Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant male 'Google' aged 2 years, portrait. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Suzi Eszterhas / Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) mothers with two-week babies. Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Nick Garbutt / Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extraordinarily long coiled tongue. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) climbing tree, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

Mark Bowler / Black capuchin, (Sapajus nigritus) female standing on hind legs, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) foraging in sisal field looking for flowers during a poor year without much fruit. Berenty reserve, Madagascar, September.

Cyril Ruoso / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub, Burgundy, France, May.

Doug Perrine / Giant squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) at cleaning station in the cockpit of wreck of Panorama Air Tour Beech H18S that crashed in 1983 after take-off from Keahole airport, Kona, Hawaii.

Richard Robinson / A Blue shark (Prionace glauca) just below the surface, with nictitating membrane partially shut to protect its eye, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, June.

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (capreolus capreolus) buck portrait, with velvet antlers. Tartumaa, Estonia, March.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) rare white furred baby playing with another baby. Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.

Solvin Zankl / Tiny crab on Broad-toothed Gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans) Sargassum Community. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Solvin Zankl / Porcupinefish (Diodontidae) tiny juvenile, found in plankton community, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pup, aged a few weeks, caught in the wild and shown at a famous camel trekking site for tourists in the hope of either selling it or being paid for photos, Kebili Governorate...

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) female grazing in snow, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. February.

Franco Banfi / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) two swimming underwater, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean. July.

Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking towards camera, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) feeding, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Dong Lei / Black lipped pika (Ochotona curzoniae ) outside of nest hole, Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. August 2010.

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) female, The Netherlands, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Konrad Wothe / Jumping stick grasshopper (Apioscelis bulbosa) Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Staffan Widstrand / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in winter coat, resting in grass, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Jack Dykinga / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks nesting in saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), near Oracle, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, whilst stalking, Bandhavgarh, India.

Chris Mattison / Horned frog (Ceratophrys sp) in shallow water, captive occurs in South America.

Gabriel Rojo / Puma (Puma concolor) hidden in vegetation, captive, La Pampa , Argentina

Espen Bergersen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) calling, bridled guillemot morph with white ring around the eye, Hornoya bird cliff, Finnmark, Norway. March.

Espen Bergersen / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) close up portrait, Lapland, Finland. March.

Fiona Rogers / Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) baby on a branch . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. March 2015.

Fiona Rogers / Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) juvenile portrait . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. March 2015.

Anup Shah / Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) juvenile yawning . Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. March 2015.

Danny Green / Snow Monkey (Macaca fuscata) with snow covered paw in front of mouth, Nagano, Japan, February

Danny Green / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in snow, Scotland, March

Danny Green / Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) and cub, Lake Clarke National Park, Alaska, September.

Alex Hyde / Adder (Vipera berus) basking amongst bracken fronds. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.

Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Megabunus diadema) with prominent, spiky eyes, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April

Alex Hyde / Close-up of Owl Butterfly (Caligo memnon) head showing compound eyes and proboscis. Captive, originating from Central America.

Alex Hyde / Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) female covered in morning dew. Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September. Winner of the Hidden Britain Category of the BWPA Awards 2015.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boy with decorative skin painting. Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boys with decorative skin painting, close up portrait, Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Dassanech baby with her headdress made from bottlecaps, Lower Omo Valley. Ethiopia, November 2014

Cyril Ruoso / Adult male Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) Pandrillus Sanctuary, Nigeria. Non-ex

Cyril Ruoso / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) close up portrait, Bakoumba sanctuary, Gabon. Non-ex

Daniel Heuclin / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) tasting air, in habitat, Arizona, USA, October. Controlled conditions

Claudio Contreras / Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) peering round branch, Mexico City, Mexico, November.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) in summer fur, close up portrait while resting Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) baby chewing on stick, Virunga, Rwanda.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) close up of eye, hidden in vegetation, Bandhavgarh, India.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) grooming in summer fur, Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) adult and young hauled on ice. Hinlopen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) in flight, close up, Finland, March.

Alan Murphy / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) face, Alaska

Roger Powell / Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) walking through snow. Captive, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany. February.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Shield bug (Ventocoris falcatus) Central Coastal Plain, Israel Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Long-faced grasshopper (Truxalis grandis), Central Coastal Plain, Israel, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Suzi Eszterhas / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) dominant male, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Theo Webb / Female Bonobo (Pan paniscus) resting, Max Planck research site LuiKotale in Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Alex Hyde / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. January.

Kevin Schafer / Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) climbing, Community Baboon Sanctuary, Belize, Central America. Endangered species.

Markus Varesvuo / Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus), Uto, Finland, November.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) walking portrait, Ranthambhore National Park, India. Crop of image 01500288 Endangered species.

Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) female portrait, Rwanda.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious young bear approaching camera, over newly forming pack ice during autumn freeze up, Beaufort Sea, off Arctic coast, Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) young bear rolling around in the snow, on newly formed pack ice during autumn freeze up, Beaufort Sea, off Arctic coast, Alaska

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) male covered with mud at a water hole, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. August.

Gabriel Rojo / Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) La Pampa, Argentina

George Sanker / Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeding in snow, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, February.

Christophe Courteau / Shore clingfish / Cornish sucker (Lepadogaster lepadogaster) portrait, Brittany, France, January.

Fiona Rogers / Tana mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) babies sitting together - portrait. Tana River Forest, South eastern Kenya.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) and Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) on the Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) on the Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Ann & Steve Toon / Ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa Non-ex.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Head portrait of male Lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait of young male, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Pascal Kobeh / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in open water, Guadalupe island, Mexico. Pacific Ocean.

Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) portrait, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Matthew Maran / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, February.

Mark Taylor / Red toy poodle looking up at camera an sticking out tongue.

Mark Taylor / French Bulldog sitting looking up, close up of muzzle

Sam Hobson / Young urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing on a wall at night. Bristol, UK, September. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Eric Baccega / Portrait of Naro San Bushman with leather headdress made of duiker skin, Kalahari, Ghanzi region, Botswana, Africa. October 2014.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) cub, offered for sale to the photographer by the young man who trapped it in the desert. Kebili Region, Tunisia. May 2014. Winner of the World in our Hands category, Wi...

Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) male 'Freud' aged 40 years head portrait. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant female 'Safi' aged 2 years with female 'Nasa' aged 23 years. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) male 'Romeo T6' cooling off in waterhole during hot summer. Ranthambore National Park, India.

Ammonite / Close-up of a Yellow slug (Limax flavus) moving towards the camera leaving a slime trail and extending and retracting its eyestalk, footage taken using an endoscopic camera, Bristol, England, UK, Marc...

Alex Mustard / Eyes of Margined sole fish (Brachirus heterolapis) on its camouflaged body. Saonek Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean. Dampier Strait.

Alex Mustard / Reticulate stargazer (Uranoscopus sp.) emerging from the sand. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Close up of tiny (10mm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) living disguised in Muricella sp. sea fan. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Male Bullethead parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) displaying in late afternoon. Ras Katy, Sinai, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Mark MacEwen / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) relaxing in hot spring in Jigokudani, Yaenkoen, Nagano, Japan, February.

Mark MacEwen / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) sleeping at hot spring in Jigokudani, Yaenkoen, Nagano, Japan, February.

Sergey Gorshkov / Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) portrait, Wrangel Island, Far Eastern Russia, March.