Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Cavapoo puppy, age 13 weeks, looking surprised.

Staffan Widstrand / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) shedding velvet, looking into the camera, looking surprised, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

Richard Du Toit / African Wild Cat (Felis sylvestris) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa,

Anup Shah / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) juvenile aged 12-18 months head and shoulders portrait. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.

Andy Rouse / Short Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in snow, UK, January. Captive.

Mark MacEwen / Ring Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) portrait, captive. Duke Lemur Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Konrad Wothe / Black kitten with blue eyes on floor looking surprised

Charlie Summers / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) surprised by jumping King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Revillagigido Island, Alaska, July.

Petra Wegner / Australian Shepherd, blue-merle, head portrait with autumn leaves behind

Edwin Giesbers / Rear view of a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) in a captive zoo setting with children viewing the enclosure through glass, Europe

Tim Laman / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) juvenile feeding in a vine tangle, with a surprised look on its face, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Luciano Candisani / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) researcher hydrating a female surprised by very low tide after laying her eggs, Rocas Atoll, Brazil