Edwin Giesbers / Konik Wild Horse (Equus ferus caballus) in grasslands with Purple loosestrife flowers (Lythrum salicaria) in foreground. The Netherlands, July.

Edwin Giesbers / Three Konik Wild Horses (Equus ferus caballus). The Netherlands, November.

Edwin Giesbers / White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) in flight over grassland. The Netherlands.

Edwin Giesbers / European Otter (Lutra lutra) walking across snow while sniffing the ground. The Netherlands, December. Captive.

Andy Rouse / Two European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) young playing, leaping in air. UK, August.

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) walking beside lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) running through water, fishing, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Ross Hoddinott / Godrevy Lighthouse at sunset, seen through rocksand rockpool in the foreground. Nr Hayle, Cornwall, UK, June 2009

Florian Möllers / Poppies flowering and other vegetation on urban waste land close to Berlin central station, Berlin, Germany, May 2008

Florian Möllers / European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) near busy road, Haselhorst, Berlin, Germany, June 2008

Florian Möllers / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) captive, female, perched above Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany, November

Florian Möllers / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) captive, female, perched in Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany, November

Florian Möllers / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) captive, female, perched at sunset with view over Berlin, Germany, November.

Florian Möllers / Silhouette of Black tern (Chlidonias niger) adult feeding chick on artificial breeding island, Lake Mueggelsee, Berlin, Germany, July

Florian Möllers / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched in urban wasteland at Berlin Central Station, Germany, June 2008

Fergus Gill / Red kite (Milvus milvus) flying in a rain shower. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, June

Alex Hyde / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) on thistle head in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps.

Orsolya Haarberg / Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) flowers, Szatmar-Bereg, Hungary.

Orsolya Haarberg / Wood crane's-bill (Geranium sylvaticum) flowers, Telemark, Norway

Orsolya Haarberg / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) herd wading through water in a flooded forest, Danube-Drava National Park, Hungary.

Orsolya Haarberg / Icelandic horses out in the snow, Iceland, April 2010

Orsolya Haarberg / Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) at shallow water in snow, Ovre-Pasvik National Park, Norway

Tim Laman / Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the south coast of Espanola Island, Galapagos, Vulnerable species

Orsolya Haarberg / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) demonstrating stick display, territorial behaviour, Telemark, Norway, June

Georgette Douwma / Lyrtetail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in water column with Peach anthias (Pseudanthias dispar) in background. Indonesia, October

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) flowering in an olive grove. Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, April 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Konstantin Mikhailov / Alpine meadows with Caucasian scabious (Scabiosa caucasica) in Bezengi gorge, July, 3000m. W-C Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarskiy nature reserve, Russia

Solvin Zankl / Woodlouse expert Christian Schmidt with a Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) held in a pair of tweezers. Germany, June 2009

Solvin Zankl / Lars Hendrickson watching Black piston water beetles (Hydrophilus aterrimus) feeding on a tadpole, State Collection in Munich, Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / European tree frog (Hyla arborea) on tree branch, with lake behind, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) climbing on grass stem, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing in tree, Germany

Pete Oxford / Snake charmer's Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and African puff-adder (Bitis arietans arietans) Djemaa el-Fna (the square), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2009

Pete Oxford / Macushi woman preparing cassava bread from Cassava / Yuca (Manihot esculenta), crop is harvested, peeled, grated, squeezed to a matape, sieved, and roasted into a large flat piece of bread, Fairview...

Paul Hobson / Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) swarming around jam pot at a cafe, Peak District, England, UK, August

Paul Hobson / Portrait of Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in nest burrow, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July

Bernard Castelein / Zanzibar Red Colobus (Procolobus kirkii) head portrait of infact, sitting with mother, Jozani Chwaka Bay NP, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Bernard Castelein / Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) head portrait, at rest on leaf, Brasschaat, Belgium

Ernie Janes / Dalmation dogs playing on beach, Norfolk, UK, August

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male chasing down a Topi (Damaliscus lunatus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Lappet-faced vultures (Aegypius / Torgos tracheliotos) head portrait, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Ernie Janes / Aylesbury ducks following in a line on village green, Weedon, Buckinghamshire, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Domestic sheep, lambs playing in a field, Norfolk, UK, March

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow in free-range sty, UK, August 2010

Markus Varesvuo / Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on snow covered Rowan branch (Sorbus sp.) with berries, Kuusamo, Finland, January. No promotion or advertising use in Finland 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2016.

