Pascal Kobeh / Blue-striped blenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) hiding in a sponge, Sulu sea, Philippines

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Jeje' aged 13 years being groomed by young male 'Peley' aged 12 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female with baby aged 1-3 months being groomed, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) age 3-6 months being groomed by it's mother 'Gina'. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitate...

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting on grass, and wind blowing coat.

Bence Mate / Two newly fledged burrowing owl chicks (Athene cunicularia) one being groomed by its mother (far left) Pantanal, Brazil. WINNER: Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 4/6 - Wildlife Photographer of the Y...

Miles Barton / Close up of sleeping Japanese macaque being groomed, Japan

Gavin Hellier / Newly groomed piste and mountain ranges at St Anton am Arlberg, Tirol, Austria, 2008

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female with her baby aged less than 1 month being groomed in a tree, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female with her baby aged less than 1 month being groomed, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female being groomed by a juvenile, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female being groomed by a male, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female being groomed by a male, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male being groomed by a juvenile, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male being groomed by a juvenile, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Jire' aged 52 years being groomed by alpha male 'Foaf' aged 30 years, whilst she feeds on palm oil fruit, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. Januar...

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Fanle' aged 13 years with suckling male infant 'Flanle' aged 3 years being groomed by alpha male 'Foaf' aged 30 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, G...

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing while his mother 'Fanle' aged 13 years is being groomed by male 'Tua' aged 53 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, G...

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Peley' aged 12 years being groomed by young male 'Jeje' aged 13 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Jeje' aged 13 years being groomed by male 'Tua' aged 53 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Yo' aged 49 years being groomed by male 'Tua' aged 53 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. December 2010.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Yo' aged 49 years being groomed by male 'Tua' aged 53 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. December 2010.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Jire' aged 52 years being groomed by alpha male 'Foaf' aged 30 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Fanle' aged 13 years with suckling male infant 'Flanle' aged 3 years being groomed by alpha male 'Foaf' aged 30 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guin...

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Fanle' aged 13 years with suckling male infant 'Flanle' aged 3 years being groomed by alpha male 'Foaf' aged 30 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guin...

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) Male being groomed by female on roof of house. Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) baby aged 3-6 months being groomed by its mother 'Gina'. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabil...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra' aged 12 months being groomed by her mother 'Peta' . Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Jul...

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male groomed by a female on branch, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Ernie Janes / Crab eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) juvenile being groomed, Southern Thailand

Tom Struhsaker / Sanje Mangabey Monkey (Cercocebus galeritus sanjei) mother and baby being groomed by group member. Mizimu area, Sonjo Valley, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Endangered species

Tom Struhsaker / Sanje Mangabey Monkey (Cercocebus galeritus sanjei) mother and baby being groomed by group members. Mizimu area, Sonjo Valley, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Endangered species

Tom Struhsaker / Sanje Mangabey Monkey (Cercocebus galeritus sanjei) mother and baby being groomed by group member. Mizimu area, Sonjo Valley, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Endangered species

Andrew Parkinson / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) calf is affectinately groomed by its mother, introduced species, Arne RSPB Reserve, Dorset, UK, October.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female 'Maya' being groomed, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female 'Maya' being groomed, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / C130 equipped with skis flying over groomed skiway prior to landing, man and ski mobile in foreground. Patriot Hills, Antarctica, January 2006.

Andrew Parkinson / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) calf is groomed by its mother. Arne RSPB Reserve, Dorset, UK, October (non-ex)

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting on grass, and wind blowing coat.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, standing on grass, and wind blowing coat

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, standing on grass, and wind blowing coat

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, yawning, with coat groomed for show, standing on grass, and wind blowing coat.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, standing on grass, with wind blowing coat.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting on grass, with wind blowing coat.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, standing in show-stack posture,

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting on grass.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, head portrait with coat groomed for show.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, lying down.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, head portrait in profile, with coat groomed for show.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting.

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting.

Anup Shah / Olive baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) male being groomed by a juvenile, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) juvenile being groomed, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February.

Barrie Britton / Male Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) being groomed, Ethiopia, East Africa, November

Pete Oxford / Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) holding baby while being groomed, Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Suzi Eszterhas / Rescued chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) being groomed by Rodney Lemata (Caretaker) Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa. Captive, June 2009. model released

Suzi Eszterhas / Rescued chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) being groomed by Rodney Lemata (Caretaker) Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa. Captive, June 2009. model released

Suzi Eszterhas / Rescued chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) being groomed by Rodney Lemata (Caretaker) Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa. Captive, June 2009. model released

Mark Taylor / Border Collie bitch, Lollipop, being groomed.

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) infant 12-18 months suckles while being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male being groomed after heavy rain, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Fiona Rogers / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) infant being groomed while playing with stick, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Fiona Rogers / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) mature male being groomed by family, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Fiona Rogers / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) infant being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Fiona Rogers / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) female with infant suckling while being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Fiona Rogers / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) infant, 1-3 months, being groomed, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) alpha male being groomed by brother, western Uganda

Jerry Monkman / Looking down on a man cross-country skiing (track skiing) on a groomed trail next to the frozen Ottauquechee River in Quechee, Vermont, USA. Model Released.

Jerry Monkman / Looking down on a man cross-country skiing (track skiing) on a groomed trail next to the frozen Ottauquechee River in Quechee, Vermont, USA. Model Released.

Andy Rouse / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) resting in forest whilst being groomed, Mahale NP, Tanzania (non-ex)

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea otter {Enhydra lutris} 6 weeks pup being groomed by hand in rehabilitation cage, Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA

Bernard Castelein / Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) being groomed, Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) pup in rehabilitation center getting groomed, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Serval (Leptailurus serval) kitten, five week old orphan being groomed by Suzi Eszterhas with toothbrush which resembles shape, size and texture of mother's tongue, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Serval (Leptailurus serval) kitten, five week old orphan being groomed by Suzi Eszterhas with toothbrush which resembles shape, size and texture of mother's tongue, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} having armpit groomed, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Jane Burton / Bichon Frise, washed and brushed, sitting down

Suzi Eszterhas / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub (4 weeks) playing with its mother whilst being groomed, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} shorthaired tortoiseshell being groomed by handler using a comb.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} long-haired Balinese female being groomed by handler.

Mark Moffett / Ant (Harpagoxenus sp) queen being groomed by Slave Ant Worker (Leptothorax sp) while others in the background groom and carry larvae, Massachusetts

John Downer / Rook (Corvus frugilegus) deliberately subjects itself to an ant attack to be groomed, behaviour called 'anting', UK

Suzi Eszterhas / Serval (Leptailurus serval) five week old orphan cub being groomed by Suzi Eszterhas with toothbrush which resembles mother's tongue, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) being groomed by caretaker Bruce Ainebyona, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda

Petra Wegner / Tricolour Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with the hair on its the ears cut short

Norbert Wu / American Bison (Bison bison) uses roadway groomed for snowmobiles, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming