Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Fanle' aged 13 years with suckling infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) male feeding on a warthog kill, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) male approaching Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) two males sparring, with another approaching, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) cub aged 1-2 months swimming in a waterhole, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) lioness resting with her two playful cubs aged 1-2 months, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Doc White / Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) throat inflated, filter feeding at sea surface. California, USA. Sequence 1 of 2.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf, Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf, Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf at sea surface. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub lying on back and drying itself on seaweed, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult Badger (Meles meles) in long grass, Dorset, England, UK, July.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Badger (Meles meles) cub, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? The word Badger derives from the French 'Becheur', meaning digger.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Badger (Meles meles) family feeding in long grass near to their sett, Dorset, England, UK, July.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) returning to his nest with Feral pigeon (Columba livia) prey, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Juvenile male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight chasing his parent who has Feral pigeon (Columba livia) kill in claws, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) food passing a Feral pigeon (Columba livia) to his offspring, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Juvenile male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)perched on a window ledge, with graffitied window behind, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight over a road in the Avon Gorge, Bristol, England, UK, May.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Juvenile male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) vocalising as its parent takes off, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a gutterbox, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) stretching her wings whilst perched on scaffolding, Bristol, England, UK, June. Did you know? Peregrine falcons have been used for falconry for more th...

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on scaffolding, Bristol, England, UK, June.

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) running, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) herd in the early morning with a low moon, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, January

Philippe Clement / Poitou donkey (Equus africanus asinus) with shaggy coat on the island Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) eating, Kent, England, UK, July

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Two Water voles (Arvicola amphibius) eating, Kent, England, UK, July

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) eating, Kent, England, UK, July

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) feeding on bird conservation crop, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Essex, England, UK, December.

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth and teats in mouths ready for feeding in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) casualty of paralytic tick (Ixodes holocyclus) bite being cared for on site of colony by Jenny Mclean, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Ben Hall / Northern gannets (Morus / Sula bassanus) portrait of individual with a courting pair in foreground, UK, Bass Rock, Scotland, Portrait category winner in the British Wildlife Photography Awards BWPA co...

Ben Hall / Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier in the distance, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Winner of Landscape category, Nature's Best / Windland S...

Ben Hall / Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in flight over mountain peaks, Torres Del Paine National park, Chile.

David Pattyn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with two young chicks on her back. La Dombes lake area, France, July.

David Pattyn / Siskins (Carduelis spinus) fighting over food. Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, March.

David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) head on close up portrait. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March.

Danny Green / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) in flight, silhouetted against colourful dusk sky. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, November.

Danny Green / Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), coming in to land. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, November.

Danny Green / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) reflected on water. Svalbard, June.

Danny Green / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) on sea at base of iceberg. Svalbard, June.

Danny Green / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) cubs, three standing in a line on their hind legs. Finland, July.

Danny Green / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), cub climbing a tree, Finland, July.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), Capo Galera, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Two Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feeding on fish eggs at the surface, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / A male Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) blowing out a clutch of eggs he has been incubating in his mouth in order to oxygenate them, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West...

Alex Hyde / Highland cow on heather moorland, Curbar Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. August.

Andrew Cooper / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rocks with wave splash. Galapagos, Ecuador.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight. Ordesa National Park, Spanish Pyrenees, April.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) juvenile (left) and adult fighting in flight. Simien National Park, Ethiopia, Africa.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) chasing Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris) in flight. Simien National Park, Ethiopia, Africa.

Markus Varesvuo / Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) two males displaying in territorial dispute, Liminka Finland June

Markus Varesvuo / Common Raven (Corvus corax) two in flight during snow storm, Kuusamo, Finland April

Markus Varesvuo / Common Raven (Corvus corax) huddled down amidst snow storm, Utajarvi Finland, February

Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) on bullrush, Uto Finland October

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) hovering and watching for prey, hunting behaviour, Rovaniemi Finland March

Markus Varesvuo / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) portrait in snow, Utajarvi, Finland February

Markus Varesvuo / Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) reflected in shallow water, Uto Finland July

Markus Varesvuo / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) close up of male calling in the snow, Vaala Finland April

Markus Varesvuo / Blue Tits (Paris caereleus) two feeding on red berries, Uto Finland October

Markus Varesvuo / Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) Uto Finland May

Markus Varesvuo / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, silhouetted against the moon at dusk, Uto Finland July

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Preserved Coelocanth (Latimeria chalumnae) on public display at the Natural History Museum in London, found originally off the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. In life they are a dark blue colour w...

Markus Varesvuo / Bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on berries, Uto Finland October

Markus Varesvuo / Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)Kuusamo Finland February 2012

Markus Varesvuo / Common Swift (Apus apus) in flight, Helsinki Finland July

Markus Varesvuo / Two Sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus) immature male and female in flight, male on left, Falsterbo, Sweden. September.

Neil Aldridge / Common Zebra (Equus quagga) head detail portrait, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Neil Aldridge / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub reaches for a moment of intimacy with its father, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Jabruson / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) bull at edge of Dzanga Bai in early evening, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

Jabruson / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) subadult scenting air, blurred motion at dusk, Dzanga Bai, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

Jabruson / Sundevall's Leaf-nosed Bats (Hipposideros caffer) in flight in forest roosting cave. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

XI ZHINONG / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) chasing a wounded tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December.

XI ZHINONG / Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) hunting a wounded Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December.

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) herd walking across snowy grassland, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) males on snowy ground, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) charging and kicking up dust, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, November.

Kristel Richard / Lady riding a black Menorquin stallion, performing the bot or walking courbette of the Doma Menorquina, during the festival Mare de Deu de Gracia, in Mahon, Menorca, Spain 2012. Tourists are trying t...

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a grey Andalusian stallion, in Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain.

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) leaping on to prey in field. Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in mist. Vosges, France, August.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris). Vosges, France, August.

Mark MacEwen / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to sea after Egg laying, Raine Island, Australia. Raine Island is the largest and most important green sea turtle nesting area in the world, with over 14,00...

Mark MacEwen / Broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) hatching from egg in nest, Sante Fe, Argentina, February