Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) with pectoral fins extended in defense posture, Anilao, Philippines

Bernard Castelein / Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) drying wings, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Tim Fitzharris / Butterflyfish (Chaetodon sp) and Sergeant Major Damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) school, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

Alex Mustard / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) pair. South Ari Atoll, Madlives. Indian Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Roland Seitre / Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) calf Oriental Great Erg sand dunes, Jbil National Park, Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Sand viper (Cerastes vipera) sidewinding on sand dunes. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) adult at night digging for prey among the roots of Retam broom shrub. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. Taken with remote camera trap.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) foraging at night, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia. Taken with remote camera trap.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) adult at night in sand dunes with starry sky, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. Camera trap image

Bruno D'Amicis / Tenebrionid beetle (Tenebrionidae) crossing Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) tracks on sand. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pups playing outside of den, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pups playing outside of den, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pups playing outside of den, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) ears above sand dunes, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) juvenile, Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Fred Bavendam / Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) at cleaning station awaiting cleaner fish, Bali, Indonesia

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India

Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia

Georgette Douwma / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus), Maldives, Indian Ocean

Mark Bowler,Mark Bowler / Dead Houseflies {Musca domesticus} and Bluebottle flies {Calliphora vomitaria}, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) Metsovo town, Valia Calda, Pindos NP, Pindos Mountains, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) fruits, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) trunks, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) leaves, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Close up of bark of Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Tony Heald / Long nosed / Oriental Whip Snake [Ahaetulla prasina] Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Oriental white eye {Zosterops palpebrosa} head on, Tamil Nadu, India

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave montana) in mountain habitat in the Sierra Madre Oriental range, Nolina (Nolina sp), Madrone and Pine (Pinus sp) also present, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Close-up of Agave (Agave montana) with red thorns / spines and interesting patternation on blades, Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Todd Pusser / Eastern spinner dolphin {Stenella longirostris orientalis} W Mexico, Pacific

Todd Pusser / Eastern spinner dolphin {Stenella longirostris orientalis} Pacific.

Patricio Robles Gil / Guayalejo River flowing through cloud forest, Tamaulipas, Sierra Madre Oriental, northeast Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Fog rolling over cloud forest, Altas Cumbres Protected Area, Tamaulipas, Sierra Madre Oriental, northeast Mexico

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) camouflaged among vines in the rainforest, southeast Asia

Patricio Robles Gil / Accumulated rainwater on a Mafafa leaf in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in the mountains of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Tamaulipas, northeast Mexico

Shin Yoshino / Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) tree with bare branches in winter, Japan. Sequence 4 of 4

Fabio Liverani / Oriental fire bellied toad showing warning colours.

Oscar Dewhurst / Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) male in flight. Goa, India. September.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in water, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Alex Mustard / Reef manta (Mobula alfredi) visiting a cleaning station on a coral reef with a school of Onespot snappers (Lutjanus monostigma), Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) and Sabre squirrelfish (Sa...

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen flying to Oriental poppy flower (Papaver orientale) with pollen baskets, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Rainbow over Oak (Quercus sp) forest, Mount Candina in background. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. June 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest dominated by evergreen Holm oak (Quercus ilex), with deciduous trees coming into leaf in spring. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Beech (Fagus sp) forest on cliff in spring, aerial view. Cerredo Mountain, Montana Oriental Costera, Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain. May 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mount Candina and coastline in evening light. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. May 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Dolina depression in limestone cliff, Mediterranean forest with Holm oak (Quercus ilex) forest on slopes. Cantabrian sea in background, aerial view. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria,...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest with Holm oak (Quercus ilex) in Dolina depression in limestone cliff, aerial view. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Liendo village with Holm oak (Quercus ilex) Mediterranean forest and Mount Candina above. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. May 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Patchwork of small fields, aerial view. Liendo Valley, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. June.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest in spring,deciduous trees coming into leaf, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Logged area of Mediterranean forest surrounded by trees coming into leaf and grassland, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Trees along field boundary coming into leaf in spring, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest in spring, trees coming into leaf, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Trees along field boundary and in Mediterranean forest coming into leaf in spring, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest in spring,deciduous trees coming into leaf, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest in spring, deciduous trees coming into leaf, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Mediterranean forest in spring, deciduous trees coming into leaf, aerial view. Tarrueza, Laredo, Montana Oriental Costera, Cantabria, Spain. April 2019.

Dong Lei / Asian vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina) in tree. Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Asian vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina) in tree. Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) roosting in tree. Simao, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) flock in flight, silhouetted in morning light. Individuals carrying food or nesting material in beaks. Simao, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) flock in flight, individuals carrying food or nesting material in beaks. Simao, Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

Pascal Kobeh / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) shoal in cave. Moheli, Comoros.

Doug Perrine / Algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus) camouflaged against pebbles on sea floor. Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes) Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, Taiwan

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes) Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, Taiwan

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Oriental Sundial (Architectonica perspectiva), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) with pectoral fins extended in defense posture, Anilao, Philippines

Heather Angel / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) group roosting in tree at dusk. Captive bred. Yangxian, Shaanxi, China.

Duncan Murrell / Oriental greenwing damselfly (Neurobasis chinensis) male Laxapana Falls, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka.

Duncan Murrell / Oriental greenwing damselfly (Neurobasis chinensis), Laxapana Falls, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka.

Duncan Murrell / Oriental greenwing damselfly (Neurobasis chinensis) male, Laxapana Falls, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka.

Lucas Bustamante / Malabar pied hornbills (Anthracoceros coronatus) three in tree, Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Tim Fitzharris / Barracuda (Sphyraena sp) school, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Parrotfish (Scarus sp) pair, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Bernard Castelein / Brown-headed barbet (Megalaima zeylanica), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Brown-headed barbet (Megalaima zeylanica), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Oriental honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilohyncus), juvenile, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) drying wings, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) drying wings, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Asian openbill ( Anastomus oscitans), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Asian openbill ( Anastomus oscitans) group perched on branch, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Asian openbill ( Anastomus oscitans) in flight, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) Sabah, Malaysia

David Pattyn / Landscape of mountain stream flowing through very old forests in Kresna gorge. This mountain stream eventually flows into the Struma river. In these forests Oriental plane trees (Platanus orientalis)...

Robin Chittenden / Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) submerged in water, Sri Lanka.

Patricio Robles Gil / Oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) in a banana tree, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Robin Chittenden / Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis) Zakynthos, Greece

Robin Chittenden / Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis) with another smaller wasp (Vespula sp) and ants feeding on discarded food, Zakynthos, Greece

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), male perched in tree. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), male feeding with fruit in beak. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.