Jane Burton / Duckling swimming on water surface, captive, UK

TJ Rich / One-week-old baby African elephant playing in sand between mother's legs {Loxodonta africana} Samburu NP, Kenya

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) flying, Sweden, November

Christophe Courteau / African Wild Dog {Lycaon pictus} feeding puppies near den by regurgitating Impala kill, Northern Okavango Delta, BOTSWANA

Jouan & Rius / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) feeding chicks at nest, Alsace, Upper Rhine, France, May

Anup Shah / Silhouette of Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) leaping through tree canopy. Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar. Oct 2008.

DOC WHITE / Large pod of White / Beluga whales {Delphinapterus leucas} surfacing in shallow inlet, Canadian Arctic

Suzi Eszterhas / Ostrich {Struthio camelus} male showing breeding display, Lewa Conservancy, Kenya

Solvin Zankl / Golden Wheel Spider (Carparachne aureoflava) at entrance to burrow which can extend 40 - 50 cm into the sand, Namib desert, Namibia

Roger Powell / Head-on shot of Lesser Kestrel {Falco naumanni} flying in with a Migratory Locust in its beak as a courtship offering for its mate, Alcantara, Spain

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} two young monkeys huddle together for warmth, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

TJ Rich / Gentoo penguins on ice, one calling (Pygoscelis papua) Antarctic Peninsula