Oscar Dewhurst / Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) roosting in reedbed with Charing Cross hospital behind. London, UK. January

David Perpinan / Old wound caused by entanglement with fishing lines or nets in a Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Animal under rehabilitation. Spain. January 2013.

David Perpinan / Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) wild animal with carapacial fracture from a lawn mower. This is a common problem in wild box turtles from semi-urban areas. Small repro only.

David Perpinan / Cloacal prolapse in a captive, juvenile Savannah monitor lizard (Varanus exanthematicus). small repro only

David Perpinan / Radiography of the anterior section of a captive Leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus guentheri) showing cervical endolymphatic calcium stores. These stores are more prominent in females and are used as a cal...

David Perpinan / Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) juvenile with severe malformation due to inadequate feeding (excessive protein). Small repro only.

David Perpinan / Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) under rehabilitation getting ready for a radiograph. Rehabilitation centre, Georgia, United States Small repro only

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer wrapping a Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby in blankets, with three other orphans wrapped up nearby, Tolga Bat Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Four orphaned Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies wrapped in blankets with pacifiers, Tolga Bat Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / Solar powered air conditioning for the Ashram's hospital. Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, December 2013.

Suzi Eszterhas / Vet with koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male sick with chlamydia, Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Queensland, Australia, captive.

Suzi Eszterhas / Vet with koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) male sick with chlamydia, Currumbin, Wildlife Hospital, Queensland, Australia, captive.