Cyril Ruoso / Northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) adult and young Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) mother with rare white furred baby, Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.

Espen Bergersen / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) two calling aggresively in snow, Hornya birdcliff, Finnmark, Norway.

Markus Varesvuo / Black grouse (lyrurus tetrix) female and chick at nest, Vaala, Finland, June.

Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with a young chick on the back and another chick in the water. The Netherlands.June 2014

Markus Varesvuo / Two Common redpolls (Careduelis flammea) feeding, Liminka, Finland, February

Will Burrard-Lucas / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) adult with babies, Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.

John Downer / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) mother and cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle'

Andrew Parkinson / Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) male on a tranquil lake in dawn mist. Derbyshire, UK, May. (non-ex)

Solvin Zankl / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) feeding on Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) Playa Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast. November.

Bence Mate / Head portraits of King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) right, and Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) left. Santa Rita, Costa Rica. WINNER: Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 6/6 - Wildlife Photographer of t...