Alex Mustard / Diver (Steve Braodbelt) prepares to spear Male lionfish (Pterois volitans). Indo-Pacific lionfish are an invasive species on Caribbean reefs and are hunted under license to keep their population and t...

Mark Moffett / Ant (Temnothorax sp) worker from an unenslaved colony biting a much larger Slave-maker Ant (Protomognathus americanus) worker, if the slavemaker ant survives this attack and is able to get back to its...

Mark Moffett / Ant (Temnothorax sp) worker from an unenslaved colony biting a much larger Slave-maker Ant (Protomognathus americanus) worker, if the slavemaker ant survives this attack and is able to get back to its...

Laurent Geslin / Two Mute swans (Cygnus olor) in flight near an electricity pylon, Walthamstow reservoir, London, UK

Laurent Geslin / Two Mute swans (Cygnus olor) in flight near an electricity pylon, Walthamstow reservoir, London, UK

Hiroya Minakuchi / Jellyfish (Aurelia sp) in an aquarium

Cyril Ruoso / Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) five year old orphans frightened by an elephant nearby, part of reintroduction project by Aspinall Foundation, Bateke Plateau National Park, Gabon

Cyril Ruoso / Greylag Goose (Anser anser) goslings following biologist, an example of imprinting, Konrad Lorentz Institute, Austria

Cyril Ruoso / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) close-up of an infant's hand holding tightly to its mother, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Eric Baccega / Two Grizzly bear cubs (Ursus arctos horribilis) feeding on Lyngby's sedges (Carex lyngbyei) an important food source with high crude protein content in spring, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, Br...

Ingo Arndt / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore and returning to the sea during mass nesting event called an arribada, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Volunteers for the Rivers Exe Project doing an invertebrate kick sample in the River Exe to check water quality, Winsford, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. May 2012. Model released.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Volunteers for the Rivers Exe Project doing an invertebrate kick sample in the River Exe to check water quality, Winsford, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. May 2012.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Peley' aged 12 years and his mother 'Pama' aged 43 years alert having heard an unidentified sound, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. December...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Volunteers for the Rivers Exe Project doing an invertebrate kick sample in the River Exe to check water quality, Winsford, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. May 2012. Model released.

Jabruson / African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) one covered in red soil wanders infront of bull elephant at Dzanga Bai. The Bai attracts elephants from all over the region and the coloured vari...

Christophe Courteau / Two black herons (Egretta ardesiaca) on the Okavango Detla, Botswana. The birds' wings form an umbrella over the water so that they can see and hunt fish more easily.

Donald M. Jones / Yucatan Jay (Cyanocorax yucatanicus) juveniles, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Donald M. Jones / Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) displaying male with inflated gular air pounch and female at nest site, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Donald M. Jones / Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) pair flying, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Steven Kazlowski / Silhouette of Inupiaq subsistence whalers at the edge of an open lead in the pack ice, looking for passing bowhead whales as the mid-day sun follows the horizon. Chukchi Sea, offshore from Barrow, Arc...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain alongside two carers dressed in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerset Levels, England, UK, Septemb...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered by an automated feeder near two carers dressed in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, within a fox-proof initial...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around an adult crane model alongside two carers in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerse...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Two recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus), one standing and one feeding on grain scattered near an adult crane model, alongside a carer wearing a crane costume acting as a surro...

Will Watson / Two female Mantled / Golden howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) with an infant in tree canopy, Lalo Loor Reserve, Manabi province, Ecuador.

Charlie Summers / Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) two perform an aerial dance as they change the guard on their nest, Aurora, Colorado, USA June

LYNN M. STONE / African Geese (Anser anser), in corn stubble; an old domestic breed whose name is misleading because the breed's wild progenitor was the Swan Goose of Southeast Asia. Calamus, Iowa, USA, October.

LYNN M. STONE / Gray Toulouse domestic Geese (Anser anser), an old domestic breed deveoped in France, whose wild progenitor was the Western Greylag Goose. Calamus, Iowa, USA, October.

LYNN M. STONE / Gray Toulouse domestic Geese (Anser anser), an old domestic breed feom France, whose wild progenitor was the Western Graylag Goose. Calamus, Iowa, USA, October.

