Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Men on a wooden boat who use smooth-coated otters (Lutra perspicillata) for traditional fishing practices, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO Wo...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying after a swim in the pool. Its feathers are still coated in oil and once the bird is strong enough it will be washed. Southern African Foundation for the Conservatio...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying in a heated pen (a heat lamp illuminates the pen with a red light) after its first wash, which removed some of the oil that coated its feathers. Some oil remains on...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being rinsed after a wash with soap to remove the oil that coated its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerab...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature p...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature portf...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable species. Third place...

Jane Burton / Two smooth coated Jack Russell Terrier puppies, tan and white, 6 weeks,

Mark Taylor / Smooth coated Jack Russell Terrier puppy, black and white, 9 weeks, sitting, looking up

Jane Burton / Two Rough coated Jack Russell Terrier puppies playing with boot lace

Jane Burton / Rough coated Jack Russell Terrier puppy, black and tan, portrait

Jane Burton / Rough coated Jack Russell Terrier puppy, black, tan and white, portrait

Jane Burton / Rough coated Jack Russell Terrier puppy, tan and white, with a boot

Jane Burton / Smooth coated Jack Russell Terrier, black, tan and white, female with two 8 week puppies

Mark Taylor / Rough coated Jack Russell Terrier, tan and white, lying down, panting

Jane Burton / Smooth coated Jack Russell Terrier, white, looking up, standing on back legs

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag in pine forest in snow blizzard, Alvie Estate, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, UK, March. Photographer quote: "At times I couldn't see this red deer stag such was th...

Ernie Janes / Domestic cat, tortoiseshell kitten playing with white mouse

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, running over snow covered ground

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, running over snow covered ground

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, running over snow covered ground

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, running over snow covered ground

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, running over snow covered ground

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair tomcat, blue coated, portrait standing in straw with Pumpkins / Squash

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, puppy, black-and-tan, coated aged 7 weeks, lying in wicker basket, and autumn foliage

Petra Wegner / Neva Masquarade / Siberian Forest Cat, portrait of seal-tabby-point coated tomcat, sitting on log in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Five Cavalier King Charles Spaniel sitting, black-and-tan, tricolour, blenheim and ruby coated, sitting in autumn leaves

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, blue coated tomcat, sitting in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Burma / Birman, chocolate-point coated, portrait sitting on log in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Neva Masquarade / Siberian Forest Cat, blue-silver-tabby-point coated, sitting on log in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Australian Shepherd, red-tri coated, portrait sitting in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Australian Shepherd, red-tri coated, portrait lying in snow panting, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Scottish Fold cat, tabby coated, sitting

Petra Wegner / Two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, blenheim and tricolour coated, sitting wearing reindeer antlers

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, head portrait, lying in autumn foliage

Petra Wegner / Two Miniature Schnauzers, black-silver and pepper-and-salt coated, sitting in autumn foliage

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, head portrait, sitting in autumn foliage

Petra Wegner / Miniature Schnauzer, black-silver coated, standing in autumn foliage

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, puppy, blenheim coated, aged 10 weeks, curled up on human feet. Model released

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, ruby coated, being showered / bathed, in a bathtub. Sequence 6/16. Model released

Petra Wegner / Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) black and white short coated, in wooden feeding rack, on garden lawn, being fed carrot. Model rleased

Floris van Breugel / Ponderosa Pine trees (Pinus ponderosa) coated in frost, during heavy snowfall, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, USA, December 2009

Petra Wegner / Bobtail / Old English Sheepdog, lying with a longhaired Chihuahua, tan and white coated.

Petra Wegner / Bobtail / Old English Sheepdog, sitting alongside a longhaired Chihuahua, tan and white coated.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, double portrait in profile together.

Petra Wegner / Magyar Vizsla / Hungarian Pointer, head portrait of smooth coated, tan coloured male, sitting.

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat, lilac-tabby-mackerel coated, and kittens, aged 9 weeks (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica)

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat, lilac-tabby-mackerel coated, and kittens, aged 9 weeks (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica)

Petra Wegner / Alaskan Malamute portrait of blue coated adult.

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica) blue-cream-white coated, lying and nursing ginger kittens, aged 2 weeks.

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica) blue-cream-white coated, cloe up lying and nursing ginger kittens, aged 2 weeks.

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica) blue-cream-white coated, lying and nursing ginger kittens, aged 2 weeks.

Petra Wegner / British Longhair tabby coated kitten, head portrait aged 3 weeks (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica)

Petra Wegner / British Longhair tabby coated kitten, head portrait aged 3 weeks (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica)

Petra Wegner / British Longhair kitten, aged 3 weeks (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica) ginger coated, lying on its back.

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of female Doberman Pinscher sitting in yellow maple leaves, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of German Shorthair Pointer in thicket of pink berries, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Head portrait of black and tan smooth coated Dachshund with zinnias, Illinois, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of German Shorthair Pointer in woodland, Illinois, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) mother holding one week old pup, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) grooming fur, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) yawning, Monterey Bay, California

Shattil & Rozinski / Quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) leaves and twigs coated with ice, over stream, Southern Colorado, USA, October

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris), Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California

Gerry Ellis / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) female feeding on crab, North America

Gerry Ellis / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) floating in kelp bed, northern Pacific Ocean

Gerry Ellis / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) portrait in Kelp, Pacific coast, North America

Tim Fitzharris / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) portrait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Norbert Wu / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) creates healthier Kelp forest by eating Abalone, California

Pete Cairns / Silver birch trees coated in hoar frost {Betula verrucosa} Strathspey, Scotland, UK

Alex Hyde / Trees coated in hoar frost reflected in the River Derwent. Chatsworth, Peak District National Park, UK, December.

Alex Hyde / Chicken wire coated in hoar frost. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, December 2012.

Alex Hyde / Oak tree (Quercus) coated in thick hoar frost near Froggatt, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. December 2012.

Alex Hyde / Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) seed coated in hoar frost. Peak District National Park, UK. December.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Silver birch (Betula pendula) trees coated in hoar frost. Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve. Scotland, UK, December.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Silver birch (Betula pendula) tree branches coated in hoar frost. Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve. Scotland, UK, December.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Silver birch (Betula pendula) tree coated in hoar frost. Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve. Scotland, UK, December.

Alex Hyde / Spiderweb coated in morning dew, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Jabruson / Hungarian Vizsla dog running across stream

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Smooth coated otters (Lutragale perspicillata) on leashes, used by locals for traditional fishing practices, Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Smooth coated otters (Lutragale perspicillata) used in traditional fishing practices. The Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladest, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jun...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Caged Smooth coated otters (Lutragale perspicillata) used for traditional fishing practices. The Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Si...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) close up of oil coated feathers, in rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town, South Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) close up of oil coated feathers, in rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town, South Africa

Klaus Echle / Woodlands coated in thick frost. Black Forest, Germany, January.

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) wrapped in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) wrapped in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) hungry three month old pup snatching food from mother, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) mother and three month old pup eating clam, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) hungry three month old pup ready to snatch food from mother, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) territorial males fighting, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) wrapped in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) pair in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)grooming, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris), Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) eating crab, Monterey Bay, California