SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Section of Eddleston Water, a river that has been re-meandered to slow down water flow, create more space for flood water and create new habitats. Part of the Eddleston Water Project led by Tweed Foru...

Alex Mustard / Soft corals (Scleronephthya corymbosa) inside a cavern within a coral reef. This species is typical of cave habitats. Uum Karerim, St Johns Reef. Egypt. Red Sea.

Chien Lee / Clear rocky streams indicating pristine habitats are becoming an increasingly rare sight in Malaysia, Lubang Buaya, Batang Ai National Park, Malaysia

Alex Mustard / Pair of Soft corals (Scleronephthya corymbosa) grow inside cavern within coral reef. This species if typical of cave habitats. Uum Karerim, St Johns Reef. Egypt. Red Sea.

LYNN M. STONE / African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) captive, a somewhat unusual frog because the male of the species is much larger than the female, weighing up to 2 kg, native to wide range of habitats in sub-...

Anup Shah / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) clan at the den. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Axel Gomille / Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), male, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Adrian Davies / Danish scurvy grass (Cochlearia danica) growing on the embankment of a road. Scurvy grass is normally limited to coastal habitats and has extended its range recently, Surrey, England, UK, April.

XI ZHINONG / Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) on a mountain side, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Olive tree (Olea europaea) in Faia Brava Reserve, Coa valley, Portugal, May 2011

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Fir (Abies alba) forest in snow, Poloniny National Park, Slovakia, February 2011

Christophe Courteau / Red lechwe pair running & jumping in swamp {Kobus leche}. Khwai river, Moremi GR, Botswana