Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) amongst vegetation, Vosges, France, June

Bence Mate / Head portrait of Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) with pouched bill wide open. Danube Delta, Romania

Alex Mustard / Sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster rostrata) portrait with the eyes standing out against a dark background, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) above a coral reef, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) alert portrait in white winter coat, Monadhliath Mountains, Scotland, UK, February.

Anup Shah / Proboscis monkey (Nasalia larvatus) mature male sitting in a tree, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, April

Sergey Gorshkov / Migrating Salmon (Salmonidae) Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers defending the nest by ejecting droplets of formic acid, UK.

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby hanging from trees, and chewing on fingers, Semengoh Nature reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Endangered

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting on grass in a Paris park with buildings behind. France.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting on grass in a Paris park. France.

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at entrance to burrow, and watching a Red-tailed Hawk circling above. Salton Sea, California, USA.