Roland Seitre / Wildlife biologist Valery Kopsco, with a young Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes), part of a reintroduction project at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, March 2002.

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with foal, walking at sunset, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Jane Burton / Tabby kitten inspecting a tortoise.

Bence Mate / Willow grouse chick {Lagopus lagopus} Dovrefjell, Norway

Mark Taylor / Embden cross Greylag Gosling and Mallard Duckling.

Mark Taylor / Black Maine Coon kitten and cute Daxiedoodle puppy.

Mark Taylor / Gosling and duckling together on yellow background.

Mark Taylor / Yellow gosling and duckling on yellow background.

Roger Powell / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) feeding chick on nest, amidst large colony, Great Saltee Island, Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June

Roger Powell / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with two chicks, one yawning, at the nest, East Dunmore, Waterford, Republic of Ireland, June

Konrad Wothe / American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) feeding young in middle of stream, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) with prey for chicks at nest, Bulgaria, May

Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) mother with baby. Captive. Medellin Zoo, Antioquia, Colombia.

Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) mother with baby. Captive. Medellin Zoo, Antioquia, Colombia.

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling running to the sea, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Roland Seitre / Young Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) being fed with a pipette, part of a reintroduction project at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, March 2002.

Roland Seitre / Young Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) , part of a reintroduction project at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, March 2002.

Roland Seitre / Two young Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) being held by a researcher, part of a reintroduction project at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, March 2002.

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur ( Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) group huddled together, Jodhpur, Rajasthan India

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) tiny juvenile on rock, Jodhpur, Rajasthan India

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) group with very pale foal, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with very pale foal, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with foal, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Mike Read / Rufous chested dotterel / plover (Charadrius modestus) tiny chick, Falkland Islands

Mike Read / Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) three very wet chicks in the rain, Falkland Islands

Mike Read / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) brooding small chick, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands

Mike Read / Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) chick on rocks, Falkland Islands

Mike Read / Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) chick on rock, Falkland Islands

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever bitch puppy, 10 weeks, with a red rose.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever bitch puppy, 10 weeks, holding a red rose and looking up.

Mark Taylor / Three baby domestic rabbits.

Mark Taylor / White kitten and baby rabbits.

Mark Taylor / Baby Hedgehog and agouti Lop rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Three baby rabbits.

Mark Taylor / Ragdoll-cross kitten with black-and-white guinea pig.

Mark Taylor / Ginger kitten lying with sandy Lionhead rabbit.

Mark Taylor / White kitten and baby rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Ginger kittens with sandy Lionhead-Lop rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Ragdoll-cross kitten and young colourpoint rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Three baby Lionhead-cross rabbits.

Mark Taylor / Long-haired mother Guinea pig and babies.

Mark Taylor / Fawn Pug, Burmese-cross cat and shaggy guinea pig.

Mark Taylor / Baby Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and guinea pig, walking in profile.

Mark Taylor / Young windmill-eared rabbit and matching kitten.

Mark Taylor / Ginger kitten and Mallard ducklings.

Mark Taylor / Tortoiseshell kitten with baby tortoiseshell guinea pig.

Jane Burton / European Hedgehog {Erinaceus europaeus} female carrying 2 day baby to safety after disturbance of the nest, captive

Jane Burton / European Hedgehog {Erinaceus europaeus} female carrying 2 day baby to safety after disturbance of the nest, captive

Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Coot (Fulica atra) chick, Antwep, Belgium

John Cancalosi / Barbary apes with baby {Macaca sylvanus} Gibraltar

Richard Du Toit / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile playing in mud, Moremi reserve, Botswana, Southern Africa

Tom Vezo / Least tern {Sternula antillarum} and newly hatched chicks at nest, camouflaged against beach pebbles, Long Island, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Barbary ape mother with young baby {Macaca sylvanus} Gibraltar

TJ Rich / Two Domestic Berkshire piglets {Sus scofa domestica} Wiltshire, England, UK

TJ Rich / Two Domestic Berkshire piglets {Sus scofa domestica} Wiltshire, England, UK

TJ Rich / Domestic Berkshire piglets {Sus scofa domestica} Wiltshire, England, UK

TJ Rich / Cape fur seal pup {Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus} on beach, Cape Cross, Namibia, Southern Africa

TJ Rich / Mother and cub Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} showing affectionate bonding behaviour, England, UK, Europe

John Cancalosi / Barbary ape suckling young {Macaca sylvanus} Gibraltar

Yves Lanceau / Domestic donkey (Equus asinus) Provence ass with little donkey, suckling, France.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) Limousin sow, with piglet, suckling, France.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Siamese / Royal Cat of Siam, female, 5 month kitten, Seal point, sitting portrait.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Abyssinian, ruddy kitten, 1 month sitting portrait.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Abyssinian, ruddy female with small kittens.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Abyssinian, ruddy female with small kitten peeping out from an Igloo cat bed.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Norwegian Forest / Skogkatt / Skaukatt / Weegie, two longhaired kittens, tabby left and black and white on right, sitting portrait.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Norwegian Forest / Skogkatt / Skaukatt / Weegie, two longhaired kittens, tabby left and black and white on right, sitting portrait.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Norwegian Forest / Skogkatt / Skaukatt / Weegie, two longhaired tabby kittens, sitting together.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Norwegian Forest / Skogkatt / Skaukatt / Weegie, longhaired tabby kitten, sitting portrait.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Colourpoint / Himalayan Persian, longhaired female, 5 months, blue tabby point, profile.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Exotic shorthaired seal tabby point and blue cream tabby, male and female, 2 year and 6 month, sitting together in wicker bed basket.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, black and white kitten being fed milk from a bottle.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, British shorthaired blue, adult female suckling kittens.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, two American curl silver shorthaired spotted tabby kittens with a longhaired black smoke kitten standing meowing in the middle, against a blue background.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Maine coon / Shag, male, kittens, 3 months sitting together on a scratching post.

Yves Lanceau / Labrador retriever, black and yellow puppies, 10 weeks, cuddling up on grass with a cat.

Yves Lanceau / Labrador retriever, black and yellow puppies, 10 weeks, lying down on grass with cat.

Yves Lanceau / Domestic donkey (Equus asinus) Provence little donkey standing portrait.