Konstantin Mikhailov / Asian globeflower (Trollius asiaticus) flowering in subalpine meadows of the Altai-Sayan Region, in particular in Kuznetsky Alatau State Nature Reserves, Siberia, Far East Russia,

David Fleetham / Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) with first dorsal spine and lure extended to attract prey. Dumaguete, Philippines.

Paul D Stewart / Portrait of the Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) Italian scientist, in particular a naturalist and physician. He taught in Bologna and his work 'Antidotarii Bononiensis Epitome' (1574) described the prop...

Floris van Breugel / Bizzare sculptures of basalt formed through thousands of years of erosion, Snake River Valley, southern Idaho. This particular piece was likely formed sometime in the Pliocene period about 2-3 million...

David Pattyn / Great Crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) two males fighitng for the right to mate at a particular mating spot, La Dombes lake area, France, June

Kristel Richard / Six Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, race bareback in the Palio, on the third Sunday of September, in Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys gallop at full speed to win...

Kristel Richard / One of the 1,200 participants in medieval costume taking part in the historical procession on the Sunday just before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. Each participant wears the colours representing a...

Kristel Richard / One of the 1,200 participants in medieval costume taking part in the historical procession on the Sunday just before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. Each participant wears the colours representing a...

Kristel Richard / One of the Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, takes part in the single trials on the Friday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. All the jockeys ride bareback, Sep...

Kristel Richard / One of the Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, takes part in the single trials on the Friday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during th...

Kristel Richard / Three Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, take part in the team trials on the Saturday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during these tr...

Kristel Richard / Four Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, take part in the team trials on the Saturday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during these tri...

Kristel Richard / Five Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, race bareback in the Palio, on the third Sunday of September, in Asti, Piedmont, Italy, September 2009

Kristel Richard / One of the 1,200 participants in medieval costume taking part in the historical procession on the Sunday just before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. Each participant wears the colours representing a...

Kristel Richard / Three Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, take part in the team trials on the Saturday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during these tr...

Kristel Richard / Six Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, gallop off at the start of the Palio, on the third Sunday of September, in Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys gallop at full spe...

Kristel Richard / Six Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, race bareback in the Palio, on the third Sunday of September, in Asti, Piedmont, Italy, September 2009

Kristel Richard / One of the 1,200 participants in medieval costume taking part in the historical procession on the Sunday just before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. Each participant wears the colours representing a...

Kristel Richard / Seven Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, take it easy at the start of one the team trials on the Saturday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The cord which is le...

Kristel Richard / Five Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, race bareback in the Palio, on the third Sunday of September, in Asti, Piedmont, Italy, September 2009

Kristel Richard / One of the 1,200 participants in medieval costume taking part in the historical procession on the Sunday just before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. Each participant wears the colours representing a...

Kristel Richard / Five Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, take part in the team trials on the Saturday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during these tri...

Kristel Richard / Two Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, take part in the team trials on the Saturday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during these tria...

Kristel Richard / Six Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, gallop off at the start of the Palio, on the third Sunday of September, in Asti, Piedmont, Italy, September 2009

Kristel Richard / Two of the Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, takes part in the single trials on the Friday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during th...

Kristel Richard / One of the Fantini (jockeys), in the colours of a particular district of Asti, takes part in the single trials on the Friday before the Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The jockeys take it easy during th...

Steven David Miller / Quinkan rock art particular to the Cape York region, Split Rock Art Site, Laura, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Restrictions: Editorial use only

Steven David Miller / Quinkan rock art particular to the Cape York region, Split Rock Art Site, Laura, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Restrictions: Editorial use only

Paul D Stewart / The 'leisure Hour' January 1859, a pickled gorilla propped up with stick from the barrel in which it was preserved. It is a specimen from Paul Du Chaillu intended (as the label on the barrel lid state...

Paul D Stewart / Photographic portrait of Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892). Woodburytype photograph by Lock & Whitfield published in 'Men or Mark' 1878. Owen was a comparative anatomist and palaeontologi...

Paul D Stewart / Portrait of Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892); 1883 portrait in his home study for The Graphic magazine, in the year he retired from the BMNH. Owen was a comparative anatomist and palaeon...

Paul D Stewart / Portrait of Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892), 1889 mezzotint by H.J. Thaddeus with contemporary face but pose taken from an earlier 1852 photograph with dinosaur. Owen was a comparative...

Paul D Stewart / 18th Century engraving with contemporary handcolouring showing coral, squid and a nautilus shell. Such exotic objects were emblematic of any good cabinet of curiosities and held particular fascination...

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Indian/Asian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Gesner Woodcut from 'Icones Animalium' 1560, reproduced from 1551. Published Christoph Froschover, Zurich. Gesner reproduces this image...

Mark Moffett / Rainforest fruits eaten variously by monkeys, orangutans, bats, squirrels, hornbills and songbirds, each adapted to a particular animal, Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Karine Aigner / A small forest fire - controlled burns are used to keep the forest healthy although this particular burn was thought to be sparked by accident, Bardia National Park, Terai, Nepal.

Karine Aigner / A small forest fire, controlled burns are used to keep the forest healthy although this particular burn was thought to be sparked by accident, Bardia National Park, Terai, Nepal.

Tui De Roy / Male Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), in bright breeding colours particular to Espanola Island, with darker female, basking in sun, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Tui De Roy / Two male Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), in bright breeding colours particular to Espanola Island, basking in sun, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Tui De Roy / Male Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), in bright breeding colours particular to Espanola Island, guarding rock, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Ch'ien Lee / Gecko (Cnemaspis sp), undescribed species endemic to particular limestone cave, Gua Baju, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Emanuele Biggi / Ant Plant, Malayan Urn Vine, Rattle Sculls (Dischidia rafflesiana) myrmecophyte plant. Detail of inflated leaf with roots inside, which take nutrition from dead ants bodies. The ants used this particu...