Donald M. Jones / American Badger (Taxidea taxus) with Bullsnake (Pituophis melanoleucus) prey, National Bison Range, Moise, Montana

ZSSD / Wandering Violin Mantid (Gongylus gongylodes), native worldwide

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) fishing, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding on fish, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Martin Willis / Feral Cat (Felis catus) stalking Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) at night, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Steve Gettle / American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) foraging, J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota

Piotr Naskrecki / Chinese Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia) feeding on prey, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Devil's Praying Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis), Western Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Devil's Praying Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp), Zambia

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp), Zambia

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp), Zambia

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Harpagomantis tricolor) feeding on prey, Silaka Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis) feeding on prey, Silaka Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Harpagomantis tricolor), Silaka Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis), Silaka Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) group attacking Katydid (Tettigoniidae), Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) uses its feet to collect insects fluttering on lake surface, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) waiting by an arboreal termite nest for prey to appear, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Matthias Breiter / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) with rodent prey in mouth, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Steve Gettle / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fishing, Alaska

Steve Gettle / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fishing, Alaska

Steve Gettle / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fishing, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Alaska

Michael Quinton / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Alaska

Piotr Naskrecki / Shrew (Crocidura sp) feeding on grasshopper, Guinea

Konrad Wothe / Domestic Cat (Felis catus) catching mouse in garden, Bavaria, Germany

Pete Oxford / Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) feeding on coral, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) fishing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Long-legged Bat (Macrophyllum macrophyllum) flying over water surface looking for dead and drowning insects, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) fishing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) fishing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) fishing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) fishing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Hairy Big-eared Bat (Micronycteris hirsuta) feeding on large katydid, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) attacking frog, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) feeding on frog, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) fishing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Pete Oxford / Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula) feeding on coral, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Ingo Arndt / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) coming out of water with fish, Hessen, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) coming out of water with fish, Hessen, Germany

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Murray Cooper / Jumping Spider (Salticidae) severing the head off fly prey, Ecuador

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) preying on a nest in Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Richard Du Toit / African Lion (Panthera leo) pride hunting Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Okavango Delta, Botswana

Thomas Marent / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged in flower, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged in flower, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Mantis (Hestiasula sp), Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Mantid (Mantidae), Lawas, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) juvenile mimicking flower, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Praying Mantis (Metallyticus splendidus), Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Praying Mantis (Metallyticus splendidus), Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Praying Mantis (Metallyticus splendidus), Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) juvenile mimics flower, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) juvenile mimics flower, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) juvenile mimics flower, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Praying Mantis (Parymenopus davisoni) at edge of leaf, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Konrad Wothe / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) with insect prey, Bulgaria

Matthias Breiter / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) along Chilkat River, Haines, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) catching herring, Craig, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) catching herring, Craig, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) hunting school of Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Ketchikan, Alaska

Pete Oxford / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus) feeding on coral, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Hiroya Minakuchi / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) beaching itself to feed on mullet, South Carolina

Pete Oxford / Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) feeding, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group overwhelmimg and dismembering a hapless katydid, Lundu, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Marauder Ant (Pheidologeton affinis) team attacking a beetle grub with minor workers assisted by their larger sisters who cut the grub into smaller pieces, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia