Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) cubs aged 6-9 months approaching with curiosity watched by their mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Edwin Giesbers / Four Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) dabbling for food in icy water. The Netherlands, January.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), four colour variants.

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) mother leads three cubs over hillside in snow, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, May

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) sow and piglets foraging in a city garden, Argentinischen Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Alex Hyde / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) and Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Buddleia flowers (Buddleia davidii), Derbyshire, UK, September.

Orsolya Haarberg / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) walking through snowstorm, Vadso, Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, February 2006

Mark Carwardine / Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) ducklings huddled together, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, June

Mark Carwardine / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing with three seabirds flying, Tysfjord, Norway, November

Konstantin Mikhailov / Alpine meadows with Caucasian scabious (Scabiosa caucasica) in Bezengi gorge, July, 3000m. W-C Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarskiy nature reserve, Russia

Ernie Janes / Four Domestic ducklings and one duck egg

Anup Shah / Warthog female (Phacochoerus africanus) feeding with piglets. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) mother and four spring cubs, walking along dirt track, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Kevin Schafer / Four people lying on ground photographing Arctic / Scheuchzer's cotton grass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri) Edgeoya (Edge Island) Svalbard, Norway 2010

Ernie Janes / Free range Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) four piglets at four weeks, UK, July 2010

Ernie Janes / Domestic sheep, lambs playing in a field, Norfolk, UK, March

Ernie Janes / Four Ducklings in shed, UK

Angelo Gandolfi / Carrion Crows (Corvus corone) mobbing a Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Scala di St. Regina gorges. Corte, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, January

Edwin Giesbers / Four Long-tailed / Crab-eating macaques (Macaca fascicularis) foraging on coastline in shallow water with waves, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Petra Wegner / Four British Shorthair kittens, two silver-shaded and two golden-mackerel-tabby, sitting on stand

Andrew Parkinson / Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) small flock in winter plumage, backlit by evening sun, taking off from lake. Derbyshire, UK, March (non-ex)

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Rabari caravan with women leading camels loaded up for the journey, Kutch, Gujarat, India, August 2009

Alex Mustard / A school of Southern stingrays (Hypanus americanus) on a sand bar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, Qoma, Xamse, Qabate and Qhaikgao, hunters, walking in the bush. Central Kalahari Desert. Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Oryx (Oryx gazella) and Ostriches (Struthio camelus) running, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August 2009

Steven Kazlowski / Photographers photographing of a group of curious Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from motorboats along a barrier island during autumn freeze up, Barter Island, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife...

Guy Edwardes / View of pipework and Geothermal power plant, Reykjanesvirkjun, South West Iceland, July 2009

Solvin Zankl / The community of Ostional on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, runs a project of sustainable use of eggs of the Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). The eggs, a popular snack in Costa Rica,...

David Kjaer / Four Coot (Fulica atra) chicks, perched on exposed surface, surrounded by water, Wiltshire, England, UK. May.

Michel Roggo / Sockeye / Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) migrating upstream to spawn, Adams river, British Columbia, Canada 2006

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) chasing African lions (Panthera leo) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Laurent Geslin / European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) at night in urban park near l'Arc de Triomphe, with Champs Elyses in background, Paris, France. HIGHLY COMMENDED: Urban Wildlife category, Wildlife Photographe...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) with horn removed, after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivi...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) close-up of eye, Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically endangered, Part...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) close up of eye, in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left...

Doug Perrine / Female Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in seasonal breeding aggregation with Sharksuckers (Echeneis naucrates) Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (Caribbean Sea)

Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of four Eastern white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) flying over water, Zululand, South Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Small flock of Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) wading on inland Kalloni lake, Lesbos, Greece

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood trees (Dracena cinnibaris) and Desert rose (Adenium obesum socotranum) in Momi Valley, Socotra Island, Yemen, February 2008

David Woodfall / Drought affected agricultural land, monsoon wind blowing top soil from fields, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Matthew Maran / Shadow of trained Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) carrying wildlife watchers, in green pool of water, with Barasingha / Swamp deer (Cervus duvaucel) Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, November 2...

