Loic Poidevin / Female Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing up, rear view, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Laurent Geslin / Domestic cat (Felis catus) playing with prey, a dead Common treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) UK

Eric Baccega,Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing up in alert and looking around, while feeding on sedge, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Neil Aldridge / Young Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing on its hind legs near the edge of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, April.

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Merlin (Falco columbarius) female on perch with Meadow Pipit chick prey, legs just visible, for its offspring. Sutherland, Scotland, June.

Bertie Gregory / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) standing up investigating camera, portrait, Stanley park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Cananda, September.

Erlend Haarberg / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing on hind legs with front paw on tree trunk, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, June

Erlend Haarberg / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing on hind legs with front paws on tree looking up it, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, June

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, kitten, cream, 4 months, with toy.

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing on its hind legs, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) sharpening its claws on a tree. Bieszczady National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, April.

Bence Mate / Confrontation between a great egret (Ardea alba) and grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.