Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding on Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) pup, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group attacking Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) predating urchin, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting Basslets (Pseudanthias sp), Christmas Island, Australia

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub defending its kill,a large Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) from another cub, North London, UK. August. Highly commended in the Behaviour : Mammals Category of the Wildlife Ph...

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) flying with rodent prey, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) fishing, Texas

Thomas Hinsche/ BIA / Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) with fish prey, Hungary

Andres M. Dominguez/ BIA / Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) flying with fish prey, Danube Delta, Romania

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fishing, Alaska

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod cooperative bubble-net feeding, Frederick Sound, Alaska