Andy Rouse / Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) seen from a low angle. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Rouse / Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) in late sunlight. Samburu, Kenya, Africa. (non-ex).

Nick Garbutt / Adult Fossa (Crytoprocta ferox) female investigating automatic remote camera in leaf-litter. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar, November.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) resting, Masai Mara, Kenya, December.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) on blue ice. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on the coast of South Georgia Island. Southern Ocean, November.

Laurent Geslin / Two Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} females suckling young, Sariska NP, India

Stefan Huwiler / Edible Frogs (Rana esculenta) on log in water. Switzerland, Europe, July.

Jeff Rotman / Young El Molo warrior with his face painted for a tribal dance, Lake Turkana, Kenya, April 2008. Model released.

Daniel Heuclin / Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) studio shot, captive, from India and East Pakistan

Inaki Relanzon / A wave breaking over the head of a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK, Europe, November.

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of English Springer Spaniel (field type). Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA, January.