Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a small pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at surface, with snowy landscape in the background, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, December.

Wim van den Heever / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise. Two males and a female, with the males fighting for the attention of the female. Falklands Islands. 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX Peo...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) killing tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Jordi Chias / Blue spotted trevally (Caranx bucculentus) hunting small fish in the reef, South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

John Waters / Small group of Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) swimming in the River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Small shoal of Brown trout (Salmo trutta) swimming and feeding in the River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK, March.

Ingo Arndt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery crowded with nesting birds incubating eggs or protecting their small chicks, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, February 2011

Ingo Arndt / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} mother and baby, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Eric Baccega / Small herd of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) feeding in a blizzard, Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Wim van den Heever / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) small herd at waterhole at sunset, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Roy Mangersnes / Coastal scene on Fernandina Island, with small group of Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos. April 2016. Normally there would be a much larger group but El Nino weather has killed off...

Jordi Chias / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) chasing small fish offshore. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Third Place in the Underwater Category of the Por El...

Roland Seitre / Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) massive flock on small trees in desert, Murchinson Shire, Western Australia. January.

Cyril Ruoso / Common woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha) climbing over keeper in Ikamaperou Sanctuary, Amazon, Peru. October 2006.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wallowing at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

MYN / Tim Hunt / Composite of Caddisfly (Trichoptera) larva and cases, Worcestershire, England, UK, May.

Roger Powell / Small flock of Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) in flight..Texel Island, The Netherlands, Europe

Espen Bergersen / Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) squabbling on ice. Svalbard, Norway. July

Nick Upton / Julia Coats of the Animal and Plant Health Agency releasing Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) back into River Otter. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Tak...

Denis-Huot / Group of male African lions (Panthera leo) resting with storm clouds overhead, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Ben Cranke / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) portrait, Svalbard, Norway. July.

Sam Hobson / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings inside treetop nest, handled by Dr. Norbert Kenntner. Part of an urban goshawk colour ringing study. Berlin, Germany, May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi girls, with their family's ancestral clan mark painted in reindeer blood on their face, a ritual during the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer' during which young reindeer are sacrificed....

Markus Varesvuo / Small flock of Puffins (Fratercula arctica) perched on clastal ledge, one landing amongst the group, Norway, Scandinavia, April.

Ammonite / Sub-adult African lioness (Panthera leo) watching, chasing and missing a small group of Warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Masai Mara, Kenya.

Ammonite / Small group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) carrying and pulling a large twig across woodland floor, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Ammonite / Small group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) carrying and pulling a large twig across woodland floor, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Jabruson Motion / Small group of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cuclotis) running into forest clearing, trumpeting to dominant male feeding and cooling down in a mineral pool, Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki Nat...

Alex Mustard / World War II British motorbikes (Norton 16H) stacked up on the back of truck in the hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, with soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) swimming above. Sha'ab Ali, Sinai, Egypt. R...

Alex Mustard / World War II British motorbikes (Norton 16H) stacked up on the back of truck in the hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, with Soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) swimming above. Sha'ab Ali, Sinai, Egypt. R...

Dong Lei / Blood pheasants (Ithaginis cruentus) foraging in habitat, one looking at the camera, Meli Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China, January. Endemic. Taken with remote camera.

Dong Lei / White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) with Tibetan prayer flags featuring the 'wind horse'. Pamuling mountain, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China,

Jabruson / Vehicle contents removed by Ecoguards for inspection including various smoked duiker meat portions and Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), Ouesso to Makoua highway leading past Odzala-Kokoua National...

Jabruson / Hammer Headed bats (Hypsignathus monstrosus) in gloved hand - live mist net catch for blood sampling in search of the unknown reservoir host for Ebola virus. Ebola outbreaks in Mbomo in 2003 killed 12...

Jabruson / Angelique Todd with veterinarians during the anaesthesia of 'Blackback' Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) 'Ngobo'. Gorilla anaesthetised by veterinary team in order to remove wire snare from wrist. Mo...

Angelo Gandolfi / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) small group in flight, Brazil.

Jean E. Roche / Group of bullfighters in European Bullfighting Championship 2012, Arenes d'Arles, Camargue, France, September 2012.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Small group of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) silhouetted at sunrise, Cabaeros National Park, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, September.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Christophe Courteau / Tourists and guide using snowshoes on an ecotourism trekking holiday, Svalbard, Norway, June, 2012. Model released.

Mark MacEwen / Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus) at night, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Taken with infra-red camera.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod hunting common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) False Bay, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / SANCCOB Hands Across the Sand event, in strong wind, to raise awareness for seabird and marine conservation, with 'Rocky' the Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) on the beach. Table Bay,...

David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) group of pelicans with dark storm clouds approaching, Lake Kerkini, Greece, February

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

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) colony, Bird Island Nature Reserve, Lambert's Bay, West Coast, South Africa.

Bruno DAmicis,Bruno D'Amicis / Wolf (Canis lupus) approaches a small herd of Red deer (Cervus elephas) in snow, Abruzzo, Italy. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT Competition 2013

Laurent Geslin / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} two adults with young, one jumping, Sariska NP, Rajasthan, India

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Two pairs of Small spreadwings (Lestes virens) egg depositing in the soft rush in fen, Hondeven, east Holland, August

MIKE POTTS,Mike Potts / Stellers Eider (Polysticta stelleri) a small group in flight, near Vardo. North Norway, March.

Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) females gather at one end of the hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan, February

Eric Dragesco / Small herd of Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus) running, Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) troop, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Africa

David Tipling / Visitors viewing Grey Seal colony at Winterton Dunes, Norfolk, December 2010

Jabruson,Jabruson / Grey-cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) juvenile and village children looking on. Captive, kept as a pet until large enough to be eaten. Bayanga near Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Re...

Juergen Freund / Non-diver tourists surrounded by fish, trying out the sea walker from the Sunlover Pontoon, Great Barrier Reef, Queenland, Australia, November 2012

Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) breeding herd led by matriarch. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Axel Gomille / Zebu cattle (Bos primigenius indicus) holy cow, walking past Sadhu or holy man, Varanasi, India

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) small pod in within Midway atoll, Midway, Pacific.

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...

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) Hirwa group led by the silverback dominant male Munyinya, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, elevation 2610 m

Roy Mangersnes / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight with others on water, Norway, July

Doug Perrine / Hawaiian / Gray's / Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris longirostris) with mother and young calf. Keauhou, Kona, Hawaii, Central Pacific Ocean.

Sven Zacek / Small herd of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) looking back at the photographer against forested background. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.

Michele Westmorland / Friday night market in the fishing village of Gouyave, Grenada, West-Indies, Caribbean, May 2009.

Laurent Geslin / Two Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} females suckling young, Sariska NP, India

Nuno Sa / Manta Ray (Manta Birostris) and Devil Ray (Mobula tarapacana) in background, accompanied by Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) and Remora. Santa Maria Island, Azores, September.

Nuno Sa / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) accompanied by Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) and Remora. The biggest fish in the world has only started to visit the Azores in the past three years due to water temperatu...

Nuno Sa / Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) at the sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, August.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on Small Scabious (Scabiosa colombaria) flower, Badbury Rings, Dorset, UK, July. Did you know? The marbled white is actually a strikingly coloured...

Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

B&S Draker / Familiar Bluet Damselflies (Enallagma civile) males perched along a stem. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, April.

John MacPherson / 2020VISION / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) two breaching in evening light, Moray Firth, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, August, sequence 2/2. Photographer quote: 'A day of overcast cloud cleared in the la...

Anup Shah / Troop of Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) walking on their hindlegs through the mudflats revealed at low tide. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March 2010.

Jeff Vanuga / Wild Horses (Equus caballus) grazing in evening light. Pryor Mountain, border of Montana and Wyoming, USA, June.

Diane McAllister / Newly hatched Western scrub jay chicks (Aphelocoma californica) huddling together in their nest near one last egg. This nest is in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, June

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / A group of Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome). The world population of Northern Rockhopper has declined by 90% in the past 60 years. Quest Bay, Gough Island. UNESCO World Heritage site, March.

Juergen Freund / A parade of giant manta rays (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Oceanic sunfish (Mola mola) with bannerfish and angelfish cleaning it. Taken at 42 meters. Nusa Penida, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia,

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) cubs aged 6-9 months approaching with curiosity watched by their mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and Black-back jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya...

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) close up view of under belly - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Chris Shields / Illustration of Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), four colour variants.

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) sow and piglets foraging in a city garden, Argentinischen Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Orsolya Haarberg / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) walking through snowstorm, Vadso, Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, February 2006

Aflo / Group portrait of three Chihuahua puppies, sitting on white towels

Ernie Janes / Three Domestic ducklings in green wooden shed

Ernie Janes / Four Domestic ducklings and one duck egg

Anup Shah / Warthog female (Phacochoerus africanus) feeding with piglets. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Charlie Summers / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) raft in the face of a wave close to shore. Falkland Islands, December

Charlie Summers / Three Cape Ground Squirrels (Xerus inauris) standing together at sunset. Kgalagadi TB Park of South Africa