Bence Mate / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Na...

Pal Hermansen / European moose (Alces alces) bulls near houses, Nordland, Norway. July.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) individual from the BBC pack greeting each other after returning from hunting, Ethiopia.

Donald M. Jones / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) owlet greeting parent, Montana

Tui De Roy / Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species.

Ammonite / Group of African lion (Panthera leo) cubs running to lioness, greeting and grooming each other, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya.

Ammonite / Group of African lionesses (Panthera leo) greeting each other in the rain, Masai Mara NP, Kenya

Ernie Janes,Ernie Janes / Newly hatched ducklings with eggs.

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) two individuals greeting, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Kristel Richard / Wild Chincoteague (Equus caballus) two breeding stallions greeting one another, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA, June

Carol Walker / Two white horses of the Camargue, interacting, greeting head to head in marshes, Camargue, Southern France

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) male lion greeting female and cubs, Notch from Disney African Cats film, Masai Mara GR, Kenya, February