Michel Poinsignon / Great white egret (Egretta alba) detail of plumage and legs from the front, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April

Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Mangrove trees (Rhizophora) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Paul Hobson / Feral Pigeon / Rock Dove (Columba livia) on city street. Sheffield, UK.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunting, head in hole, Vosges, France, June

Pete Oxford / Macushi woman preparing cassava bread from Cassava / Yuca (Manihot esculenta), crop is harvested, peeled, grated, squeezed to a matape, sieved, and roasted into a large flat piece of bread, Fairview...

Toby Roxburgh / Cleaning and processing of King scallops (Pecten genus) prior to auction at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Doug Wechsler / Cross-section of Goldenrod stalk showing Small Carpenter Bee (Ceratina sp) nest with larvae and pollen ballsk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Kim Taylor / Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile species) resting with freshly cut leaf section. Surrey, England, July

Mark Moffett / Marauder Ant (Pheidologeton diversus) major worker ant smashes the mid-section of a long centipede caught during a raid, which the smallest minor worker ants have pinned down, Celebes Island, Indonesi...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby or bub is cared for by Claudia Barton, volunteer wildlife carer at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia October 2012

Konstantin Mikhailov / The mid section of the Denali Canyon with a view to the Alaska Range after a hot summer, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA, September 2009

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twins, Huanlili and Yuandudu, aged two and a half years, eating bamboo. The twins were born in August 2021. Zoo Parc de Beauval, France. Captive.

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, breaking a bamboo stem and then eating it, Zoo Parc de Beauval, France. Captive.

Nicolas Rakotopare / Tracking shot of a Carpet python (Morelia spilota) slithering across the ground. The animal is flicking its tongue. Queensland, Australia. April.

Nicolas Rakotopare / Tracking shot of Carpet python (Morelia spilota) moving head and flicking tongue, Queensland, Australia. April.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) extending neck, showing folded skin, and looking around. This species is endemic to India and Bangladesh. Turtle Island, Graz, Austria. Critically endanger...

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata trilineata) male looking around and baring teeth, Batu Secret Zoo and Eco Green Park, Batu. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata trilineata) male yawning, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Booted macaque (Macaca ochreata ochreata) pair. One animal is grooming the other before it stops and watches a fly. Safari North Wildlife Park, Brainerd, Minnesota. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri) male looking round at the camera, Taman Safari, Jawa Timur. Endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri) male looking at the camera, Taman Safari, Jawa Timur. Endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista nigricaudata) looking round at the camera, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) shaking its head and looking around. Lincoln Children's Zoo, Nebraska. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) walking forward and shaking, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Nebraska. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata obiensis) looking at the camera and vocalising, Anak Burung Tropikana, Bali. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Violet-necked lory (Eos squamata obiensis) looking at the camera and blinking, Anak Burung Tropikana, Bali. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Sulphur crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea occidentalis) raising its crest and looking around, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, indonesia. Critically endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Amazon parrot (Amazona sp.) looking around. Then the animal yawns / stretches its beak. Vogelpark Turnersee, St. Primus. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) eating. Then the animal stops and sniffs the air. Zie-Zoo, Volkel. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Grevy's zebras (Equus grevyi) walking and looking around, Safari North, Brainerd. This species is from Kenya and Ethiopia. Endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Nubian soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii) male looking around. A fly is irritating the Gazelle, causing it to move its head erratically. Al Bustan Zoological Centre, Sharjah. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Stone's sheep (Ovis dalli stonei) male looking at the camera and licking its mouth. Then the animal leaves the frame. Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Northern tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) female looking around, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus) looking around and vocalising, Plzen Zoo. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus subquadratus) female looking around with its beak open, Vogelpark Turnersee, St. Primus. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Indochinese green peafowl (Pavo muticus imperator) female looking around, Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Tenggara hill mynas (Gracula venerata) looking around, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan pied myna (Gracupica jalla) looking around, Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Critically endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Tenggara hill myna (Gracula venerata) vocalising. In the background, another Myna is looking. Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark, Java, Indonesia. Endangered. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi) female looking around and vocalising, Stone Station, San Clemente Island, California, USA. Controlled conditions.

David Perpinan / Jumping spider (Menemerus semilimbatus) on a wall, feeding on a Fly, Barcelona, Spain. August.

David Perpinan / Jumping spider (Menemerus semilimbatus) on a wall, feeding on a Fly, Barcelona, Spain. August.

Matt Roseveare / White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) preening and calling whilst perched beside River Kennal, Cornwall, UK, February.

Roman Willi / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) hind ruminating food while standing in snowy forest, Lucerne, Switzerland, March.

Daniel Mideros / Puma / Cougar (Puma concolor) mother grooming her juvenile, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. June.

Daniel Mideros / Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) males sitting in a tree, looking around, Madagascar. November. Endangered.

Natalie Clements / Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) feeding on grass blade in garden with house behind, Cardiff, Wales, UK, August.

Natalie Clements / Badger (Taxidea Taxus) looking around and opening mouth in garden, Harlech, Wales, UK, September.

