland, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) adults congregate in colony on coastal cliff during summer breeding season, Newfoundland, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Red rubber boat with two expedition members circle floating iceberg, summer season, Labrador Sea, Labrador, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg melting and floating south in Labrador Sea current, summer season, Labrador Sea, northern Labrador, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg drifts past Torngat Mountain, summer season, Labrador Sea, Newfoundland, Canada

Mark Carwardine / Watching Humpback whale from inflatable, Newfoundland, Canada {Megaptera novaengliae}

Todd Pusser / Star nosed mole {Condylura cristata} in leaf litter, North Carolina, USA. Dead specimen, found by photographer and photographed in-situ.

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male preparing to jump. Low tide in the mangroves, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female in mangroves, carrying her baby on her front. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Horsefly (Tabanus bovinus) close up of male feeding on fennel flower nectar (the females are blood suckers) Lazio, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Fiona Rogers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) mature male feeding on leaves, head portrait. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April.

Fiona Rogers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) mature male head and shoulders portrait. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April. Did you know? A Proboscis monkey's nose can reach up to a quarter of...

Fiona Rogers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) jumping through the forest canopy. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April.

Fiona Rogers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) sub-mature male sitting in a tree. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March.

Fiona Rogers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) sub-mature male sitting in a tree. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March.

Fiona Rogers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male walking on the mudflats of a mangrove swamp revealed at low tide. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March.

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male walking along a branch high in the forest canopy, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male feeding on leaves, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalia larvatus) mature male sitting in a tree, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalia larvatus) juvenile sitting in mangrove tree, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male walking across the mudflats of a mangrove swamp revealed at low tide with the sea in the background, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) young male swimming across a river to reach a new feeding area, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Anup Shah / Male Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) jumping through the forest canopy, Sequence 3/5. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March 2010.

Anup Shah / Sub-mature male Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) swinging from a liana. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April 2010.

Fiona Rogers / Head portrait of mature male Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) feeding on leaves. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April 2010.

Anup Shah / Troop of Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) walking on their hindlegs through the mudflats revealed at low tide. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March 2010.

Anup Shah / Female Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) carrying a baby under her belly and jumping. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April 2010.

Jouan & Rius / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) moving through mangrove forest, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), using proboscis to feed on pollen from anthers of Ivy flowers (Hedera helix). Wiltshire garden, UK, September

Edwin Giesbers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in tree, partially framed by soft focus leaves in foreground, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Edwin Giesbers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in tree, partially obscured by soft focus leaves in foreground, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Edwin Giesbers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in tree, partially obscured by soft focus leaves in foreground, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Stephen Dalton / Horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus) feeding on human skin, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) group of four drinking water, UK

Juan Carlos Munoz / Proboscis monkey {Nasalis larvatus} group in lowland rainforest, Rio Sungai Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Proboscis monkey {Nasalis larvatus} leaping from lowland rainforest trees, Rio Sungai Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Silhouette of Proboscis monkeys {Nasalis larvatus} resting in lowland rainforest tree, Rio Sungai Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male in palm, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Tim Laman / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female carrying baby in mid leap across a river, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Tim Laman / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) leaping across river, about to land in the water, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Tim Laman / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) adult male feeding on leaves in the rainforest, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Tim Laman / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) juvenile playing by swinging from a vine. Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Rolf Nussbaumer / Hummingbird Hawk-moth {Macroglossum stellatarum} adult in flight drinking nectar from lantana flower, Switzerland

Rolf Nussbaumer / Hummingbird Hawk-moth {Macroglossum stellatarum} adult in flight drinking nectar from lantana flower, Switzerland

Andy Sands / Large Copper Butterfly (Lucaena dispar) Wings open with proboscis fully extended drinking moisture from leaf. UK. Captive.

