Angelo Gandolfi / Secluded cove amongst karstic rocks on the Green Coast, Cantabria, Spain. Picos de Europa mountains in the distance. July 2008.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) following tractor searching for insects amongst hay, Lithuania, June 2009

Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (circaetus gallicus) flying amongst Stone Pines (Pinus pinea). Coto Donyana, Andalusia, Spain. 2007.

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) outside burrow amongst flowering thrift, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing amongst flowering thrift, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) sitting on cliff top amongst thrift flower, lighthouse in the distance, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

David Tipling / Child playing amongst Bluebells, Norfolk, UK, May, model released

David Tipling / Child playing amongst Bluebells, Norfolk, UK, May, model released

David Tipling / Bearded Tit {Panurus biarmicus} male amongst reeds, Cley, Norfolk, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / D'Amicis / Female European brown bear (Ursus arctos) with two yearling cubs feeding amongst Dwarf pines (Pinus mugo) Western Tatras, Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) alert amongst flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) sitting on grass amongst flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Jack Dykinga / Yucca (Yucca schottii) plants growing amongst Bigtooth maple trees (Acer saccharum grandidentatum) in autumn, Huachuca Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Velet-pod mimosa (Mimosa dysocarpa) flowering amongst Blue oak trees (Quercus oblongifolia) Atascosa Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) growing amongst pinnacles of volcanic tuff, dawn, Wheeler Geological Area Wilderness, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, USA

Jack Dykinga / Velet-pod mimosa (Mimosa dysocarpa) flowering amongst Blue oak trees (Quercus oblongifolia) Atascosa Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Yucca (Yucca schottii) plants growing amongst Bigtooth maple trees (Acer grandidentatum) in autumn, Huachuca Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Graham Eaton / Young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) underwater amongst kelp, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, July

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave palmeri) plants growing amongst long grass, Sands Ranch Conservation Area, Pima Country, Arizona, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Roe deer {Capreolus capreolus} amongst young coniferous trees, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Painted comber (Serranus scriba) amongst Posidonia, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Jeff Vanuga / Bison {Bison bison} cow and calf amongst flowering Arrowroot balsamroot {Balsamorhiza sagittata} with the Teton mountains in the background, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2008

Jeff Vanuga / Female Elk {Cervus canadensis} amongst wildflowers in spring, Mammoth area of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) amongst Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) Hallerbos Belgium, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / White Camargue horse grazing amongst Yellow flag irises, Camargue, France, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / European bison (Bison bonasus) amongst trees in snow, Bialowieza NP, Poland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Cyclamen leaves amongst fallen leaves, Pollino National Park, Basilicata, Italy, November 2008

Will Watson / Female Smooth Newt (Triturus / Lissotriton vulgaris) swimming amongst Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) captive, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Elander / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) amongst group of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) Cebollar, Torla, Aragon, Spain, November 2008

Tim Laman / Sponges, tunicates and other invertebrates amongst the roots of Red Mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} in the Belize Cays, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Floris van Breugel / Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) in bloom amongst Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and two Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, USA. June. Veolia Environn...

Michel Loup / Four Pike (Esox lucius) and their reflections under the water surface, amongst Potamogeton sp pondweed in a mountain lake, Jura, France. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - W...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Amphipod (Gammarellus homari) hiding amongst snails in a Kelp stem, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) amongst dead leaves on forest floor, Plitvice National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Agile frog (Rana dalmatina) amongst dead leaves, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Pitkin / Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) amongst rocks, Cala di Grecu, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

Andrew Parkinson / Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) amongst snow covered rocks, Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, UK, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) amongst sand dunes. Liwa, United Arab Emirates.

Juergen Freund / Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) amongst anemone tentacles, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) amongst anemone tentacles, Indo-pacific

Andy Rouse / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) partially submerged amongst lillies, South Africa (non-ex)

Andy Rouse / Magellanic / Jackass penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) portrait amongst fireweed, Falklands (non-ex)

Anup Shah / Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} amongst flock of Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Anup Shah / Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} amongst flock of Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

Wild Wonders of Europe / Arndt / Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) hibernating in cave amongst stalactites, Grotta Monte Majore, Gennargentu NP, Sardinia, Italy, November 2008 WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Arndt / Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) hibernating amongst stalactites, Grotta Monte Majore, Gennargentu NP, Sardinia, November 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Arndt / Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) hibernating amongst stalactites, Grotta Monte Majore, Gennargentu NP, Sardinia, November 2008

Georgette Douwma / Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) amongst tentacles of a blue variety of anemone (Stichodactyla gigantea) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Tony Phelps / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) juvenile amongst succulent plants in karoo habitat, Little Karoo, South Africa

Nick Garbutt / Bornean horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) amongst leaf-litter on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Lowland litter frog (Leptobrachium abbotti) amongst leaf-litter on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Ghost Gum (Eucalyptus / Corymbia papuana) growing amongst granite boulders of Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic rabbit, two satin baby rabbits amongst Viola flowers, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic goose, gosling amongst Daffodils, USA