Harry Collins / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) shaking water and moisure off its feathers, Alberta, Canada. September.

Harry Collins / Moose (Alces alces) bull eating, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. October.

Eric Baccega / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female panting and resting in a tree. The animal is being distrubed by a fly which causes the leopard's ear to twtich. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

Espen Bergersen / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) yawning whilst looking out to sea as it rests in surf, Sarstangen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic Ocean, August.

Espen Bergersen / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) looking around and throwing back head whilst hauled out on beach, Sarstangen, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Laurie Hedges / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) male's head as it looks around and scratches behind shoulder before leaving frame, Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, July. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male using its hands to pick food up and eat. The animal leaves the frame. Taman Safari Prigen. Captive. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) vocalising. The animal's head appears from bottom of the frame. Minnesota Zoo. Captive. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Bigmouth chub (Nocomis platyrhynchus) looking around, Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center, Marion, Virginia. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Magnificent bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) looking around and vocalising, Private collection, Heilbronn. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca) female looking around. The animal performs bubbling with throat. Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Eastern red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) looking around. This individual is leucistic. Raptor Conservation Alliance, Elmwood, Nebraska. Controlled conditions.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) looking around, Houston Zoo. Captive. Endangered.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) looking around. The animal raises and ruffles its feathers. Walsrode Bird Park. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) appearing from the bottom of the frame and then looking around, Calgary Zoo. Captive. Endangered.

Nick Upton / Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight, Cornwall, UK, April.

John Cancalosi / Gravid Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) moving over Gravid Northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), Maryland, USA.

Neil Aldridge / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female looking around before turning around and leaving frame, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Manuel Gracia / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) shaking and dipping heads during courtship display, Donana National Park, Sevilla, Spain.

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) infant swaying from side to side whilst looking forward, as female feeds behind, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996. Critica...

Harry Collins / Tracking shot of Elk (Cervus canadensis) bull walking at the edge of forest during rut, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, September.

Harry Collins / American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) lowering body into water and bellowing to create water droplets before raising body out of water, Florida, US, April.

Harry Collins / Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) drinking as Yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus) peck insects off of its neck, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) female feeding on stick as infant sits behind, Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996. Critically endangered.

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) looking around and foraging in vegetation. The camera zooms out of mid-shot. Bukima, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996. Cri...

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile standing and looking around as two females feed beside them. The camera zooms out from mid-shot to wide. Bukima, Virunga National Park, De...

Manuel Gracia / European roller (Coracias garrulus) perched. The bird calls and then flies out of the frame. Seville, Spain.

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile clambering over head and shoulders of young male. The camera moves closer and focuses on young male. Virunga National Park, Democratic Rep...

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile climbing down a vine and sitting on young male. Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. 1996.

Jabruson Motion / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) young male eating. The gorilla becomes aware of the camera and stops eating, then the animal stares in fascination at the camera. Virunga National...

Neil Aldridge / Tracking shot of African lion (Panthera leo) female walking across open grassland, Khwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Nick Upton / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) with feathers fluffed up to protect against cold, Gloucestershire, UK, December.

Neil Aldridge / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting and looking around warily. The animal stands up and walks out of the frame. Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Jacob Guy / Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) using lure to attract prey as it waits to ambush them, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Jacob Guy / Broardclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) shifting colours through metachrosis to hypnotise prey, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Manuel Gracia / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) looks around before exiting frame, Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) enter and leave frame by flying, near Donana National Park, Sevilla, Andaluc?a, Spain, July.

Vishal Jadhav / Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) looking around before vocalising and jumping out of frame whilst flapping, Pune, India.

Tom Vierus / Pacific tree boa / Fiji boa / Bibron's bevel-nosed boa (Candoia bibroni) flicking its tongue. This species is endemic to Melanesia and Polynesia. Viti Levu, Fiji. Captive.

Laurie Hedges / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) female sitting and eating vegetation, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, September 2020. Critically Endangered.

Natalie Clements / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) eating hazelnut, Anglesey, Wales. October.

Doug Wechsler / Acorn weevil (Curculio sp.) larva inside White oak (Quercus alba) acorn, cross-section, Pennsylvania, USA. September.

Doug Wechsler / Group of Small carpenter bees (Ceratina sp.) sheltering inside Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) stalk (cross section), Pennsylvania, USA. September.

Natalie Clements / Brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) juvenile holding onto a tree and resting. The animal then looks up. Isla Bastimentos, Bocas Del Toro, Panama.

Natalie Clements / Brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) scratching its head. The sloth is covered with sloth moths (Cryptoses choloepi). Isla Bastimentos, Bocas Del Toro, Panama.

Manuel Gracia / Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) plucking a Rock dove (Columba livia). The eagle had caught the dove while it was drinking from a pool. Seville, Spain.

Manuel Gracia / Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) looking around and calling. The animal blinks showing its nictitating membrane. Seville, Spain.

Manuel Gracia / Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) looking around. The animal then flies out of the frame. Seville, Spain.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Vaillant's frog (Lithobates vaillanti) breathing, Tapir Valley Nature Reserve, Bijagua, Costa Rica. Controlled conditions.