Paul Hobson / Three Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets on parents back, Dorset, UK

Paul Hobson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnet sleeping on parents back between wings, Dorset, UK

Mark Taylor / British Shorthair Brown Spotted cat licking her nose.

Mark Taylor / British Shorthair Brown Spotted cat, Tiger Lily, looking up

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) and undergrowth including Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) juvenile sitting in a tree overhanging a drop of several thousand feet, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing up against tourist ship, Svalbard, Norway, June 2009

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing up against tourist ship, Svalbard, Norway, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / View from cliffs, Cabo Sardo (Cape) Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead tree, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) in flight, Almograve, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Torre Aspa coast, Algarve, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) viewed from above, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Fliess viewed from higher in the valley, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Barred yellow moth (Cidaria fulvata) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Barred red moth (Hylaea fasciaria) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Aukan / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) underwater, Kristiansund, Nordmre, Norway, February 2009

Guy Edwardes / View of Ljubljana Basin towards the Kamnik Alps, mixed forest with morning mist, autumn, Gorenjska, Slovenia, October 2008

Guy Edwardes / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on decaying alder branch in leaf litter, Dorset, England, February

Guy Edwardes / Stone fly (Leuctra fusca) on Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium alternifolium) Zelske Jame, Skocjan Karst Gorge, Rakov Skocjan, Slovenia, April

Guy Edwardes / View over Ljubljana at sunset from Castle Hill, Gorenjska, Slovenia, October 2008

Guy Edwardes / Electricity pylons rising through mist at dawn, view of The Marshwood Vale from Lambert's Castle, Dorset, England, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / People on walkway above water, Velike kaskade, Lower lakes, Plitvice Lakes National park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Mist drifting over a Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) forest, near Dombay, Teberdinsky biosphere reserve, Caucasus, Russia, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Rosechafer (Cetonia aurata) on Dog rose (Rosa canina) flower, East Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Jerry Monkman / A woman kayaking on the upper reaches of the York River at high tide, sunset, York, Maine, USA. Model Released. May 2008

Jerry Monkman / A young brother and sister holding hands while hiking on Gap Mountain, Troy, New Hampshire, USA. Mount Monadnock is in the distance. Model Released. August 2008

Andrew Parkinson / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) with a fish in its beak, evening light, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Kim Taylor / Common white wave moth (Cabera pusaria) Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Large rannunculus moth (Polymixis flavicincta) Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) Surrey, England

Niall Benvie / MYN / Adder (Vipera berus) portrait, Kent, England, June

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) faces looking up, huddling together for warmth on a cold day, Shodoshima, Japan

Yukihiro Fukuda / Old Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) making patterns on the ground, Shododshima, Japan

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Kitkajoki River, Oulanka National Park, Finland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Kitkajoki River, Oulanka National Park, Finland, September 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Kitkajoki River, Oulanka National Park, Finland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Aerial view of deforestated area of Siberian forest, Oulanka, Finland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / O Haarberg / rsmrk, Iceland, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / O Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony on a sea stack, Langanes peninsula, Iceland, May 2008

Orsolya Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Seabird cliff, Langanes peninsula, Iceland, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Kitkajoki River, Oulanka National Park, Finland, September 2008. Woodland predominantly Spruce (Picea abies) and Silver Birch (Betula verrucosa)

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Alpine flowers, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Vieste, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, May 2008

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrsocome) landing from sea and walking through colony of South american fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) Falkland Islands (non-ex)

Andy Rouse / Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) group walking from colony to sea, Falkland Islands (non-ex)

Hilary Jeffkins / Caeacilian {Siphonops annulatus} female with young, the young caecilians tear off and feed on their mother's skin which regrows every three days, South America.

Andy Rouse / Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) pair skiing across glacier, South Georgia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Looking down on Atlantic spotted dolphin {Stenella frontalis} at surface, Bahamas, Caribbean

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) River Orkla, Norway, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / E Haarberg / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) male chasing female through deep snow during rutting season, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, November 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / E Haarberg / Looking down on Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) walking through deep snow, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, November 2008

Edwin Giesbers / Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) sitting on the ground, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional piroque fishing boats in Manambolo river, Tsingys de Bemaraha National Park, East Madagascar

Michael Pitts / Kittiwake {Rissa tridactyla} flying over arctic ice cap

Juan Carlos Munoz / Green winged macaw (Ara chloroptera) pair flying, Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Tim Laman / Great indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis) male brings food to nest, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Solvin Zankl / Namib desert beetle {Stenocara gracilipes} running over hot sand on its long legs, Namib desert, Namibia

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} groups walking along snow trail after heavy snow, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} groups walking along snow trail after heavy snow, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

Anup Shah / Common zebra {Zebra burchelli} herd massed together on migration, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Albert Lleal / Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) photographed under ultraviolet light showing fluoresence, native to southern North America and northern Mexico

S. Zankl / High angle shot of male Great / Northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in water, Germany

ZSSD / African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) baby next to American dime to show scale, native to Africa

Jack Dykinga / High angle shot of trunks of Quaking aspen trees {Populus tremuloides} in autumn, Boulder Mountain, Dixie national forest, Utah, USA

Doug Perrine / Green turtle swimming, high angle shot {Chelonia mydas} Sipadan Is, Malaysia

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Brotheas sp) in defensive posture, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Southern Frog (Leptodactylidae), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Millipede, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Pseudomiopteryx sp) male, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Katydid (Schedocentrus sp), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Coral Pipe Snake (Anilius scytale), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Katydid (Rhinischia sp), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Katydid (Tettigoniidae), newly discovered species, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Tukeit Hill Frog (Allophryne ruthveni), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Beaked Toad (Rhinella lescueri), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Ground Beetle (Carabidae), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Termite worker, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Leafhopper (Cicadellidae) nymph, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Two-lined Caecilian (Rhinatrema bivittatum), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Sapito Listado (Lithodytes lineatus) frog, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Cricket (Gryllidae), Estabrook Woods, Concord, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Leafhopper (Cicadellidae), Estabrook Woods, Concord, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Treehopper (Membracidae), Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Ground Beetle (Carabidae), Massachusetts

David Tipling / Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) at colony high up on tussock slope, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, November

Gavin Hellier / The Reichstag, German Government Parliament building, river Spree and a tourist boat, Berlin, Germany, 2007

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, showing drainage ditches, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, with conifer plantations and wind farm in the distance, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, with conifer plantations and wind farm in the distance, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, with conifer plantations in the distance, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Aerial view of Forsinard Flows blanket bog, with conifer plantations, Forsinard, Caithness, Scotland, UK, May 2012.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Plaza de Espana, Montjuich District, Barcelona City, Spain, July 2011

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group approaching with curiosity, overhead view, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group watching with curiosity, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.