Nick Garbutt / Buttress roots of Shorea sp. within lowland rainforest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Maliau Falls (6th of 7 tiers) on the Maliau River with a brooding storm in the sky. Centre of Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Takob-Akob Falls, Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Dawn over the Segama River, with mist hanging over lowland rainforest. Heart of Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Large aerial pitchers of natural hybrid Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes stenophylla x Nepenthes veitchi). Montane mossy heath forest or 'kerangas', southern plateau, Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borne...

Nick Garbutt / Unravelling Fern fronds (Unknown species). Near Nepenthes Field Camp, mid-altitude montane forest. Centre of Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) on open plains browsing Whistling Thorn Acacia (Acacia drepanolobium). Slopes of the Ngorongoro Highlands with the Serengeti Plains beyond, Tanzania. (Digitally...

Nick Garbutt / Adult Fossa (Crytoprocta ferox) female investigating automatic remote camera in leaf-litter. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar, November.

Nick Garbutt / Emergent Menggaris Tree / Tualang (Koompassia excelsa) protruding the canopy of lowland rainforest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Adult Fossa (Crytoprocta ferox) female portrait. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar, November. Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Nick Garbutt / Male African Lion (Panthera leo) playing with 4 month cub. Big Marsh, near Ndutu, Nogorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Nick Garbutt / Emergent Menggaris Tree / Tualang (Koompassia excelsa) protruding from mist and low cloud hanging over lowland rainforest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Luminous Fungi (Mycena sp.) with small spider resting on underside. Montane mossy heath forest or 'kerangas', Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) head portrait at nest hole, in forest bordering of the Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Brazil. September

Nick Garbutt / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in forest bordering of the Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Brazil. September

Nick Garbutt / A pair of Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco) flying across the Piquiri River at dawn, northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, September. (Digitally Modified)

Nick Garbutt / Wild female Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) jumping up sandy bluff on the banks of the Piquiri River (a tributary of Cuiaba River). Northern Pantanal, Brazil. September

Nick Garbutt / Wild female Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) resting on the banks of the Piquiri River (a tributary of Cuiaba River). Northern Pantanal, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Wild Ocelot (Felis pardalis) on the banks of the Piquiri River (a tributary of Cuiaba River) Northern Pantanal, Brazil. September

Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) displaying on the beach front. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica. January, sequence 5/6

Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) displaying on the beach front. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica. January, sequence 4/6

Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) displaying on the beach front. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica. January, sequence 2/6

Nick Garbutt / Montane rainforest understorey along a stream with dominant Pandanus sp. Vohiparara, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. (digitally stitched image)

Nick Garbutt / Ox cart and Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) Near Morondava, western Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) at dusk. Near Morondava, western Madagascar. (digitally stitched image)

Nick Garbutt / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) sun basking at dawn. Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Giant Pachypodium species photographed from the inside. Lake Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, South West Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Mossy Leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) cleaning eye with tongue. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Bottle Baobab (Adansonia rubrostipa) over 3000 years old. Lake Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, South West Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Aloe tree at dawn. Anjampolo Forest, southern Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Net-casting / Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis sp.) with net. Active at night, Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Three Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) sun basking at dawn. Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar. (digitally stitched image)

Nick Garbutt / Male Giraffe-necked Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Montane rainforest, Vohiparara, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / African Lion (Panthera leo) male in Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. March 2010. (digitally stitched image)

Nick Garbutt / Three Mossy Leaf-tailed Geckos (Uroplatus sikorae) in differing colour morphs. From forest understorey at night. Masoala National Park, Madagascar. Photographed on white background

Nick Garbutt / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) double head portrait, one some distance behnid the other, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January.

Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) displaying at hovering Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) Beach front, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January

Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with head inclined towards camera, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January.

Nick Garbutt / Chin-strap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) displaying. Half-Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. February. (digitally stitched image)

Nick Garbutt / Arctic tern (Sterna Paradisaea) hovering in flight over an iceberg.Peterman Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. February.

Nick Garbutt / Flock of Kelp / Southern black backed Gulls (Larus dominicanus) flying over iceberg. Graham Passage, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. February. (digitally altered image)

Nick Garbutt / Stump-tailed Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) on white background, from rainforest leaf-litter. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera). Yanacocha montane forest, Ecuador. May.

Nick Garbutt / Adult Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) at sunset on tundra vegetation on shores of Hudson Bay, Canada (late Sept). Digitally Modified.

Nick Garbutt / Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) flying over rugged coast near Stromness, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January (digitally altered image)

Nick Garbutt / Stump-tailed Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) in rainforest leaf-litter, eyes pointing in different directions. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Male Comet / Madagascar moon moth (Argema mittrei) recently emerged drying its wings. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Adult male Fosa (Crytoprocta ferox) yawning, on deciduous forest floor. Kirindy Forest, western Madagaascar.

