Laurent Geslin / Young Benna woman looking after cattle and showing the scars on her back, these are inflicted on teenage girls by their brothers and are considered a mark of beauty and bravery, the girls provoke thei...

Laurent Geslin / Young Benna woman looking after cattle and showing the scars on her back, these are inflicted on teenage girls by their brothers and are considered a mark of beauty and bravery, the girls provoke thei...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Harestail cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum) growing on bog moorland, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? Cottongrass was formerly used to stuff pillows and as dressings for wounds.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Harestail cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum), backlit in late evening light, bog moorland, Scotland, UK, May. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? During World War One, Cotton...

Sue Flood / Beluga whales caught in ice hole wounded from Polar bear attack. Canadian high arctic. June 1999

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain kissing rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin we...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain with rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin were...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain with rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin were...

Doug Gimesy / Very badly burnt front foot of a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty' from the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019, is held by koala rescuer and carer, Sue Swain. When he arrived, his nose...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain looks at the bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty' who she has just applied burn cream to. 'Sooty' was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires...

Doug Gimesy / ?Sue Swain gives a bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', a dietary supplement in her garage (where she keeps this koala being cared for). ??Sooty' was very badly burnt during...

Doug Gimesy / ?Sue Swain gives a bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', a dietary supplement in her garage. '??Sooty' was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2...

Nick Hawkins / North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) struggling to free itself from entanglement in fishing gear, showing wounds on tail fluke, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. August.

Suzi Eszterhas / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum), portrait of male with wounds and scars from territorial fighting. Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa.

David Fleetham / Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) showing healed wounds from contact with a boats propellers, Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA.

Tony Wu / Brydes whale (Balaenoptera brydei) surfacing with multiple wounds from Cookiecutter shark bites (Isistius brasiliensis). Ogasawara, Bonin Islands, Japan. October.

Doug Wechsler / Honey bees (Apis melifera) bumblebee (Bombus) and wasps around alcoholic flux, a stress related disease that causes foam like sap to bleed from wounds in the bark, Washington State Park, Pennsylvania,...

Doug Wechsler / 1526327 - - Honey bees (Apis melifera) bumblebees (Bombus) and Downy yellow jacket (Vespula flavopilosa) and Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) around alcoholic flux, a stress related disease t...

Doug Wechsler / Bald-faced hornets (Dolichovespula maculata) around alcoholic flux, a stress related disease that causes foam like sap to bleed from wounds in the bark, Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Nick Upton / Dan Jarvis cleaning the operation wounds of a Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Kerplunk' with antiseptic after an operation to remove a damaged, rotting rear flipper, Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospita...

Nick Upton / Sue Sayer of the Cornwall Seal Group holding a nine metre section of fishing net. Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Iron Man' was rescued with very deep neck wounds caused by similar net, Cornwall,...

Nick Upton / Sue Sayer of the Cornwall Seal Group holding some fine fishing net next to a photograph of a Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Beast' that was rescued with deep neck wounds from being entangled in i...

Neil Aldridge / Thandi the female Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) who lost her horn in an attack by poachers, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa - head portrait showing wound...

Will Burrard-Lucas / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with saliva dripping from mouth, saliva contains virulent bacteria which infects wounds. Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with saliva dripping from mouth, saliva contains virulent bacteria which infects wounds. Komodo National Park, Rinca Island, Indonesia.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) with wound on fin, East London, South Africa.

Mike Wilkes / Wound on back leg of Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) inflicted by Lion, Ngorongoro Crater,Tanzania

Neil Aldridge / Vet working for the Endangered Wildlife Trust measuring the distance between puncture wounds in the throat of an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) to determine the cause of death whilst undertaking a n...

Neil Aldridge / Vet working for the Endangered Wildlife Trust measuring the distance between puncture wounds in the throat of an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) to determine the cause of death whilst undertaking a n...

Neil Aldridge / Vet working for the Endangered Wildlife Trust showing the puncture wounds in the neck of a dead African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) whilst undertaking a necropsy, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo...

Daniel Heuclin / Hand with damaged thumb as result of Cobra (Naja naja naja) bite, India, November 2012

David Tipling / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) shot on Malta, recovered by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) shot on Malta, recovered by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) shot on Malta, recovered by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) adult female shot on Gozo, held in hands of volunteer for Birdlife Malta, bird to be sent to Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica, a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Sic...

David Tipling / Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) adult female shot on Gozo held in hand of Birdlife Malta Volunteer, to be sent to Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica, a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Sicily. BirdLif...

David Tipling / Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) adult female shot on Gozo, recovered by BirdLife Malta to be sent to Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica, a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Sicily. BirdLife Malta Sprin...

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, placed on newspaper which shows article about hunting, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo which has been shot, held at vets by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013 volunteer, April 2013

Alex Hyde / Bacterial Canker of Ash (Pseudomonas syringae ssp. savastonoi pv fraxini). UK, December.

Bert Willaert / Fleshy wounds on the chest of a female Common frog (Rana temporaria) caused by the male's strong grip during amplexus, controlled conditions, Belgium, March.

Loic Poidevin / African lion (Panthera leo) old male with battle wounds, Sergenti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa

Roland Seitre / Ganges River Dolphin (Platanita gangetica) with spear wound - the species is hunted for 'medical remedies'. Endangered. The Ganges, India.

Roland Seitre / Jason Vargas Aguerro 'Crocodile Man' showing scars from American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) bites. Carara National Park, Tarcoles, Costa Rica, August 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Blistered hand of Jim, Bristol mixed crew (winners) after the Avon River Cornish Pilot Gig Race, Bristol, March 21st 2009.

