Steve Downer / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) jumping over a fence and taking food left out on a tree stump in a garden, Birmingham, England, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) scavenging left over food, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Paul D Stewart / Male Large Blue Butterfly (Maculinea eutryphon / arion) collected in 1865. It is here surrounded by other extant UK blue butterfly species. The large Blue was first recorded as a British species in 17...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) female hunting over grazing marsh, Burnham Overy, Norfolk, UK, February. Did you know? During flight, the left ear of the barn owl captures sounds below while the right ear focuse...

Alex Mustard / Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) over a shallow sand bank. On the left is a juvenile which does not have the characteristic spots of the adults. The adult is carrying a piece of weed...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pool of water left over from the flooded season in a Grey alder (Alnus incana) forest between Koutarica and Mlaka, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, C...

Nick Upton / Raven (Corvus corax) flying off low over pebbly beach with scavenged crisp left by picknickers, Cornwall, UK, April.

Ashley Cooper / Warning sign about the presence of Argentinian mines on the Falkands, February 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Warning sign about the presence of Argentinian mines on the Falkands, February 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Peak of Chacaltaya (5,395m), in the Bolivian Andes, which until 2009 had a glacier supporting the world's highest ski lift at over 17,000 feet. The glacier finally disappeared completely in 2009 due t...

Steve Downer / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) taking food left out on a tree stump in a garden before jumping over fence, Birmingham, England, UK, April.

Richard Robinson / Black petrels (Procellaria parkinsoni) fight over food scraps left behind by False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens ) Northern New Zealand Editorial use only.

Alan Williams / Ogwen Falls near Idwal Cottage with the bridge over A5 main road on the left and Tryfan mountain in the background, Snowdonia, North Wales, UK, March.

Alan Williams / Ogwen Falls near Idwal Cottage, with the bridge over A5 main road on the left, and Tryfan mountain in the background, Snowdonia, North Wales, UK, March.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Sunset over Loch Maree from the summit of Meall a' Ghiuthais, with view to Beinn airigh charr on right and Loch Bhanamhoir on left, Torridon, Scotland, UK, June 2016.

Christophe Courteau / The Moskva river, iced over in winter, Kremlin on the left, Moscow, Russia, January 2016

Espen Bergersen / Rainbow over coastal landscape with bird cliff 'Sorfugloy' on the left, Troms, Norway, October

Guy Edwardes / View over Pednvounder Beach with ripples left in sand by retreating tide, looking towards Logan Rock, Porthcurno, Cornwall, England, UK. April 2009.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) scavenging left over food, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) scavenging left over food on beach, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Floris van Breugel / Sunrise over Death Valley (from Corkscrew Peak) with Cottontop cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus). View extending all the way to Badwater (center left near the horizon), the Mesquite Dunes (right),...

Brent Stephenson / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) hovering in the air over the breeding colony. Most are adults, but the mottled birds to the middle left are immature birds. Great Saltee, County Wexford, Republic of...

Sandesh Kadur / Wancho man pointing to wild animal skulls left over from ceremonial feasts hanging from the roof of a hut, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 2008.

Cyril Ruoso / Razorbill (Alca torda) left with only small fish as a result of human over fishing, Latrabjarg Cliff, West Fjords, Iceland

Roger Powell / Two Buzzards (Buteo buteo) one in pale phase (right) and another dark phase (left) fighting over food in snow, Dransfeld, Hannover, Germany, January

Roger Powell / Two Buzzards (Buteo buteo) one in pale phase (right) and another dark phase (left) fighting over food in snow, Dransfeld, Hannover, Germany, January

Roger Powell / Two Buzzards (Buteo buteo) one in pale phase (right) and another dark phase (left) fighting over food in snow, Dransfeld, Hannover, Germany, January

Alex Mustard / A pair of needle cuttlefish (Sepia aculeata) hover over the sand, while the male, on the left, gives a warning display with his arms raised, Seraya, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia.

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) grazing at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century...

Roland Seitre / Fence allowing grazing-land to recover - to the left is over-grazed land, to the right is recovering land. Scimitar Oryx rehabilitation program, Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal, 2002.

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) with foal at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th centur...

Roland Seitre / Young Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) resting at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th ce...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) with their handlers at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 2...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) and their handler at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20t...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Roland Seitre / Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) at the breeding program at Reserve du Ferlo Nord, near Ranero in Senegal. Captive. Previously common, over-hunting and habitat destruction through the 20th century has left...

Marie Read / Pigeon Guillemots (Cepphus columba), group interacting on a rock over the ocean, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July. (Digitally retouched image - bird at far left, head added from previo...

Florian Möllers / Secondary rainforest growing over wrecks of old cars left behind after the Budongo Sawmill was deserted. Budongo Forest Reserve, Masindi, Uganda, Africa. December 2006

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Maldhari woman making 'khova', milk solids left over after constant boiling, Kutch, Gujarat, India, April 2009

Steven Kazlowski / View of Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) den from the inside, with claw marks visible (clawing the sides of the den keep it from icing over) Sow with newborn spring cubs had just left for the coast in sea...