Juergen Freund / Fred Gurgel organizing his algae / seaweed specimens, as part of the Coral Reef census, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, April 2008

Oriol Alamany / Four giant Moai statues in Ahu Nau Nau, Anakena beach, Easter Island Pacific ocean, November 2004

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) group of four drinking water, UK

Patricio Robles Gil / Silhouette of young Gelada baboons (Theropitecus gelada) playing in tree at dawn, Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia

Gerrit Vyn / Small flock of adult Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in flight. Tompkins County, New York, USA, March.

Gerrit Vyn / Adult male Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) in winter plumage preparing to land. Three females are following. Ocean County, New Jersey, USA, January.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) family, Slovakia, June 2008

David Kjaer / Sand martin (Riparia riparia) adult and juveniles at entrance to nest burrows, Worcestershire, England, July

Stephen Dalton / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum) flying, catching moth sequence, mulitflash, controlled conditions, from Europe

Mike Read / Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) two males and two females on shallow water, Catcott Lows, Somerset, England, February

Michel Poinsignon / Little ringed plover {Charadrius dubius} nest with four eggs camouflaged on shingle, Lorraine, France

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidema / Three European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) and a Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) on a rock surrounded by water, Butrint, Albania, June 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Group of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) resting at the edge of a a salt lake, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) moving along a branch of Mulberry tree, Patras, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Four European bee eaters (Merops apiaster) perched on branch with food in breeding colony, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannets (Morus bassanus) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Four boats on beach, Stenbjerg, Thy National Park, Denmark, Jutland, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Four Short finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in a line, Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009 WWE BOOK Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Konik horses drinking, Oostvaardersplassen, Netherlands, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Two Przewalski horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) with foals, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) group stood in village allotments, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) near four horses, Velipoja, Albania, June 2009

Angelo Gandolfi / Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in flight, Spain.

Ross Hoddinott / Four-spot chaser dragonfly {Libellula quadrimaculata} male at rest, Cornwall, UK, July

Jack Dykinga / Havasu Falls cascade behind Fremont cottonwood trees (Populus fremontii) glowing in reflected canyon light, Havasupai Reservation, Arizona, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) flowers on Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Doug Allan / Emperor penguins {Aptenodytes forsteri} diving, Cape Washington, Antarctica. Freeze Frame book plate page 133.

Wild Wonders of Europe / E. Haarberg / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) cock displaying to three females in forest, Bergslagen, Sweden, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding with four cygnets, Lngviksskr, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Four Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) flying over sea, Kallskr, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Four Dwarf irises (Iris pumila) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Four rare yellow Bieberstein tulips (Tulipa biebersteiniana) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Rare yellow Bieberstein tulips (Tulipa biebersteiniana) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) in flight, silhouetted against sky at sunrise, Camargue, France, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / Four Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) flying in snow, Lake Tysslingen, Sweden, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / Four Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) flying over Lake Tysslingen, Sweden, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / Four Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in snow, Lake Tysslingen, Sweden, March 2009

Anup Shah / Gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada) sitting in a tree, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on tree trunk, European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Carpathian...

David Tipling / Eagle hunters with golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) on route to the Eagle Hunters festival near Ulgii Western Mongolia, October 2009. Winner of the Indigenous Cultures Award in Nature's Best Competit...

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) family in thunderstorm, shaking off water, Masai Mara, Kenya (non-ex)

Michel Loup / Four Pike (Esox lucius) and their reflections under the water surface, amongst Potamogeton sp pondweed in a mountain lake, Jura, France. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - W...

Richard Du Toit / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) male with Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) pair on back, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) family, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Carol Walker / Cowboy leading Quarter horses pack train in the snow at Flitner Ranch, Shell, Wyoming, USA. Model released.

Shattil & Rozinski / Four Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) looking down from rocks, Mt Evans, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

Kim Taylor / Water beetles (Dytiscus marginalis) and (Acilius sulcatus) clustered around an air bubble trapped beneath the ice of a frozen pond, digitally enhanced, Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) female, Surrey, England

Kevin Schafer / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) group swimming, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil

Orsolya Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, courtship, Seabird cliff, Langanes peninsula, Iceland, July 2008

Andy Rouse / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking along beach, Falkland Islands (non-ex)

Edwin Giesbers / Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) running, Tanzania

Gary K. Smith / Oystercatchers {Haematopus ostralegus} in flight over breaking surf, Norfolk, UK, December

Solvin Zankl / Moor frog (Rana arvalis) group of males in water, Germany

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Black-faced Impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) male, females, and young drinking at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia