Juergen Freund / Harvested logs from Kolombangara Forest Products Limited, a certified Forest Stewardship Council timber plantation, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Anthea Melsen smiles shyly as she comes out of the water after looking at her grandfather's coral and clam gardens, Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until they grow into a new colony, Onma Lodge, Kol...

Juergen Freund / Erik Koti holds some of his coral pieces. Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until it...

Juergen Freund / Fern leaf found in the primary rainforests of Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands.

Juergen Freund / Fern leaf found in the primary rainforests of Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands.

Juergen Freund / Fern leaf found in the primary rainforests of Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands.

Juergen Freund / Large tree in primary rainforest on the slopes of Mt. Rano high up in the clouds, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Primary rainforest on the slopes of Mt. Rano high up in the clouds, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Tree trunks and roots in primary rainforest on slopes of Mt. Rano, Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands.

Juergen Freund / Primary rainforest in Mt. Rano high up in the clouds at 380 meters above sea level, Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Harvested logs from Kolombangara Forest Products Limited, a certified Forest Stewardship Council timber plantation, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Harvested logs from Kolombangara Forest Products Limited, a certified Forest Stewardship Council timber plantation, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Orchids of the Kolombangara rainforest, Solomon Islands.

Juergen Freund / Erik Koti dives underwater to clean his farmed Giant clams (Tridacna maxima and Tridacna derasa) Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010. Adult clams, often collected fr...

Juergen Freund / Rinda Melsen cooks crispy sweet potatoes and yam cooked with hot stones from a traditional motu stone oven. Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Rinda Melsen cooks crispy sweet potatoes and yam cooked with hot stones in a traditional motu stone oven. Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Three young Melanesian girls looking out from their kitchen window, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Cultured corals are propagated by cutting fragments of corals from mother colonies or brood stock. These coral pieces are attached to concrete mounts until they grow into a new colony, Onma Lodge, Kol...

Juergen Freund / Plant nursery of Kolombangara Forest Products Limited, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Jane Burton / British shorthair red spotted kitten lying on its back between two sleepy tricolour Border Collie pups, all 5 weeks old.

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Rhodesian Ridgeback lying down, note ridge on back

Eric Baccega / Giant Panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} lying on back and eating bambo, captive

Jane Burton / Sexton / Burying Beetle lying on its back feigning death. UK, captive.

Mark Raycroft / Standard Long-haired Dachshund (Canis familiaris) adult standing on lawn with Marigolds in the background

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) sow lying on her back nursing her two spring cubs, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Konrad Wothe / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) laying in grass with head tilted back, Borneo

Sumio Harada / Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) resting in snow, Rocky Mountains, North America

Jan Vermeer / Brown-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) lying on his back, Europe

Michio Hoshino / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) laying on back, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Mitsuaki Iwago / Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandicus) pup laying on back in snow, Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada

Mitsuaki Iwago / Domestic Cat (Felis catus) relaxing on its back on a bench in a garden with its paws stretched up over its head

Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear {Ursus arctos horribilis} female lying on her back suckling three cubs, Brooks river, Alaska, USA

Pete Oxford / Gaint panda lying on its back {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} Wolong Valley, China

Pete Oxford / Sub-adult lioness lying on back. Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana, Okavango Delta

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Tiger lying on its back in grass, Bandhavgarh NP, India

Staffan Widstrand / Back flippers of elephant seal {Mirounga genus} lying on beach with other seals. Valdez, Argen.

Mark Brownlow / White doves in trance, lying on back, feigning death in self defence. When line drawn from their beak they fall into a trance

John Cancalosi / Grey seal lying on its back {Halichoerus grypus}UK

Roberto Rinaldi / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) with mouth open lying on its back on the ice, Antarctic Peninsula.

Fabrice Cahez / Glimpse of Badger (Meles meles) resting on its back. Vosges, France, June.

Silvia Reiche / Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) lying on its back, Saint-Jory-las-Bloux, Dordogne, France

Petra Wegner / German Hunting Terrier, puppy bitch, 8 weeks, playing with leash, lying on her back

Petra Wegner / German Wire-haired Pointer, rolling, lying on its back

Ben Osborne / Simon King lying beside sand imprint of Saltwater crocodile while on location filming for BBC Blue Planet series, 2002, Crab Is. Queensland, Australia