Georgette Douwma / Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) lying in ambush amongst soft corals. Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Philippe Clement / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) white morph amongst blue flowers, Belgium

Anup Shah / Defassa waterbuck {Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa} amongst trees, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Jane Burton / White long-haired Angora rabbit amongst plants

Jane Burton / Two young European wild rabbits {Oryctolagus cuniculus} amongst Buttercups in a field

Georgette Douwma / Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) amongst corals. Red Sea, Egypt

Georgette Douwma / Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicanda) amongst Giant Kelp (Macrocystis sp) California, USA

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo vintisioides) amongst the spray Cascade sacree / The sacred waterfall, Montagne d'Ambre National Park, North Madagascar.

Andy Sands / Male Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) amongst Pussy willow catkins, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Jack Dykinga / Flowering Yucca (Yucca sp) amongst fog-shrouded oaks draped with spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), Sierra Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Pinyon Pines (Pinus edulis) amongst petrified sand dunes on the Colorado Plataeu, Arizona

Jack Dykinga / Gopher snake (Pituophis sp) amongst Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla) and prickly pear cacti (Opuntia macrocentra), Maderas del Carmen Natural Reserve, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Beaucarnea and Pseudobombax elipticum trees amongst bromeliads (Hechtia sp) in Abra Tanchipa National Park, San Lius Potosi, Mexico

Tim Laman / Garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) amongst forest of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Catalina Island, pacific, California, USA. July 2001.

Tim Laman / Two false clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) amongst tentacles of sea anemone, Wakatobi Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) amongst tentacles of Sea anemone, Indo-pacific

Tim Laman / False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) amongst tentacles of sea anemone, Wakatobi Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair walking amongst rough ice on the frozen eastern Chukchi Sea, Arctic Alaska

Michael Pitts / Spotted moray eels {Gymnothorax moringua} amongst soft coral

Fabio Liverani / European Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) eating a Green eyed hook tailed dragonfly (Onychogomphus forcupatus) amongst pond weed, Grigne Mountains, Lombardia Region, Italy

Pete Oxford / Caecilian (Siphonops annulata) amongst leaf litter, Amazon Rainforest. Ecuador

Juergen Freund / Millaa Millaa Waterfall amongst tropical rainforest with Tree fern, Queensland, Australia

Georgette Douwma / Ornate ghostpipefish {Solenostomus paradoxus} camouflaged amongst crinoids, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) swimming amongst kelp. Albany, Western Australia

Juergen Freund / Weedy seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming amongst seaweed, Albany, Western Australia

Jack Dykinga / Ocotillos (Fouquieria splendens) amongst flowering Mexican Poppies (Eschscholtzia mexicana) on east facing slopes, Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Cardon Cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) and Galloping Cactus (Machaerocereus gummosus) amongst flowering Evening Primrose (Oenthera sp), Vizcaino Desert, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Central America

Jack Dykinga / Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) amongst flowering Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) and Teddy Bear Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii), with the Ajo Mountains in the background Organ Pipe Cactus National...

Jose B. Ruiz / Great crested grebe {Podiceps cristatus} amongst water vegetation, Los Barruecos NP, Malpartida de Caceres, Extremadura, Spain

Michael Pitts / Diver amongst Mastigias jellyfish {Mastigias sp.} Palau, Western Pacific Islands

Ross Hoddinott / Common frog {Rana temporaria} amongst moss, Cornwall. UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Elk / Wapiti {Cervus canadensis} bull bugling beside cow amongst aspen trees, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA, September 2006

Philippe Clement / Young Edible frog (Rana esculenta) amongst Duckweed (Lemnaceae), La Brenne, France

Matthew Maran / Tufted grey langur {Semnopithecus priam thersites} group amongst the Pollunaruwa ruins, Sri Lanka

Willem Kolvoort / Tadpoles of Common frog (Rana temporaria) amongst reed stems in sand winning pit, Holland

Willem Kolvoort / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) mating amongst a mass of frogspawn, Holland

Peter Scoones / Dorado (Salminus maxillosus) amongst Piraputangas (Brycon microlepis) Pantanal, Brazil. photographed during making of BBC Planet Earth series 2005

Jack Dykinga / Sea stars on rocks amongst surf at low tide, Fourth beach, Olympic peninsula, Olympic NP, Washington, USA

Georgette Douwma / Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} sheltering amongst the spines of an Urchin, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Niall Benvie / Red squirrel {Sciurus vulgaris} portrait amongst snowdrops, UK.

Bengt Lundberg / Red squirrel juvenile amongst flowers {Sciurus vulgaris} Sweden

Doug Perrine / Pink anemonefish {Amphiprion perideraion} amongst Magnificent sea anemone, Palau Micronesia

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male Anianiau (Hemignathus parvus) feeding on blossom of 'Ohi'a lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha) Alakai Swamp, Kauai, Hawaii, USA. August 1997