Anup Shah / African elephant babies playing (Loxodonta africana) Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Spectacled caiman {Caiman crocodilus} with Butterfly {Dryadula phaetusa}

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Blue grecian butterfly sucking water from soil {Heliconius wallacei} Brazil

Bengt Lundberg / Butterfly {Papilio demoleus} on flower, Thailand

Anup Shah / African elephant rests trunk on tusks, Masai Mara NR Kenya

Tony Heald / African elephant {Loxodonta africana} & Whitebacked vultures by waterhole, Etosha NP, Namibia

Kim Taylor / Clouded yellow butterfly {Colias croceus} female feeding on scabious UK.

Kim Taylor / Clouded yellow butterfly {Colias croceus} female feeding on yarrow UK.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Hummingbird hawkmoth feeding on flower nectar, Germany

Bengt Lundberg / High brown fritillary butterfly {Argynnis adippe} + Bumble bee feed on flower nectar, Sweden

Shin Yoshino / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) calling, Indonesia

Adrian Davies / Orange tip butterfly female {Anthocharis cardamines} close up on Lady's smock flower, UK

Jabruson / Giant elephant shrew {Rhynchocyon cirnei stuhlmanni} Epulu Ituri Reserve Zaire

Phil Savoie / Proboscis monkey female & juv. C (Nasalis larvatus) Bronx Zoo USA

John Cancalosi / Casque headed frog {Triprion spatulatus} Mexico, captive

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey baby. Species native to Borneo

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey male. Species native to Borneo

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey baby. Species native to Borneo

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey holding baby. Species native to Borneo

Jabruson / Giant elephant shrew {Rhynchocyon cirnei stuhlmanni} Epulu, Ituri Reserve, Zaire Democratic Republic of Congo

Anup Shah / Baby African elephant walking with adult {Loxodonta africana}, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey {Nasalis larvatus} grooming young - native to Borneo, Indonesia

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey portrait {Nasalis larvatus}

Jabruson / Giant elephant shrew portrait {Rhynchocyon cirnei stuhlmanni} Epulu, Ituri Reserve, Zaire Democratic Republic of Congo

Nick Upton / Head on view of a Dark green fritillary butterfly (Argynnis aglaja) feeding on Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) with long proboscis, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July

Hermann Brehm / Long-nosed Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) at daytime roosting site, Pantanal, Brazil

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) dominant male sitting in tree, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) adult portrait sitting in tree, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) adult grooming juvenile, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) mother with 2-3 month old baby, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) mother with 2-3 month old baby, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) 3-4 week old baby, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) mother with 3-4 week baby, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) mother with 2-3 month baby, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Doug Wechsler / Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) feeding at a Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) flower, Salem County, New Jersey, USA, August.

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male juvenile sitting in palm trees, holding and looking at leaves. Coastal Rainforest of Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male juvenile sitting in palm trees, holding and looking at leaves. Coastal Rainforest of Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in trees eating leaves. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male from behind, sitting in trees. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Christophe Courteau / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male in mangrove swamp at low tide, sitting vocalising. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Pete Oxford / Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) group roosting, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Mark Payne-Gill / Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) male feeding on Bramble flowers (Rubus fruticosus). Bookham Commons, Surrey.

Roland Seitre / Titan Sphinx Hawkmoth (Aellopos titan) approaching flower with long proboscis visible. Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Panama.

Roland Seitre / Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) on hummingbird feeder, showing long 'proboscis' tongue. Person watching, taking photo behind. Captive. La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Poas, Costa R...

Dave Watts / Common jezebel butterfly (Delias eucharis) feeding on flowers, Queensland, Australia, December

Konrad Wothe / Butterfly (Danaus sp) feeding on flower nectar, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Nick Upton / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering while feeding from thistle flower, Julian Alps, Slovenia, July

Nick Upton / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering while feeding from thistle flower, Julian Alps, Slovenia, July

Nick Upton / Parasite fly / Tachinid fly (Prosena siberita) with distinctive long proboscis, resting on Woolly thistle leaf (Cirsium eriophorum), chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) six to eight week old baby climbing tree, Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) six to eight week old baby feeding on leaves, Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female and six to eight week old baby, Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) hand, Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Malaysia