Paul D Stewart / Photomontage of living gecko feet showing a variety of forms. Gecko feet employ very small subdivided filaments to bond with their substrates at the molecular level using Van Der Waals' forces. Every...

Jeff Rotman / Matses Indian men hold a thick-bodied, 18-foot long Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) that they killed during a night hunt. Amazon, Peru, November 2005.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) perched on rock in fast flowing river with food for young, Brecon Beacons NP, Wales, UK, May. Did you know? To hold their position and find prey in fast flowing streams, dippe...

Steven Kazlowski / Inupiaq / Inuit man hold his hand under the midnight sun in the Chukchi Sea, off shore from the arctic village of Barrow, Alaska, USA. April 2009

Fred Bavendam / Flashlight Fish (Anamalops katoptron) school in the hold of a shipwreck at a depth of 30 meters, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) using its suction discs to hold two crabs it has caught, Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada

Doug Perrine / Sperm whale mother and calf {Physester macrocephalus} North Atlantic, NB peeling skin from rubbing against other whales. Sperm whales can dive to a depth of 3,000m and hold their breath for 2 hours! H...

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female begging to hold another's baby, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female begging to hold another female's baby, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Mark Taylor / Playful Yellow Labrador Retriever puppies, 8 weeks old, one has caught hold of the other's tail.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to be able to hold another female's baby, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) baby aged 3-6 months clinging to his mother frightened by another female who wants to hold him, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to be able to hold another female's baby, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August, sequence 1/3

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to be able to hold another female's baby, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August sequence 3/3

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to be able to hold another female's baby, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August sequence 2/3

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to be able to hold another female's baby, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Solvin Zankl / GEOMAR / Submersible JAGO on board RV POSEIDON at the Sula Reef in Norway, this submersible can dive to 400m and hold a pilot and observer, September 2011, editorial use only. Photo taken in cooperation with G...

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Interior of fishermans car specially fitted out with cabinet to hold fishing equipment with one drawer open displaying wine bottle and glasses, Selkirkshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew member David Anderson examining catch of mackerel as it is pumped into the refrigerated fish hold on board the pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew examining catch of mackerel as it is pumped in to the refrigerated fish hold on board the pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew member David Anderson examining catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) as it is pumped in to the refrigerated fish hold on board the pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, U...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew member David Anderson examining catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) as it is pumped in to the refrigerated fish hold on board the pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, U...

Tim Laman / Foja Mountains expedition members unload the helicopter and hold down gear from being blown away by the helicopters downdraught. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation Inte...

Pete Oxford / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) held captive for tourists to hold and be photographed, Colombia

Pete Oxford / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) held captive for tourists to hold and be photographed, Colombia

Rod Williams / Buffy-headed / Golden bellied Capuchin (Cebus apella xanthosternus) portrait of female, hold fruit in her hands, Captive, found in Coastal SE Brazil. Critically Endangered.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to hold the baby of another female, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to hold the baby of another female, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female begging to hold the baby of another female, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Cree hunter setting leg hold trap to catch black bears. Northern Quebec, Canada, 1988.

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate in cargo hold of Boeing 747 aeroplane between Prague and Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in cap...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate in cargo hold of Boeing 747 aeroplane between Prague and Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in cap...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) crates in the cargo hold of a Boeing 747 aeroplane between Prague and Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity...

Philip Stephen / Fisherman packing boxes of iced fish in the cargo hold on a fishing boat, North Sea, May 2010. Model released.

Toby Roxburgh / European sprats (Sprattus sprattus sprattus) being winched ashore from the hold of a trawler, Brixham, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / Crew member in the hold of a trawler loading European sprats (Sprattus sprattus sprattus) into a net for winching ashore, Brixham, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Pete Oxford / Leg-hold traps, which are used illegally to eradicate predators, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain

Pete Oxford / Leg-hold traps and wire snares which are used illegally to eradicate predators, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain

Rod Williams / Australian / Indonesian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) catching a pebble in its beak, to swallow and hold in its crop, Burleigh Heads, SE Queensland, Australia, March

Fabio Liverani / Bones used to hold up gutter, Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy

Mark Moffett / Ant (Thaumatomyrmex sp) worker using her long-toothed mandibles to hold her bristly millipede prey while she strips off its hairs before eating, Tiputini, Ecuador

Jeff Rotman / Father and son dragger hold giant 45 pound Codfish (Gadus morhua) aboard dragger / trawler. Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. 2007 Model released.

Juergen Freund / Putting fuel into the fuel tank of a 'skate' - a local form of transport in Manila, Philippines. A motorized platform that can hold up to 30 people and runs on the railway tracks. 2008

Juergen Freund / Commuters travelling on a 'skate' - a local form of transport in Manila, Philippines. A motorized platform that can hold up to 30 people and runs on the railway tracks. When the skate meets another he...

Juergen Freund / Traditional Ato / Dap-ay, used as a place where the council of elders hold various religious, social, or political ceremonies, meetings and happenings. It is a public structure used as a dormitory by...

Juergen Freund / Commuters travelling on 'skates' - a local form of transport in Manila, Philippines. A motorized platform that can hold up to 30 people and runs on the railway tracks. When the skate meets another hea...

Juergen Freund / Commuters travelling on a 'skate' - a local form of transport in Manila, Philippines. A motorized platform that can hold up to 30 people and runs on the railway tracks. When the skate meets another he...