Nick Garbutt / Adult male Fosa (Crytoprocta ferox) on deciduous forest floor. Kirindy Forest, western Madagaascar.

Nick Garbutt / Male Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in aggresive posture, displaying at its own reflection in a mirror. Masoala National Park, north east Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Male Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) feeding on Preying mantis in beach side vegetation. Bay of Antongil, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Male Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) catching Praying mantis in beach side vegetation. Bay of Antongil, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Male Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) stalking prey in beach side vegetation. Bay of Antongil, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar. Did you know? Chameleons don't change colour...

Nick Garbutt / Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) footprint along the Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada, September 2009

Nick Garbutt / Male Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) fishing for salmon, Atnarko River, Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia, Canada, September

Nick Garbutt / Steller's sealions (Eumetopias jubatus) on off-shore rocks, near Princess Royal Island, great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, September 2009

Nick Garbutt / Lake surrounded by temperate rainforest, Campania Island, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, September 2009

Nick Garbutt / Adult Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) at sunset, Shores of Hudson Bay, Canada, late September, digitally modified

Nick Garbutt / Sailing ship "Noorderlicht" in bay by Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic Norway, June 2009

Nick Garbutt / Sea cliffs, shoreline and pack ice at Hambergbukta, south east Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic Norway, June 2009

Nick Garbutt / Patterns in blue iceberg off Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic Norway, June 2009

Nick Garbutt / Blue iceberg off Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic Norway, June 2009

Nick Garbutt / Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) climbing tree for fruit, Satpura National Park, India

Nick Garbutt / Male Wild gaur (Bos gaurus) licking nose, Satpura NP, India

Nick Garbutt / Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) climbing tree for fruit, Satpura National Park, India

Nick Garbutt / Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) feeding on a wildebeest kill dragged into a tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Nick Garbutt / Massing herds of White bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus) on migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Nick Garbutt / Close up of feathers of Male Malayan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) from primary lowland rainforest areas of Malaysia, Vulnerable species. Captive, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore..

Nick Garbutt / Giant snakehead / Toman (Channa micropeltes)Found in freshwater / flooded swamp areas. From SE Asia including Borneo. Captive, Singapore Zoo

Nick Garbutt / Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae), cleaning its eye and active at night. Ranomafana NP, south east Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Sheep grazing in front of Cemex Cement Works and Limestone Crushing Plant with Lowther Valley and eastern Lake District behind. Shap Fell, Cumbria, UK. January 2009.

Nick Garbutt / Bornean angle-headed lizard (Gonocephalus bornensis) with mouth open in forest habitat, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Bornean horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) amongst leaf-litter on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Montane horned frog (Megophrys kobayashii) in leaf litter. Slopes of Mt Kinabalu (around 1400m), Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Female Silvered langur (Trachypithecus cristatus / Presbytis cristata) carrying young infant. Bako NP, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Male Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) at forest wallow. Bako NP, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.

Nick Garbutt / Bornean horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Fishing nets and lobster pots on the pier. Tobermory harbour, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK.

Nick Garbutt / Lowland litter frog (Leptobrachium abbotti) amongst leaf-litter on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Dawn sunlight through the rainforest canopy. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Pope's pit / tree viper (Trimeresurus popeorum) in lowland forest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Rothschild's slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum rothschildianum). Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Male African / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Nick Garbutt / Quiver tree / Kokerboom (Aloe dichotoma) at night. Namibrand Nature Reserve, on the edge of the Sossusvlei dunes, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Tourists climbing giant sand dunes (dune 45) at Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Close-up of foot of chained domestic Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Nick Garbutt / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) extracting beetle grubs from wood. Endemic to Madagascar. Photographed under controlled conditions at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, UK. captive

Nick Garbutt / Polar Bear Cub (7-8 months) (Ursus maritimus) investigating photographer through wire fence. Lodge on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada (Sept).

Nick Garbutt / Polar Bear Cubs (7-8 months) (Ursus maritimus) investigating photographer through wire fence. Lodge on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada (Sept).

Nick Garbutt / Wallace's gliding frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) with head peering out from behind leaf. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Nick Garbutt / Wagler's / Temple pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) on leaf, in defensive / strike posture, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Nick Garbutt / Giant Stag Beetle {Lucanidae} (unknown species) Montane rainforest, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.

Nick Garbutt / Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Nick Garbutt / Tiger {Panthera tigris} 14-month Lakshmi cub in tree, Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

Nick Garbutt / Morpho butterfly {Morpho achilles} displaying in rainforest understorey, nr Napo river, Amazonia, Ecuador