Anup Shah / African lion cubs (Panthera leo) aged 9-12 months playing with an adolescent male, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. April.

Niall Benvie / Boy in protective white suit and mask in the wilds surrounded by green vegetation, using binoculars, Scotland, UK, Model released

Niall Benvie / Boy in protective white suit and mask in the wilds surrounded by green vegetation, using binoculars, Scotland, UK, Model released

Niall Benvie / Young girl and boy playing in a wildflower meadow, Scotland, UK, July 2009. Model released

Niall Benvie / Young girl and boy playing in a wildflower meadow, Scotland, UK, July 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Boy washing outdoors during rains, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

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

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

Anup Shah / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) adolescent with two pups looking with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, December

Pete Oxford / Cotopaxi Volcano (5897 meters) and Indian boy with long haired Suri Alpaca (Lama pacos) Highest active volcano in the world, surrounded by Paramo Habitat, Cotopaxi NP, Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Children in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) adolescent catching salmon above Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska