Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) pair rest together on a rock near the river in Jigokudani, Japan.

Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) adult in the hot springs of Jigokudani, in the snow, Japan. February

Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Espiritu Santo Island National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, April

Petra Wegner,Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies aged 7 weeks, with tricolour and blenheim colouration, on hay bale in straw

Petra Wegner / Beagle, bitch resting on hay bale in straw

Petra Wegner,Petra Wegner / Welsh Terrier, bitch with puppies aged 8 weeks in snowy scene.

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador portrait in wild flowers.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Portrait of two Balti men, Skardu, Pakistan, June 2007.

Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) females gather at one end of the hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan, February

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) troop, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Africa

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) male nuzzling lioness, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July