Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) entering the River Otter after release. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Taken on the second day of Beaver releases aft...

Nick Upton / Julia Coats of the Animal and Plant Health Agency releasing Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) back into River Otter. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Tak...

Marie Read / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) adult swimming leading five goslings, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait of young male, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Sven Zacek / Two Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) sniffing each other in the snow, Vorumaa, Estonia, January. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Ben Hall / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March

Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) juvenile holding hands with carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.

Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) breeding herd led by matriarch. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Benjamin Barthelemy / Common seal (Phoca vitulina) pup hauled out on a beach at sunrise, Donna Nook Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Reserve, Lincolnshire, England, UK, January.

Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out on a beach at sunrise, Donna Nook Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Reserve, Lincolnshire, England, UK, January.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small group of flowering Wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), with out of focus flowers in the background, Dunsdon Wood Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK,...

David Woodfall / Small Pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) in grass, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, Wales, UK, June.