James Aldred / Thick primary neo-tropical rainforest, Llano Bonito, Darien Province, Panama, Central America 2006

Jabruson Motion / Group of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) feeding, drinking and interacting at a mineral pool, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefecture, Central African Republic

Jabruson Motion / Group of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) feeding, drinking and spraying water at a mineral pool, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefecture, Central African Republic

Anup Shah / Silvered Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) group drinking from rock pool, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) 'Chris' aged 4 years,released by the Great Crane Project, drinking in a marshland sedge pool close to her nest site, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, May 2014.

Mike Wilkes / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, UK, August.

Mike Wilkes / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, UK, July.

Mike Wilkes / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) female drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, UK, July.

Mike Wilkes / Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, England, UK, June

Mike Wilkes / Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, England, UK, June

Mike Wilkes / Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, England, UK, February

Mike Wilkes / Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, England, UK, June

Mike Wilkes / Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) drinking at woodland pool, Warwickshire, England, UK, June.

Steve Knell / Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) female at drinking pool. Hungary. May

Steve Knell / Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos) at drinking pool, Hungary. May.

Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) drinking from hotsprings, Jigokudani, Japan. February

Laurent Geslin / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) gosling / chicks drinking from a rain pool at Walthamstow reservoir, London, UK

Sergey Gorshkov / Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) mother and her chicks bathing and drinking at tundra pool, Wrangel Island, Russia

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Iranian Wild Ass / Onager (Equus hemionus onager) mother and foal drinking from pool, Touran Protected Area, now part of Khar Turan National Park, Semnan Province, Iran

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Iranian Wild Ass / Onager (Equus hemionus onager) drinking from pool, Touran Protected Area, now part of Khar Turan National Park, Semnan Province, Iran

Bence Mate / Portrait of female Common / Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) drinking at pool of water, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) sub-adult, approximately 17-19 months old, drinking at a forest pool. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe {Giraffe camelopardis peralta} drinking at waterhole. Sahel, Niger.

Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) drinking from pool of water, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Paul Williams / Common / Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) drinking from swimming pool, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil

Danny Green / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) drinking from woodland pool. Holland, Europe, November.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) drinking from woodland pool, Scotland, UK, November

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) drinking from woodland pool, Scotland, UK, November

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) drinking from woodland pool, Scotland, UK, November

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) juvenile displaying at garden pool, Scotland, UK, May

Ernie Janes / Flock of Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) drinking at freshewater pool behind the sea wall, Norfolk, UK, February

Suzi Eszterhas / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) male drinking from muddy pool, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

Ernie Janes / Flock of Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) drinking from freshwater pool on shingle beach, Norfolk, UK. February

Ernie Janes / Flock of Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) drinking from freshwater pool on beach, Norfolk, UK. February

Anup Shah / Lion cub (Panthera leo) aged 9-12 months drinking from a pool of water, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Markus Varesvuo / Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) drinking water from a pool. Hungary, May. Magic Moments book plate, page 43.

Andy Rouse / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) drinking from a pool. Wales, UK, January.

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) family drinking from a pool. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Alex Hyde / Red fronted brown lemurs {Lemur fulvus rufus} drinking from pool, Kirindy forest, West Madagascar.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian gazelle {Gazella gazella} two drinking from pool of water, Oman

Tui De Roy / Volcan Alcedo Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) drinking from seasonal rain pool, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Dave Bevan / Female Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) drinking from woodland pool, UK

Matthew Maran / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) drinking from shallow pool, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Anup Shah / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) drinking from small pool of water . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December

Suzi Eszterhas / Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) female at edge of drinking pool, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Nick Upton / Welsh ponies (Equus caballus) drinking from freshwater pool near Llanrhidian salt marshes, The Gower Peninsula, Wales

Guy Edwardes / Hedgehog (Erinaxeus europaeus) drinking from woodland pool, Dorset, England, July

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) female reflected in garden pool, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May

David Tipling / Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} drinking at pool, Norfolk, UK

Eric Baccega / Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) mother and kid drinking from pool of water by river, Jasper National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Pete Oxford / Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) drinking from pool of water, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Guy Edwardes / House sparrow {Passer domesticus} female drinking at pool, Marshwood Vale, Dorset, England

Dave Bevan / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding at woodland pool, Wales, UK, December

Dave Bevan / Grey squirrel (Scirius carolinensis) drinking from woodland pool, Wales, UK, January

Dave Bevan / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding at woodland pool, Wales, UK, December

Jouan & Rius / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) drinking from a pool of water during the rainy season, Etosha NP, Namibia

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) drinking from a pool in Jaaluni, Oman. May.

