Markus Varesvuo / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in flight, Oman, November

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse looking out of the front of a train on the elevated Dubai Metro System, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesJanuary 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of traffic at night on the Dubai Interchange, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Wide angle timelapse of the Dubai Interchange, with the Burj Khalifa in the background, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2017. Hellier

Ingo Arndt / Casqued chameleon male {Chamaeleo calyptratus} Yemen

Inaki Relanzon / Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) at sunset. Previously extinct in the wild, their conservation status is now stable thanks to conservation efforts.This male is part of a reintroduction program in Dubai, U...

Carol Walker / Head portrait of grey Arabian stallion running in desert dunes near Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Ruppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) male building nest, Oman, May

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) running. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) running over sand. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Markus Varesvuo / Rock Martin (ptyonoprogne fuligula)in flight, Israel

Markus Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Sultanate of Oman, October. Magic Moments book plate.