Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) juvenile reaching out with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) two juveniles approaching with curiosity, one grimacing Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group up close, watching with curiosity, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Mark Taylor / German Shepherd Dog bitch pup, Coco, 14 weeks old, with raised paw.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years approaching with curiosity, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense For...

Bertie Gregory / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) standing up investigating camera, portrait, Stanley park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Cananda, September.

Kirkendall-Spring / Sunset over West and Middle Anacapa Islands, view from Inspiration Point on East Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California, USA, April 2011.

Rick Tomlinson / Aerial view, taken from the mast, of SY "Adele"'s bow in the bay of an iceberg, Portal Point, Reclus Pennisula, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Ernie Janes / Two people walking on Cley beach near boats looking towards Blakeney Point with storm clouds overhead, Norfolk, UK, July 2011

Nick Garbutt / Adult Fossa (Crytoprocta ferox) female investigating automatic remote camera in leaf-litter. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar, November.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious adult investigates a remote camera along a hillside on Spitsbergen and the northwest coast of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Greenland Sea, July

Doug Perrine / Young Steller's / Steller / Northern Sealions (Eumetopias jubatus) curiously approaching the photographer. Glacier Island, Columbia Bay, Alaska, USA, July.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) adolescent male reaching out from a tree, portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Nature Production / Aerial view of rice paddy fields (Oryza sativa) fixed-point observation of seasonal changes, ploughed fields in early winter, Shiga, Japan, November, sequence 7/8

Nature Production / Aerial view of rice paddy fields (Oryza sativa) fixed-point observation of seasonal changes, summer, Shiga, Japan, early August, sequence 4/8

Jeff Vanuga / Nakalele Point Blowhole with spray and a resulting rainbow. West Maui, Hawaii, September 2010.

Ingo Arndt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group returning from the sea, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) three sub adults approaching remote camera with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) group drinking from waterhole - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / Cape / African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) approaching with curiosity, herd in the background, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Cape / African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) approaching camera with curiosity, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Frederique Olivier / Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) colony, adults incubating eggs at nests, Hurd Point, Macquarie Island, Southern Atlantic, Australian Antarctica, November 2007

Ross Hoddinott / View of Salcombe and harbour from Snapes Point in the early morning light. Salcombe, South Devon, UK, September 2010

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) juvenile head portrait, low angle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African lioness (Panthera leo) portrait with male behind, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).head portrait of juvenile peering curiously, wide angle perspective Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African Lioness (Panthera leo) and cubs curiously approaching, low angle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) male head portrait, at low angle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) portrait of cub, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Alex Mustard / split level view of a domestic pig (Sus domestica) bathing in the sea. Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean. This family of pigs live on this beach in the Bahamas and enjoy swimming in t...

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 / 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

Alex Mustard / Split level of female California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) basking in the sun on the surface. La Paz, Baja California Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean. October

Steven Kazlowski / Aerial view of Ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where salt is squeezed out of the ice) with exit hole underneath ocean, Chukchi Sea, 20 miles off...

David Tipling / Rear view of Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) on beach Blakeney Point, Norfolk, England, November

Benoit Stichelbaut / Rain shower approaching La Vieille lighthouse, Pointe du Raz, Brittany, France. November 2006.

Roy Mangersnes / Two Cape / Pintado Petrels (Daption capense) in flight over Point Wild on Elephant Island, Southern Ocean, November.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Carwardine / Aerial view of coastline, Grimsey, the Northernmost point of Iceland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Campbell / Rear view of visitors and local people watching Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on an incoming tide at Chanonry Point, Moray Firth, Nr Inverness, Scotland, July 2009

Jack Dykinga / View from Navajo Point to the west with the sun's rays silhouetting Angels Gate, Isis, Shiva and Zoroaster Temples next to Wotons Throne at sunset, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) mature male approaching with curiosity, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, March

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) adolescent approaching with caution and curiosity, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, February

Anup Shah / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) approaching, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, December

Anup Shah / Young Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) approaching with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September

