Tim Laman / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) leaping across river, about to land in the water, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Steven Kazlowski / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) jumping off an iceberg, western Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Juergen Freund / Water Spout and storm over the ocean, Tubbataha Reef, Palawan, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Water spout and storm over the ocean, Tubbataha Reef, Palawan, Philippines

Steven Kazlowski / Arctic fox {Alopex lagopus} hunting rodents under the snow, North Slope, Alaska. Sequence 2/3.

Bernard Castelein / Indian gazelle (Chinkara) (Gazella bennetti) with flock of Common pigeons, Lohawat, Rajasthan, India

Shattil & Rozinski / Lesser prairie chicken {Tympanuchus pallidicintus} males fighting at lek, Colorado, USA

Kim Taylor / Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) attacking a rattlesnake (composite image)

Kim Taylor / Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) landing. (digitally enhanced) Captive

Rolf Nussbaumer / Elk {Cervus elaphus} bulls fighting, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA

Todd Pusser / Eastern spinner dolphin {Stenella longirostris orientalis} W Mexico, Pacific

Richard Du Toit / Two Subadult Cheetahs playing {Acinonyx jubatus} Sabi Sand GR South Africa. Cheetahs are the 100m gold medalists of the animal kingdom, capable of short sprints at 70mph. The human record is 27mph.