Denis-Huot / Rothschild / Baringo giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) group shelter under acacia trees from the rain, Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male resting on branch of Acacia tree with people in jeep watching, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Flat-top acacia tree (Acacia abyssinica or Vachellia abyssinica) over a dirt road, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

Ann & Steve Toon / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, June

Ann & Steve Toon / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Zimanga private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, June

Pascal Pittorino / China rose (Hibiscus sinensis) flower. Cultivated plant in a botanical garden, Bormes les Mimosas, Var, Provence, France, August

Pascal Pittorino / Golden dewdrop / Pigeon berry (Duranta erecta) flowers, in botanic garden, Bormes les mimosas, Var, Provence, France, August.

Pascal Pittorino / Jade plant (Crassula argentea) in garden, Bormes les mimosas, Var, Provence, France, January

Pascal Pittorino / River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) leaves and flowers in the rain, in botanical garden, Bormes les Mimosas, Var, France, January.

Mary McDonald / Male rosy-patched bush shrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus) in an acacia tree, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya. October.

Hougaard Malan / Lone camelthorn tree silhouetted against setting sun in valley. Namib Rand, Namibia. April 2011. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Camelthorn trees in grassy valley at sunset. Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia. February 2011. Non-ex.