Anup Shah / Inquisitive African lion (Panthera leo) cubs approaching with curiousity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) close up of paw while investigating remote camera, Kuhmo, Finland, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) close up of nose while investigating remote camera, Kuhmo, Finland, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) close up of nose while investigates remote camera, Kuhmo, Finland, July 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Tim Fitzharris / American Bison (Bison bison) herd grazing on shortgrass praire near Scoria Point, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Luciano Candisani / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) couple courting, Volunteer Point, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands

Luciano Candisani / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group on beach, Volunteer Point, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands

David Kjaer / Curious domestic cattle {Bos taurus} approaching the photographer, Somerset, UK

Tim Fitzharris / View from Grandview Point looking over sandstone canyons of Monument Basin in the Island in the Sky section of the park, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Maine, USA

Claus Meyer / Anavilhanas archipelago in the middle of the Rio Negro River which is 24 kilometers wide at this point, Amazon ecosystem, Brazil

Tim Fitzharris / Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) males fighting, Point Piedras Blancas, Big Sur, California

Tui De Roy / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group tobogganing across vast distance of fast ice to nesting rookery, Kloa Point, Edward VIII Gulf, Antarctica

TOM WALMSLEY / Aerial view of Table mountain, Lions Head and Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa

David Noton / Fish-eye view of tropical island with palms, beach and sea, Pigeon Point, Tobago Caribbean

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Myotis bat probably a Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentoni) being released by researchers after being trapped to take measurements and DNA samples, near Faversham, Kent, UK, September 2010

Tony Phelps / Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio) female with nesting material. Cape Point, Table Mountain Nat Park. Cape Town, South Africa, October

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) juveniles watching with curiosity while they feed on a banana tree washed up on the beach, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Gary K. Smith / Morston Quay with boats containing tourists leaving to view the seals at Blakeney Point, Norfolk, England, September 2012

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) bull, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) dominant bull bugling during rut, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) dominant bull bugling during rut at sunrise, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) mother and calf, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) yearling bull, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) females cleaning themselves, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Mark Taylor / Playful tabby kitten, Stanley, 6 weeks.

Bertie Gregory / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) approaching camera, Stanley park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Cananda, September.

Ernie Janes / View of beach and sea at lowtide, Blakeney Point, Norfolk, UK, October.

Ernie Janes / View from the air in early autumn, Blakeney Point, Norfolk, UK, September 2009.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Scenic view from Mt. Rainier Sunrise point to the eastern ridges, Governors ridge, Crystal Mountain, Norse Peak of Cascade Range at sunrise, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America,...

Kirkendall-Spring / East Anacapa Island's Inspiration Point with a view of Middle and West Anacapa Islands and Santa Cruz Island with Tickseed (Coreopsis sp) blooming in foreground, Channel Island National Park, Californ...

Kirkendall-Spring / Middle Anacapa Island and West Anancapa Island with Santa Cruz Island in the distance, view from Inspiration Point on the west end of East Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California, US...

Kirkendall-Spring / Sunset over Middle and West Anacapa Islands and Santa Cruz Island, view from Inspiration Point on East Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California, USA, April 2011.

Ross Hoddinott / View of Nash Point cliffs in late evening light, Glamorgan Heritage Coast, near Bridgend, Wales, UK, December 2011.

Onne van der Wal / View of coast from vantage point. Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.

Onne van der Wal / View across Valparaiso from high vantage point, Chile, 2008.

Rick Tomlinson / Aerial view, taken from the mast, of SY "Adele"'s bow in the bay of an iceberg, Portal Point, Reclus Pennisula, Antarctica, January 2007 Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.

Brent Stephenson / Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) in breeding plumage. Ohau Point, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View over sea from Neist Point at sunset, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View over sea towards Rum from Neist Point, at dusk, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View over sea towards Rum from Neist Point, at sunset, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View from the summit of Braeriach with temperature inversion clouds and the summits of Sgòr an Lochain Uainewith (The Angel's Peak) and Bod an Deamhain (The Devil's Point) beyond, Cairngorms NP, Scot...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Panoramic view over sea towards Rum from Neist Point, at dusk, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010

Ingo Arndt / Grytviken and King Edward Point, South Georgia Island

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) carcasses with Ruth Fraser doing DNA tests in lab lab for South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, King Edward Point, South Georgia Island