Colin Varndell / Harvest mouse (Micromus minutus) climbing between ripe Wheat, Dorset, UK, July.

Christophe Courteau / Close up of man's hand harvesting Pyrethrum, which refers to several Old World plants of the Chrysanthemum genus which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum is also the...

Mark Carwardine / Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf at the water surface being petted by a tourist. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, April.

Anup Shah / Savanna baboon, olive race (Papio cynocephalus anubis) head portrait of male, reaching out. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Pete Oxford / Measuring bill size of Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) Punta Suarez, Española / Hood Island, Galapagos Islands

Bernard Castelein / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) yawning on beach, Helgoland, Germany. Second Place in the Comedy Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016.

Bernard Castelein / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) lying on sand, Helgoland, Germany

Bernard Castelein / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) covering face with flippers, Helgoland, Germany

Jabruson / Mountain gorilla silverback chewing plant stem (Gorilla gorilla beringei) Virunga NP, DR of Congo 'Rafiki'

Jabruson / Western lowland gorilla silverback male eating soil for mineral content, Odzala NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Claudio Contreras / Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) cleaning face, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Nalu boy covering himself with blue powder whilst preparing for a ritual dance, Cabedu village, Guinea-Bissau, December 2013.

Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) male resting at the edge of thermal hotspring pool with hand covering face, Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) held in the hand of a researcher, Kent, UK, September 2010

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) baby aged less than 1 month portrait, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Close up portrait of a Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) chick, aged three weeks, during a ringing session, Bristol, England, UK, May.Did you know? Peregrine falcons are the world's most widespread...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies hanging in their nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Fiona Rogers / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years resting on his hands, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2...

Fiona Rogers / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years resting on his hands, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2...

Fiona Rogers / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years resting on his hands, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2...

Christophe Courteau / Close up of man's hand harvesting Pyrethrum, which refers to several Old World plants of the Chrysanthemum genus which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum is also the...

Petra Wegner / Removing grass awn from inside of ruby Cavalier King Charles Spanieldog's ear with tweezers, model released

Petra Wegner / Female tricolour Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, having teeth brushed, model released

Nick Turner / Close up of Cotswold Lion rare breed sheep at the Cotswold Farm Show, Cirencester, UK, July 2008.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Veterinary inspections on newly imported White tailed sea eagle chick (Haliaeetus albicilla), part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, Fife, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Pete Oxford / Reading PIT tag of Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) Punta Suarez, Española / Hood Island, Galapagos Islands

Pete Oxford / Measuring bill size of Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) Punta Suarez, Española / Hood Island, Galapagos Islands

Bernard Castelein / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) covering nose with flipper, Helgoland, Germany

Miles Barton / Captive Bottle nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) interacting with human. marine aquarium, captive, USA, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

David Kjaer / Tame Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) feeding from girl's hand, UK

Jason Smalley / Collecting seeds from dried poppy seed heads {Papaver genus} Europe.

Anup Shah / Eastern Black and white colobus monkey portrait {Colobus guereza} Kenya, East Africa

TJ Rich / Sitting portrait of Western lowland gorilla {Gorilla gorilla gorilla} UK

TJ Rich / Head portrait of male silverback Western lowland gorilla {Gorilla g gorilla} with fingers in mouth, UK

TJ Rich / Head portrait of male silverback Western lowland gorilla {Gorilla g gorilla} with fingers in mouth, UK

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) scratching its ear, head portrait, Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI), Iowa. Captive, occurs in Central Africa. Endangered.