Nigel Cattlin / Beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua), group of caterpillars feeding on Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum sp) flower. Pests of ornamental plants and many crops. Native to SE Asia.

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female calf tail slapping at the ocean surface, playing with her mum and an escort, Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific

Ernie Janes / Cosmos and chrysanthemum 'Sunshine' growing in garden, UK, August.

Anup Shah / Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) male 3 month baby playing with his mum's tail. Elsamere, Lake Naivasha, Rift Valley Province, Kenya.

Staffan Widstrand / Women carrying children in Pulicat town, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Mother and son in Pulicat town, Pulicat Lake, India, January 2013.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Mother and child look at the West coast rock lobsters Jasus lalandii) in the aquarium.Two Oceans Aquarium, V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.

Doug Gimesy / Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) joey aged 4 months, recently rescued, wrapped in a blanket and being held by a veterinary student.The wombat became an orphan when her mum was hit by a car. Captiv...

Nigel Cattlin / Rows of flowering crop of Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) used as a natural insecticide, Kenya, Africa.

Nigel Cattlin / Flowering crop of Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) used as a natural insecticide, Kenya, Africa.

Simon Littlejohn / Adult female European otter (Lutra lutra) standing with its pup (approximately 14 weeks old) on the edge of the river, the pup raises its front paws onto mum's neck and the female then heads into the...

Doug Gimesy / Wallaroo (Macropus robustus), orphaned male joey aged 4-5 months bottle fed by wildlife rescuer and carer in kitchen. Joey was thrown out of pouch in road traffic accident, mum fatally injured. Somers...