James Dunbar / Red ant (Myrmica rugidonis) tearing apart a worm. Bristol, UK, June.

Philippe Clement / European Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) and Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) tearing up rubbish bag and feeding on household garbage in porch of house, Belgium, June.

Christophe Courteau / Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) tearing at Impala (Aepyceros melampus) prey stolen from a leopard, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Pack of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) tearing apart antelope carcass, Okavango Delta, Botswana, July

Chien Lee / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) group tearing apart a cicada in the rainforest, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Petra Wegner / Blenheim Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 5 months, tearing up a magazine

Petra Wegner / Blenheim Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 5 months, tearing up a magazine

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed Dog tearing up a magazine

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed Dog tearing up a magazine

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed Dog tearing up a magazine

TJ Rich / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) tearing at impala kill in tree, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Mark Raycroft / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) tearing apart fallen log in search of insects to eat