Juergen Freund / View of the railway lines from a 'skate' - a local form of transport in Manila, Philippines. A motorized platform that can hold up to 30 people and runs on the railway tracks.

Tim Laman / Hornbill research team led by Dr. Pilai Poonswad hold a captured Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis). Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Refuge, Thailand, 1998. IUCN Vulnerable

Jerry Monkman / A young boy and his father hold salamander eggs from a vernal pool near Gulf Brook Ravine in Pepperell, Massachusetts, USA.

Jouan & Rius / Young Bushman San drinking water from Ostrich egg, which is used to hold water, Bushmanland, Namibia

Premaphotos / Green tree / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) workers co-operating to hold two leaves together with their jaws; another ant inside uses a larva to produce silk to join the edges of the leaves togeth...

Suzi Eszterhas / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) two mothers hold newborn infants (2-3 weeks old) with sub-adults nearby, endangered, Parc National Des Volcans, Rwanda

Piotr Naskrecki / Social False Scorpion (Atemnidae) group hold their prey, while injecting it with venom in order to give the slow-action venom time to work, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / False Scorpion with ant prey, must hold their prey while injecting venom into its body to give the slow-acting venom a chance to work, Costa Rica

Ashok Jain / Teak tree logs ready for auction, Seoni, Central India. In India all tree felling is done by the government, who then hold massive tree auctions.

Niall Benvie / Leg-hold trap on forest trail designed to kill European lynx (Lynx lynx), Czech Republic. Lynx reintroduction projects have been met with hostility by some farmers concerened for livestock safety.

Tony Phelps / Man showing correct way to handle / hold a Puff adder {Bitis arietans} South Africa

Fred Bavendam / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) male clinging to the telson of a larger female, he will try to hold on until she goes ashore to lay her eggs, Cape Anne, Massachusetts

Fred Bavendam / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) male clinging to the telson of a larger female, he will try to hold on until she goes ashore to lay her eggs, Cape Anne, Massachusetts

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen hold Hawksbill turtle {Eretmochelys imbricata} caught in fishing net. Red Sea.

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of 'Prof. Darwin' coloured lithograph by Faustin Betbeder, with original Shakespeare quotes in text below. Front page of the 'Figaro' paper N. 475, London Wednesday February 18th 1874. It...

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of extinct Thylacine / Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacinus cyanocephalus) engraved by W. Lizars. From Jardine's series 'The Naturalist's Library; Mammalia' 1841 ('The Natural History of Marsupial...

Paul D Stewart / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait detail from a woodcut with old colouring. Conrad Gesner 'Icones Animalium' publ. Christof Froschover, Zurich, 1560. Gesner's artist catches the perceived intelligent a...

Paul D Stewart / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait detail from a woodcut with old colouring. Conrad Gesner 'Icones Animalium' publ. Christof Froschover, Zurich, 1560. Gesner's artist catches the perceived intelligent a...

Philip Stephen / North Sea prawns processed and ready to be stowed below in the fish-hold aboard a fishing vessel.

Angelo Giampiccolo / Bernini's Fontana dei 4 fiumi (fountain of the four rivers) in Rome's Piazza Navona. The statute seen here represents the Rio della Plata River and the riches of the Americas. ^^^The fountain represen...

Angelo Giampiccolo / Bernini's Fontana dei 4 fiumi (fountain of the four rivers) in Rome's Piazza Navona. The statue seen here represents the Rio della Plata River and the riches of the Americas. In the background is the...

Angelo Giampiccolo / Bernini's Fontana dei 4 fiumi (fountain of the four rivers) in Rome's Piazza Navona. The statute seen here represents the Rio della Plata River and the riches of the Americas. ^^^The fountain represen...

Angelo Giampiccolo / The Fontana dei 4 fiumi (fountain of the four Bernini's Fontana dei 4 fiumi (fountain of the four rivers) in Rome's Piazza Navona. The statue seen here represents the Rio della Plata River and the ric...

Angelo Giampiccolo / Colosseum, Rome. The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater was begun by Vespasian, inaugurated by Titus in 80 AD and completed by Domitian. ^^^Located on marshy land between the Esquiline and Caelian Hill...

Rick Tomlinson / Crew of the Blythe, Scotland lifeboat try to hold on and stay dry as she crashes into heavy seas.

Rick Tomlinson / Crewman has fallen overboard on "America Ture" but managed to keep hold of a line and is now pulled back aboard by the crew, at SORC, 1998.

Rick Tomlinson / Crewman has fallen overboard on "America Ture" but managed to keep hold of a line at SORC, 1998.

Rick Tomlinson / Crewman has fallen overboard on "America True" but managed to keep hold of a line at SORC, 1998.

Rick Tomlinson / Crewman has fallen overboard on "America Ture" but managed to keep hold of a line and is now pulled back onboard by the crew at SORC, 1998.

Roberto Rinaldi / Jetty at South Hold Sound, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Rick Tomlinson / Crewman has fallen overboard on "America True" but has managed to keep hold of a line at SORC, 1998.

Philip Stephen / Prawns processed and ready to be stowed below in the fish-hold aboard a fishing vessel.

Premaphotos / Green tree / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) workers co-operating to hold two leaves together with their jaws ; another ant inside uses a larva to produce silk to join the edges of the leaves toget...