Konrad Wothe / Gliding seed of Climbing Gourd (Alsomitra macrocarpa) in tropical rainforest, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, digital composite

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) in the forest zone, right under the Meili Snow Mountain, near the Minyong glacier, Meili Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan, China

Juergen Freund / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) near a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. The whale sharks...