Gary K. Smith / Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) male at drinking pool on coastal saltings, North Norfolk, England, UK, February

Gary K. Smith / Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) male at drinking pool on coastal saltings, North Norfolk, England, UK, February

David Welling / Bullsnake (Pituophis melanoleucus sayi) drinking in pool, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

TJ Rich / African lion {Panthera leo} lioness drinking from dry pool, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

Sue Flood / Two ostriches (Struthio camelus) beside a drinking pool near the Sossusvlei dunes, Namibia

John Cancalosi / Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) male drinking from temporary pool, Arizona, USA

Barry Mansell / Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) in woodland pool. Texas, USA

Gary K. Smith / Sheep on Exmoor resting next to drinking pool, Somerset, UK, May

Pete Oxford / Elephant (Loxodonta africana) drinking from swimming pool at Big Makalolo Camp. Makalolo Plains, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa 2006

PREMAPHOTOS / Two Nile monitor lizards {Varanus niloticus} interacting in forest pool, Gambia

PREMAPHOTOS / Western green mamba {Dendroaspis viridis} snake drinking from pool in gallery forest, Gambia

Tom Vezo / Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) female at drinking pool, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-fronted / White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) drinking at pool, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. May 2002

Rolf Nussbaumer / Pair of Green Jays (Cyanocorax yncas) drinking from pool, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. March 2002

Rolf Nussbaumer / Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) drinking from pool, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. May 2002

Patricio Robles Gil / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly, drinking from pool in wintering grounds, Monarch butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacan, Mexico

Tom Vezo / Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca) beside drinking pool, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) male at drinking pool, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male at drinking pool, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male in drinking pool, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) female portrait at drinking pool, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Richard Du Toit / Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) drinking at shrunken pool, Kalahari, Gemsbok NP, S Africa

John Cancalosi / Harris' Antelope Squirrel / Yuma Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisi) drinking at temporary pool, Arizona, USA

John Cancalosi / Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) drinking from temporary pool, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA

John Cancalosi / Male Gambel's Quail (Lophortyx / Callipepla gambelii) drinking from temporary pool, Arizona, USA.

John Cancalosi / Harris' Antelope Squirrel / Yuma Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisi) drinking at temporary pool, Arizona, USA

Pete Oxford / Fossa drinking at pool {Cryptoprocta ferox} Western Dry Forest, Madagascar

John Cancalosi / Mourning Dove {Zenaida macroura} drinking from temporary pool, Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

John Cancalosi / Yuma / Harris' Antelope Squirrel {Ammospermophilus harrisi} drinking at temporary pool, Arizona, USA.

Philippe Clement / Two wasps {Vespidae} drinking water from small pool of water, Extremadura, Spain.

Philippe Clement / Wasp {Vespidae} drinking water in small pool filled with Tadpoles, Extremadura, Spain.

Jabruson / Sitatunga antelope {Tragelaphus spekei} gather in pool to escape flies, Odzala NP, Congo.

Kim Taylor / Natterer's bat {Myotis nattereri} drinking from still pool UK.

Kim Taylor / Natterer's bat {Myotis nattereri} drinks from still pool UK.

Anup Shah / Patas monkey drinking from puddle {Erythrocebus patas} Kenya 2002

Kim Taylor / Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) drinking from a woodland pool. Surrey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from a woodland pool. Surrey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) drinking from a woodland pool. Surrey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from pool. UK, captive.

Kim Taylor / Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) drinking from a woodland pool. Surrey, UK.