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant named Murka, feeding (Loxodonta africana) with spear wounds from poachers. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with wounds inflicted by a Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). Sub Antarctic Islands, May.

Charlie Summers / American Bison (Bison bison) cow scratching against a Prairie Dog mound, with two raw places on her back, this is indicative of a recent mating, where wounds were incurred from the bull mounting her....

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait, with injury / wound to foreleg, standing in tree, Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at surface showing bloodied tubercles on head during courtship battle, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Jeff Rotman / Rodney Fox shows his scar from attack by Great White Shark when he was badly bitten around the chest and arm in December 1963. South Australia. Model released.

Mark Brownlow / Washing the wounds of young man who has recently been through the initiation ceremony in which his flesh is wounded to create scars that represent being swallowed by a crocodile and re-born as a croco...

Anup Shah / Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} with Yellow billed oxpeckers feeding on blood from wounds. Katavi NP, Tanzania

Colin Seddon / Anaesthetised Badger showing snare wounds, {Meles meles} Taunton Wildlife hospital, UK

Doug Perrine / Dugong / Sea cow {Dugong dugong} rear view showing skin wounds, Indo pacific

Sue Flood / Beluga whales trapped at ice hole and injured by Polar bear attack. Canadian High Arctic.

Jose B. Ruiz / Olive baboon {Papio anubis} male with nose wounds from fighting, Tanzania

Richard Du Toit / Close up of hoof of Boran cattle with foot and mouth disease. Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Close up of hoof and mouth of Boran cattle with foot and mouth disease. Kenya

TOM WALMSLEY / Woman diving and Atlantic spotted dolphin {Stenella frontalis} showing scars from boat propeller injuries Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean

Richard Du Toit / Common zebra {Equus quagga} wounded from Lion attack SavuteChobe NP, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Common zebra {Equus quagga} wounded in Lion attack Savute-Chobe NP, Botswana

Gabriel Rojo / Gull approaching Southern right whale {Balaena glacialis australis} to peck at wounds. Peninsula Valdez, Patagonia, Argentina

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Pufferfish {Arothron sp} with shark bite scars. Borneo, Indonesia. Pufferfish inflated itself to escape

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) male with wounds from fight with another male in rainforest, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Paul D Stewart / Woodcut illustration of Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea). From Gesner's 'Icones Animalium', published by Christof Froschover, Zurich (1560). When Magellan returned as the first to sail around the world i...

Tui De Roy / Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) mother of orphaned baby dying of gunshot wounds, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

Sue Flood / Beluga whale trapped at ice hole and injured by Polar bear, Canadian High Arctic

Gabriel Rojo / Southern elephant seal juvenile male portrait {Mirounga leonina} Patagonia, Argentina Valdez,

Gabriel Rojo / Gull feeds on wounds of Southern right whale {Balaena glacialis australis} Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Ulcer wounds on back of Southern right whale {Balaena glacialis australis} Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Snowy sheathbill {Chionis alba} feeds from wounds on Elephant seal. Patagonia Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Gull feeds on wounds of Southern right whale {Balaena glacialis australis} Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Ulcer wounds on back of Southern right whale {Balaena glacialis australis} Argentina

David Fleetham / Tail of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) with healed wounds from boat propellers, Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA.

Ewan Flynn / European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) adult, being released in autumn after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in spring, bird fitted with satellite tracker, Siggiewi, Malta, September, 2020. Photo...

David Fleetham / Two Pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella attenuata) side by side, porpoising. Both animals have wounds on their bodies inflicted by Cookie cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), Hawaii, Pacific Ocea...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) showing wounds from a shark attack, Plazas Island, Galapagos, South America.

Sergio Hanquet / Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) with tooth mark wounds probably caused by another individual of the same species, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Doug Perrine / Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) jumping out of the water, crater wounds visible from bite of Cookie cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), South Kona, Hawaii.

Nick Garbutt / Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) having just escaped predation by a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) - see scarring and wounds on flank. Ladakh Ranges, western Himalayas, Ladakh, India.

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuer and carer changing dressing on rescued Diamond python (Morelia spilota) with multiple bite wounds believed to be the result of a rabbit protecting her kits after the python went down...

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuer and carer changing dressing on Diamond python (Morelia spilota) with multiple bite wounds. Bites believed to be the result of a rabbit protecting her kits after the python went down a...

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuer and carer changing dressing on Diamond python (Morelia spilota) with multiple bite wounds. Bites believed to be the result of a rabbit protecting her kits after the python went down a...

Tui De Roy / Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) mother with wounds and calf walking in a line, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.

Tui De Roy / Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) female with wounds, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.

Tui De Roy / Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) mother with wounds and Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) and calf walking up a slope, Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. October.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) with bite wounds on it's side. It is possible this is a female, Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

Doug Gimesy / Veterinarian Natasha Bassett examining a female Hardhead Duck (Aythya australis) for shotgun wounds in a triage tent that has been set up on the banks of a lake during the opening of duck hunting seas...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female anaesthetised to treat burns starting to recover. Mobile wildlife triage centre at Bairnsdale (which was set up to treat animals as a result of the bushfires that...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female anaesthetised to treat burns starting to recover. Mobile wildlife triage centre at Bairnsdale (which was set up to treat animals as a result of the bushfires that...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) female anaesthetised to treat burns starting to recover. Mobile wildlife triage centre at Bairnsdale (which was set up to treat animals as a result of the bushfires that...

Doug Gimesy / Anaesthetised female Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is treated for burns to all her feet at a mobile wildlife triage centre at Bairnsdale (which was set up to treat animals as a result of the bushfire...