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic Goose, Toulouse (Anser anser) an old breed descended from the wild Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in southern France. Calamus, Iowa, USA, May.

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic Goose, Toulouse (Anser anser) an old breed descended from the wild Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in southern France. Calamus, Iowa, USA, May.

LYNN M. STONE / African Geese (Anser anser), in corn stubble; an old domestic breed whose name is misleading because the breed's wild progenitor was the Swan Goose of Southeast Asia. Calamus, Iowa, USA, October.

LYNN M. STONE / African Geese (Anser anser), in corn stubble; an old domestic breed whose name is misleading because the breed's wild progenitor was the Swan Goose of Southeast Asia. Calamus, Iowa, USA, October.

Alex Mustard / A young veined octopus (coconut octopus: Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty bivalve shell by pulling the two halves together with its arms. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Tractor transporting two crates with European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) donated by Prague Zoo to an accomodation enclosure in Bieszczady National Park, Bukowiec, Poland, September 2011

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Male European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) two years, being released into an accomodation enclosure in Bieszczady National Park, Bukowiec, Poland, September 2011, model released

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Male European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) two years, in an accomodation enclosure in Bieszczady National Park shortly after its release, Bukowiec, Poland, September 2011

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Staff of Bieszczady National park watching male European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) two year, in an accomodation enclosure in Bieszczady National Park shortly after its release, Bukowiec, Poland,...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Female European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) two years, in an accomodation enclosure in shortly after its release, Bieszczady National Park, Bukowiec, Poland, September 2011, model released

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Male European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) two years, in an accomodation enclosure in shortly after its release, Bieszczady National Park, Bukowiec, Poland, September 2011, model released

Wild Wonders of Europe / Préau / Two pears hanging from a branch in an allotment, Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France, September 2010

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight. Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January. Did you know? Whooper swans can migrate at an altitude of 8200m!

Alex Mustard / Divers on scooters exploring the wreck of the USS Kittiwake (US Military submarine rescue vessel) Photograph was taken shortly after the wreck was deliberately sunk as an attraction for scuba divers,...

Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held by orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo and a volunteer as an older three-toed slot...

Roland Seitre / Hermit / Northern bald ibis (Geroniticus eremita) breeding project of the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo, Cadiz, Spain. Keeper with two chicks pecking his face, keepers wear ibis helmets to limit human impr...

Roland Seitre / Hermit / Northern bald ibis (Geroniticus eremita) breeding project of the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo, Cadiz, Spain. Keeper with two chicks pecking his face, keepers wear ibis helmets to limit human impr...

Roland Seitre / Hermit / Northern bald ibis (Geroniticus eremita) breeding project of the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo, Cadiz, Spain. Keepers with chicks on open pastureland, keepers wear ibis helmets to limit human impr...

Sandesh Kadur / The large Malabar gliding frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) next to smaller winged Gliding frog (Rhacophorus lateralis) Southern Coorg, Western Ghats, Southern India. The winged gliding frog is highly...

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / 2020VISION photographer Linda Pitkin working with her husband Brian Pitkin photographing Brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with an underwater polecam, River Tweed, Cheviot H...

Gerrit Vyn / Trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) adult pairresting in an agricultural field, Skagit County, Washington, USA, February

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Two children riding bicycles along a forest path, Inshriach Forest, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, November 2011 Model released. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The Cairngorms is the UK's largest n...

Brent Stephenson / Crabeater Seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) swimming near an iceberg. Pleneau Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January.

Brent Stephenson / Pair of Australasian Gannets (Morus serrator) mating at the nest. Male has an identification ring used for research purposes. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Two Common hermit crabs (Pagurus bernhardus) and an empty Dogwhelk shell, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Spruner's Ophrys orchid (Ophrys spruneri) an orchid endemic to Southern Greece with a wide distribution. Has same pollinator as (Ophrys sipontensis) in Gargano, Southern Italy that has effected parall...

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Spruner's Ophrys orchid (Ophrys spruneri) an orchid endemic to Southern Greece with a wide distribution. Has same pollinator as (Ophrys sipontensis) in Gargano, Southern Italy that has effected parall...