Colin Monteath / Clouds over Lake Wanaka from Mount Roy with Mount Aspiring on left, Otago, New Zealand

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pool of water left over from the flooded season in a Grey alder (Alnus incana) forest between Košutarica and Mlaka, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area,...

Laurie Campbell / Aerial view of section of hillside at Strath Dearn / The Findhorn Valley showing grazing pressure to the left side of the image which is unfenced. Inverness-shire, Scotland, March

Mark Bowler / Red eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) showing two of its three eyelids, patterned eyelid completely closed over left eye Captive

Roy Mangersnes / Northern giant petrel (right) {Macronectes halli} and Southern giant petrel (left) (Macronectes giganteus) fighting over a seal carcass, Gold Harbour, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. November

Juergen Freund / Children and adults help themselves to free left-over threshed stalks which still contain grains of rice. Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008

Fabio Liverani / Hot air balloon in flight over the Aosta Valley region of the northern Italian Alps. This is the "Roof of Europe": Mont Blanc is the peak on the left, Grande Jorassos is the peak on the right

Fabio Liverani / Hot air balloon in flight over the Aosta Valley region of the northern Italian Alps. This is the "Roof of Europe": Mont Blanc is the peak on the left, Grande Jorassos is the peak on the right

PREMAPHOTOS / Spring orb weaver spider {Meta mengei} male (left) courting female over the corpse of a fly in her web, UK

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) at left, fighting rival species (Ectatomma sp) over dead silverfish, just before more E. i arrived to chase Ectatomma away, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Kim Taylor / Oriental cockroach {Blatta orientalis} at night swarming over left over food.

Bernard Castelein / Yellow winged darter dragonfly resting on reed stem (right). Note damselfy to left with wings characteristically folded over body

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Water Spider (Argyroneta aquatica) walking over stones in the water, hairs on abdomen have trapped air which gives the animal a silvery appearance, note water boatman on left, native to Europe

Shane P. White / Discarded shells left over from over-harvesting, Saint Vincent, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Discarded shells left over from over-harvesting, Saint Vincent, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Discarded shells left over from over-harvesting, Saint Vincent, Caribbean

Rick Tomlinson / Last minute checks aboard "Barlo Plastics" at Cork Week. Navigator Ian Moore (2nd left) goes over local charts with the tactitian. Olympic sailor and GBR Challenge helmsman Andy Beadsworth (right) is...

David Hall / Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) swimming over coral reef with Soft corals, from left to right (Dichotella sp.), (Sinularia sp.), (Nephthea sp.) and Hard coral (Acropora sp.), Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pa...

Lewis Jefferies / Eurasian lobster (Homarus gammarus) walking over sandy seabed, between reefs. with missing left claw, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK. June.

Lewis Jefferies / European lobster (Homarus Gammarus) with missing left claw, walking over sandy seabed, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK, Atlantic Ocean.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Panning timelapse of fog moving over rocky mountainside. The camera pans from right to left. Castros de Horneo, Collados del Ason Natural Park, Cantabria, Spain. July.

Mike Potts / Two Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) feeding on sugar beet tops left over from harvesting. Cambridgeshire, UK. February.

Mike Potts / Flock of Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) feeding on sugar beet tops left over from harvesting. Cambridgeshire, UK. February.

Alan Williams / Flintshire Bridge over the River Dee with Flint power station on the left near Connah's Quay, North Wales, UK. October, 2021.

Milan Radisics / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) investigating a garden terrace at night, looking for left over food, Hungary, June.

Tony Wu / Two mature male Asian sheepshead wrasses (Semicossyphus reticulatus) fighting over territory during breeding season. Mature males take on a whitish coloration, when approaching females and during terr...

Tony Wu / Spotty-bellied greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus) male, watching over several clutches of developing eggs, which are just below the fish's left pectoral fin. Hokkaido, Japan.

Nick Upton / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) on left, and three adult and one juvenile Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) looking up as a Marsh harrier hunts nearby over marshy pastureland, Catcott Lows National Nature...

Doug Gimesy / Logged area of native forest in the Errinundra plateau (East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), with inappropriate regrowth occurring i.e. Acacia instead of Eucalyptus. This logged area is where gre...

Doug Gimesy / Logged area of native forest in the Errinundra plateau (East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), with inappropriate regrowth occurring i.e. Acacia instead of Eucalyptus. This logged area is where gre...

Doug Gimesy / Logged area of native forest in the Errinundra plateau (East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), with inappropriate regrowth occurring i.e. Acacia instead of Eucalyptus. This logged area is where gre...

Juergen Freund / Salt extraction on Kusamba Beach. Saltwater is poured over an area of raked beach and left to evaporate. The salty sand is transferred to vats and more saltwater poured over, this is repeated several...