Denis-Huot / Grant's zebra (Equus burchelli granti) mutual grooming after a bush fire, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. October.

Bence Mate / Male Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) rear view, Finland

Brent Stephenson / Humpback whale fin (Megaptera novaeangliae) with cruiseship passengers watching from a zodiac, Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States, July. No release available.

Rick Tomlinson / Farr 40 fleet downwind, Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010.

Benoit Stichelbaut / 15M Fife cutter "Tuiga" sailing at her centenary, Monaco Classics Week, September 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Split level view of 30ft Tiki catamaran "Abaco" aground in the shallows. Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean. June 2009, property released.

Onne van der Wal / J-Classes "Ranger" and "Velsheda" racing at the Panerai Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, April 2010.

Onne van der Wal / "Windrose", Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Miami Acura Grand Prix, Key West, Florida. 2009.

Philip Stephen / Trawler "Ocean Harvest" hauling net onboard. North Sea, June 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" taking a good haul of Saithe (Pollachius virens) aboard, at night on the North Sea, 60 miles North East of the Shetlands. February 2010, Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" trawling at twilight on the North Sea. February 2010, Property released.

Philip Stephen / North Sea trawler heading west at dusk, followed by seabirds, September 2009. Property released.

Terry Whittaker / Male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) looking around whilst perched on a flint/chert nodule protruding from the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, England, UK, May.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) Munster-Sarmsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Anup Shah / Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) male portrait - rear view. Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.

Philippe Clement / Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) perched in tree, Belgium, June.

Philippe Clement / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) on bird bath in garden, Belgium, April.

Philippe Clement / Two Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on tree stump in the snow in winter, Belgium, March.

Philippe Clement / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on tree stump in the snow in winter, Belgium, March.

Philippe Clement / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on tree stump in the snow in winter, Belgium, March.

Philippe Clement / Two Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on tree stump in the snow in winter, Belgium, March.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellinae) Sakar Mountains, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellinae) Sakar Mountains, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Iberian pig close-up of hind legs and tail, Sierra de Aracena Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, Europe. Breed used to produce Iberico ham / Jamon Iberico

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) covered in oil, during rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) South Africa, November 2011

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) covered in oil, during rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) South Africa, November 2011

Robin Chittenden / Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) rear view, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Florian Möllers / Lesser White-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) resting on the ground, Vogelpark Marlow, Germany, May. Captive.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a New Forest mare, in the New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, July 2013.

Andy Sands / Male Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)with Mayfly prey, Wales, UK, June.

Andy Sands / Male Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) with caterpillar prey, Wales, UK, June.

Andy Sands / Female Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perched in the entrance to a nest hole in an old tree, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June.

Staffan Widstrand / Painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Danny Green / Adult male Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) stretching its wings, Dumfries, Scotland, UK, February.

Danny Green / Adult male Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) perched on a branch, Dumfries, Scotland, UK, February.

Danny Green / Adult male Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) perched on a branch, Dumfries, Scotland, UK, February.

Danny Green / Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) looking over shoulder, Bandhavgarh National Park, India, February.

Suzi Eszterhas / King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) with wings stretched, rear view, Northern Costa Rica, Central America

Suzi Eszterhas / King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) rear view, with wings spread, Northern Costa Rica

Suzi Eszterhas / Great Curassow (Crax rubra) rear view, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

David Pattyn / Great Cormorant (Phalocrocorax carbo) drying wings after foraging. Lake Kerkini, Greece. May.

David Pattyn / Great Cormorant (Phalocrocorax carbo) rear view, Lake Kerkini, Greece. May.

Richard Du Toit / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) showing white behind of ears, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) showing white behind of ears, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Roland Seitre / Tourist Catamaran near Oro Bay / Baie d'Oro, Ile des Pins / Isle of Pines. North Province. New Caledonia.

Roland Seitre / New-Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides) rear view, Parc Provincial de la Rivire Bleue / Blue River Provincial Park, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia.

Roland Seitre / New-Caledonian friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) Farino, South Province, New Caledonia.

Roland Seitre / Horned parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Horned parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / Cloven-feathered dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Cloven-feathered dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.

Alex Mustard / Rear view of a group of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fighting their way upstream as they migrate back to the river of their birth to spawn. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October.

Florian Möllers / Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) captive, perched on log, Vogelpark Marlow, Germany. May

Konrad Wothe / Milne Edwards Sifaka ( Propithecus edwardsi) Ranomafana, Madagascar

Roland Seitre / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) Parc Provincial de la Riviere Bleue / Blue River Provincial Park, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Roland Seitre / New Caledonia sparrowhawk (Accipiter haplochrous) perched on branch, Farino, South Province, New Caledonia

Claudio Contreras / Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), IUCN Near Threatened, captive.

Claudio Contreras / Yellow legged gull (Larus livens), Santispac beach, Bahia Concepcion, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, May

Markus Varesvuo / Female Cirl bunting (Emberiza cirlus), Spain, March.

Merryn Thomas / Group of people walking along a track up Mount Teide, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2012.

Loic Poidevin / Northern Goshawk(Accipiter gentilis) on a rocks, Bulgaria, February

Ernie Janes / Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata) perched, Sri Lanka

Ernie Janes / Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) running through Tulip (Tulipa) field, Swaffham, Norfolk

Ernie Janes / Brown Hare (Lepus europeaus) in tulip field, East Anglia, May

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Southern rockhopper penguin, (Eudyptes chrysocome). Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa. 'Rocky' is tame (captive) and is...

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male, New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male, New Guinea

Tim Laman / Magnificent Riflebird Bird of Paradise (Ptiloris magnificus) perched on his display vine. New Guinea

Tim Laman / Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Bird of Paradise (Astrapia meyeri) Papua New Guinea

Bernard Castelein / Milne-Edward's Sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) Ialasatra, Madagascar

Bernard Castelein / Indri (Indri indri) Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Franco Banfi / Group in small paddle boat in search of anaconda, with photography equipment, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) by clay cliff, Buraco das Araras, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Nick Garbutt / Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) feeding in forest canopy. Banks of the Cuiaba River, northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Terry Whittaker / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, UK. May 2012

Terry Whittaker / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) on the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, UK. May 2012

Terry Whittaker / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) on the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, UK. May 2012

Terry Whittaker / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on dead branch in autumn, Kent, UK. October 2012

Terry Whittaker / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on dead branch in autumn, Kent, UK. October 2012

Terry Whittaker / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on dead branch in autumn, Kent, UK. October 2012

Terry Whittaker / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on dead branch, Kent, UK. October 2012

David Kjaer / Great Bustards (Otis tarda) in snow, on Salisbury Plain, part of a reintroduction project with birds imported under DEFRA licence from Russia. Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, January

Steven David Miller / Eclectus Parrot (Edlectus roratus polychloros) male, perched on tree branch, Wildlife Habitat, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, captive

Steven David Miller / Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) drying wings, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Rod Williams / Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) Lewisham, London, May

Michael Pitts / 'MS World Discoverer' Wrecked on Sunday 30th April 2000 after striking an unchartered reef in the Sandfly Passage, Solomon Islands. 31st April 2000

Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear and her spring cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear and her spring cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear and her spring cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear and her spring cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Eric Baccega / Back of head of a Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Daniel Heuclin / Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) portrait, New Caledonia, endangered and endemic

Eric Dragesco / Black necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) ChangThang, Tso kar lake, at altitude of 4600m, Ladakh, India