Aflo / Domestic dog, Bulldog panting

Donald M. Jones / Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) owlet winking, western Montana

Tom Vezo / Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) chick portrait, Saskatchewan, Canada

Kim Taylor / Owl blinking / winking (digitally enhanced) captive

Tony Heald / Spotted eagle owl with chicks. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park.

WILLIAM OSBORN / Tawny owl fledgling {Strix aluco} UK

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) blinking, native to Europe and Asia

Barry Bland / Common seal (Phoca vitulina) lying on the beach, Margate Sands, England, UK.

Etienne Littlefair / Barking owl (Ninox connivens) perched on branch, day roosting, Corroboree billabong, Northern Territory, Australia.

Bruce Thomson / Barking owl (Ninox connivens) roosting during the day in tree canopy, Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia.

Tim Laman / Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) on ground at night, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

Yashpal Rathore / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs playing around resting mother. Brood of seven cubs, a record for the area. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.