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) catching 15lb Northern lobster (Homarus americanus) whilst diving in the Atlantic Ocean, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Edwin Giesbers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in tree, partially obscured by soft focus leaves in foreground, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Edwin Giesbers / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female sitting in tree, partially obscured by soft focus leaves in foreground, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Edwin Giesbers / Termite (Hospitalitermes sp.) colony, with individuals moving in different directions, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Edwin Giesbers / Fire ant (Solenopsis sp) worker, with green plant material behind

David Tipling / Young boy and girl playing in Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) wood, Norfolk, UK, May. Model released

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, blenheim coated, running over snow covered ground

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, blue coated tomcat, sitting in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Burma / Birman, chocolate-point coated, portrait sitting on log in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Australian Shepherd, red-tri coated, portrait sitting in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Australian Shepherd, red-tri coated, portrait lying in snow panting, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Papillon / Continental Toy Spaniel / Butterfly Dog, portrait sitting in snow, panting, with picket fence behind

Laurent Geslin / Two Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) on a stone wall in Paris, with tourists in the background. France

Laurent Geslin / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) with man paddling boat in the background. Botswana, winter

Laurent Geslin / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perching on the wheel of a shopping trolley in the heart of a city.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a Paris park at dusk. France.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting on grass in a Paris park. France.

Laurent Geslin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a lavender flowerhead in a park, with buildings behind. Neuchatel, Switzerland

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

Andrew Parkinson / Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) decending the trunk of Silver Birch (Betula verrucsa) tree, Derbyshire, UK. December (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) on a lake in dawn, Derbyshire, UK. April (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Greylag geese (Anser anser) and chicks spotlit by dawn sunlight near a small weir. Nottinghamshire, UK, May (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Great skuas (Stercorarius skua) on a misty moorland with person walking close to their territory. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. (non-ex)

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at entrance to burrow, and watching a Red-tailed Hawk circling above. Salton Sea, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) breeding pair standing near the entrance to their burrow, at sunset, Salton Sea, California, USA.

John Waters / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult female taking off, flying over mountain landscape, trained bird photographed during filming in Glenveagh National Park, Donegal, Republic of Ireland. August 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) on the tundra in autumn, Dovrefjell NP, Norway, September 2008

Andrew Walmsley / Silver eye / Grey backed white eye (Zosterops lateralis) in flowering Pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros excelsa) Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, December

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius / Mascarene / Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) flying, threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Steve Knell / Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) male in summer plumage, taking off from river, Iceland, May

Steve Knell / Swarm of Midges (Chironomidae) flying around grass stems. Lake Myvatn, Iceland. June

Alex Hyde / Madagascar reed frog {Heterixalus madagascariensis} in front of waterfall, montane rainforest. Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Eastern Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Madagascar tree boa {Sanzinia madagascariensis} tropical rainforest. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Andy Sands / Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) close up of flower, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England. England, UK, June

Marie Read / Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) male calling and performing courtship / territorial display in cattail marsh, Mono Lake Basin, California, USA

Dietmar Nill / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow, Alps, Austria, controlled conditions

David Kjaer / Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly (Boloria euphrosyne) at rest on Bracken with wings open, Bentley Wood, Wiltshire, England, UK

Solvin Zankl / An Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) on its way to the sea. The hatchlings orientate themselves by the brightness of the horizon above the ocean, Ostional NP, Costa Rica. Octob...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) small flock of juveniles taking flight over the frozen, snow covered pastureland on a foggy winter morning. These Cranes were released by the Great Crane Project...

Gerrit Vyn / Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) roosting during spring migration. Gray's Harbor County, Washington, USA, April.

Gerrit Vyn / Flock of Heermann's Gulls (Larus heermanni) standing on intertidal rocks. Jefferson County, Washington, USA, August.

Edwin Giesbers / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion scriptum) flowering in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April

Laurent Geslin / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) head portrait sniffing the air, autumn, France.

Laurent Geslin / Fire bug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on branch of tree, with view of Paris behind, France. April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Common sparrows (Passer domesticus) two females and a male flying in urban park, Paris. France, November.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit grooming, on grass in park, with the Arc de Triomphe behind, Paris, France, April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbits on grass in park, near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on grass near busy road, Paris, France. April.

Laurent Geslin / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) at rest with graffiti in the background, Paris, France.