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid variety (Ophrys apifera var bicolor) an uncommon variety where the pattern on the lip is suppressed, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid variety (Ophrys apifera var bicolor) an uncommon variety where the pattern on the lip is suppressed, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid variety (Ophrys apifera var bicolor) an uncommon variety where the pattern on the lip is suppressed, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid variety (Ophrys apifera var bicolor) an uncommon variety where the pattern on the lip is suppressed, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Cretan Ophrys orchid (Ophrys cretica) an orchid endemic to Crete and neighbouring islands, Kampbos, Crete, Greece, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Blueberry / Mason bee (Osmia ribifloris) flying to its nest in an old Trypoxylon mud dauber wasp nest, Texas, USA, March

Kristel Richard / An Indian cowboy, mounted on a quarter horse, tries to catch a bronc or wild paint horse during the All Indian Rodeo, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Two Sea Life Surveys wildlife guides and border terrier dog in an inflatable boat, at the Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Film-maker Raymond Besant filming an interview with Sea Life Surveys founder and proprietor Richard Fairbairns on board Sula Beag, a dedicated wildlife watching boat in Tobermory harbour, Isle of Mull...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) pursuing another across the surface of a lake in a dispute over territory, Derbyshire, England, UK, April 2010

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) pursuing another across the surface of a lake in a dispute over territory, backlit, Derbyshire, England, UK, April 2011

Nick Garbutt / Adult Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) taking a Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) from an Acacia bush. Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Steven Kazlowski / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) cow and calf rest on an ice floe along the northern coast of Spitsbergen and the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean, July

Andrew Parkinson / Fallow deer (Dama dama) pair of white stags stand together near the base of an ancient tree, Leicestershire, UK

Sandesh Kadur / Jumping ant (Harpegnathos saltator) climbing a leaf to dislodge a member from an invading colony, India

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / 'Squidgy' an 18 month female Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) dancing in Barley stubble near two males 'Mennis' and 'Bart', within the flock of birds released by the Great Crane Project onto the So...

Piotr Naskrecki / Giant Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) female watching an approaching male, Surinam

Radomir Jakubowski / Two peaks and an icy lake in Rondane National Park, Norway, September 2010. Winner, Fritz Polking Junior Award portfolio, GDT 2011 Competition.

Kristel Richard / Konik horses (Equus caballus) wild Konik mare standing asleep next to an alert wild Konik filly, Stodmarsh nature reserve, Kent, UK, March

Lisa Hoffner / A portrait of an elephant keeper with two of his young orphan Elephants (Loxodonta africana). David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / An event to introduce the local community to the RSPB Wallasea Wild Coast Project. Project manager, Chris Tyas, explains the project to a visitor and the plans for the future of Wallasea Island, Essex...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) chasing off an Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) on grazing marsh, Thames Estuary, Elmley Marshes RSPB reserve, North Kent, UK, March 2011

Pete Oxford / Two Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) at sea surface. Punta Allen, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Pete Oxford / Two Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) at the sea surface. Punta Allen, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Pete Oxford / Black Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) on sand. Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Mark Bowler / Portrait of an Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) mother with baby. Captive. Endemic to Peru.

Marie Read / Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) family group of two young males (age determined by eye color) on either side of an adult male, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, July.

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / A pair of Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) driving an Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) away from their nest. Alkhornet, Isfjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, 2006.

Matthew Maran / An American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with remains of fish prey while a crow waits for scraps. Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, Canada, June.

Andy Rouse / A young Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) plays on a vine with an adult in the background. Rwanda, Africa

Andy Rouse / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) female with an infant on her back. Rwanda, Africa

Eric Dragesco / Two people standing by their horses on an expedition to find Tien Shan Argali (Ovis ammon karelini). Naryn National Park, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, November.

Alan Williams / Two Red Kites (Milvus milvus); the winner of an aerial fight is chasing away the loser. Mid-Wales, UK, October 2010.

Mark Carwardine / Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) social grooming, Captive, rescued as an orphans, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Endangered species, October

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) female and joey interact in Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, an environmentally responsible cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pete Oxford / Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) pair fighting, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Chien Lee / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) digging hole in sand for the fe male to lay an egg, Bakiriang Wildlife Reserve, Indonesia

Alex Mustard / A pair of shy young California sealions (Zalophus californianus) peer out from against a colourful, coral encrusted wall, inside an underwater cave. Los Isotes, La Paz, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pac...

Petra Wegner / Two Guinea Pigs in an open cage