Suzi Eszterhas / Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta) mother carrying very young (1-2 week) babies, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar.

Mark Bowler / Forest dragonfly (Diastatops sp) on white background. Peru.

Paul D Stewart / Historical illustration of Reindeer by George Edwards from 1772.

Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga child outside house with animal skulls, Mon district, Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.

Richard Robinson / A Blue shark (Prionace glauca) just below the surface, with nictitating membrane partially shut to protect its eye, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, June.

George Sanker / American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at surface, Hillsborough River, Florida, USA. April.

Mark Hamblin / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) adult female, antlers in velvet, walking across upland moor, Cairngorms, Scotland, UK, August.

Pete Oxford / Galapagos sealion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater near sand seabed, Galapagos.

Staffan Widstrand / Common coot (Fulica atra) backlit, stretching wings, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May.

Loic Poidevin / Red wing (Turdus iliacus) with earthworm prey, Finland, April.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Christian worshipers at Bet Danaghel (part of the northwestern group of churches in Lalibela). UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lalibela. Ethiopia, December 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Priest walking through tunnel to Bet Maryam (part of the northwestern group of churches in Lalibela). UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lalibela. Ethiopia, December 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Muslim woman walking down colourful narrow streets, Harar, an important holy city in the Islamic faith, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ethiopia, November 2014

Lynn M Stone / Large black australorp crowing, perched on rock by old, wooden plough, autumn, Higganum, Connecticut, USA.

Juergen Freund / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) swimming at the surface. Norman River, Normanton, Queensland, Australia.

Loic Poidevin / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) fighting, Rhodopes, Bulgaria, January.

Daniel Heuclin / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) in woodland habitat, Poitou, France. March.

Andy Rouse / Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in snow, Scotland, UK, December.

Pal Hermansen / Child lying in the snow creating snow angel, Norway, January 2014. Model released.

Frederique Olivier / Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) diving near ice flow, Antarctica. Small reproduction only.

Frederique Olivier / Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) close up portrait, Antarctica.

Pascal Kobeh / Orcas / Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming in open water, Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. Pacific Ocean.

Mark Taylor / Beagle x Pug 'Puggle' bitch, age 1 year, in play bow stance.

Mark Taylor / Bengal cats standing on a fallen tree.

Mark Taylor / Bengal cat up a tree.

Mark Taylor / Beagle x Pug 'Puggle' bitch, age 1 year, sitting.

Mark Taylor / Ginger and white kitten looking at camera.

George Sanker / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) walking on ice, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, April.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) standing on hind legs looking out at visitors, J.A.C.K. Sanctuary (Jeunes Animaux Confisqus au Katanga / Young animals confiscated in Katanga), Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democr...

Olga Kamenskaya / Diver exploring crack in ice under the surface, Lake Baikal, Russia, April 2013. Model released.

Chris Shields / Illustration of extinct Mega Penguin (Palaeeudyptes klekowskii) with human and Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) for scale. Mega Penguins were the largest and heaviest penguins ever,with this spe...

Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) male infant 'Google' aged 2 years approaching with curiosity - wide angle perspective. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Erlend Haarberg / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) drinking. Pusztaszeri Landscape Protected Area, Hungary, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) female boxing away male, Derbyshire, England, UK, March. Winner of British Seasons category of BWPA competition 2014.

Frederique Olivier / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick portrait, on its final journey to the sea, Antarctica, December.

Luis Quinta / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) pair in mating ritual, Atlantic ocean, Portugal, July.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Great white shark (Carchardon carcharias) breaching on seal decoy at dawn, False Bay, South Africa

Jane Burton / Red smooth-haired Miniature Dachshund bitch, standing, against white background

Mark Taylor / Golden Retriever dog pup, Oscar, 3 months, in play-bow, against white background

Mark Taylor / Cute red and red-and-white Cavapoo puppies, 5 weeks, hugging, against white background

Jeff Vanuga / Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) covered in dirt, Anarctica.

David Tipling / Illustration of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) from Gleanings of Natural History by G Edwards 1758-64 published in London.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing alert on hind legs. Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.

Mark Bowler / Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus) hanging by tail with non-prehensile tailed Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii). Captive at Pilpintuwasi Animal Orphanage, Padre Cocha, Iquitos,...

Andy Trowbridge / Pine marten (Martes martes) juvenile male sitting on branch of a dead tree outside an old black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) nest hole. Molde, Central Norway, September.

Nick Upton / Two Irish Gypsy cob mares (Equus caballus), one dapple grey - grazing and one piebald - walking on rough pastureland on Hackpen Hill with a Beech clump (Fagus sylvaticus) in the background, The Ridgew...

Eric Baccega / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, captive, Domaine de Sainte Croix, Rhodes, France, September.

Eric Baccega / Scientists from the French Wildlife Department (ONCFS) radio tracking the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in a wheat field, Alsace, France, April 2013 Model released.

Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat, running. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, April.

Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat with fish. Vauldalen, Sr-Trndelag, Norway, April.

Ann & Steve Toon / Save the Rhino Trust camel camp patrol teams Hans Ganaseb (left) and Dansiekie Ganaseb with Simson Uri-Khob (no hat) and camels, Kunene region, Namibia, May 2013

Andy Rouse / Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) with prehensile tail curled round, Madagascar

Radomir Jakubowski / Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with calves, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Speci...

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising playfully, Sado Estuary, Portugal

Sven Zacek / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) stanidng in snowy clearing in bog, Southern Estonia, February.

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) defensive display on flowers, Orvieto, Italy. October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

John Downer / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) juvenile female taking mud bath, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle' 2007

John Downer / Lion (Panthera Leo) male low angle shot, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Taken on location for 'Pride' tv series.

John Downer / Lion cub (Panthera Leo) resting, fisheye shot Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Taken on location for 'Pride' tv series.

Juergen Freund / Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) mother with joey in her pouch, Queensland, Australia

Benjamin Barthelemy / Ibex (Capra ibex) silhouetted walking along a stone wall with barbed wire, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September.

Axel Gomille / Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) large cub drinking at water's edge, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) large male coming down from tree holding liana, tropical forest, Western Uganda

Loic Poidevin / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo

David Tipling / Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, November

Colin Varndell / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow. Dorset, UK, January 2010.

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) kneeling in mud and rain. Aberdares National Park, Kenya.

Ben Lascelles / Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana opistholeuca) climbing tree, Soberania National Park, Panama, April

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May. Did you know? There are 45 different subspecies of Red fox, and as well as many colour variations.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years spinning in circles, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing on a branch, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni), two males, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) on mountainside, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, January

XI ZHINONG / Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur) on hillside, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, January

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) crossing road infront of a truck, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, January

Jabruson / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) two bulls sparring, competition for access to valuable minerals located at certain points within the clearing's water points, Dzanga-Ndoki Nationa...

XI ZHINONG / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) at a Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) carcass, Qinghai, China, December

Mark Taylor / Blue and white Border Collie puppy running forward.

Flip Nicklin / Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) largest freshwater fish in the world can reach lengths of 10 feet and weigh up to 440 pounds, native to Amazonia

Daniel Heuclin / Banteng (Bos javanicus birmanicus) Taman Negara , Malaysia