Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) catching salmon in Brooks river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Andy Sands / Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) carrying large weevil back to burrow, paralysed as food for larvae. London, England, UK, July.

Sue Flood - TD / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) taking a fish from water. Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, May.

Jan Hamrsky / Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) larva feeding on small fish. Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Laurie Campbell / Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) robbing Puffin (Fratercula arctica) of catch, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, June

Doug Allan / Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer. Free...

Sven Zacek / House Martin (Delichon urbicum) in flight with invertebrates in its beak. Estonia, Europe, July.

Anup Shah / Caracal (Caracal caracal) six month kitten carrying an African hare that its mother has killed for it, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

Martin Dohrn / Starlight camera image in moonlight of Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) feeding on carcass of Spotted deer stag (Axis axis) watched by Asian water buffalo (Bubalas bubalas) while the leopard (Panthera...

Kim Taylor / Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) juvenile jumping through the water surface to take a hoverfly. Surrey, UK.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with blooded face looking at Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) in flight. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with rodent prey, Vosges, France, June

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) catching a Lungfish (Protoperus sp) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, dipneuste, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Andrew Parkinson / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) adult trying to pull a worm out of the wet sand, September, Shetland Islands, UK, September.

Laurent Geslin / African lion (Panthera leo) two cubs licking blood off their faces after feeding on Wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara reserve, Kenya

Klaus Echle / Lynx (Lynx lynx) holding its fawn kill by the neck. The Black Forest, Germany, October. Captive

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Warden using chain saw to cut birch and clear it from area for heather regeneration, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Sandlings heath, Suffolk, UK, February 2011, model released

Bence Mate / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) taking fish from water, Hungary, June. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

Roy Mangersnes / Silhouette of White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight with freshly caught fish, Flatanger, Norway, July. HIGHLY COMMENDED, BIRDS category, WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 20...

Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain-feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October

Inaki Relanzon / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), eating krill and plankton at the surface. Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, North America, August.

Matthew Maran / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with a Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in its mouth. Ucluth Inlet, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Matthew Maran / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with a Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in its mouth. West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, October.

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult with a worm in its beak. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

Juergen Freund / Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) chasing shoal of Oxeye Scads (Selar boops) in the house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) walking through a river with caught salmon against a mountainous landscape as two gulls fly past. Katmai, Alaska, USA, August.

Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) with caught salmon, another bear more distant, with mountains backing the scene. Katmai, Alaska, USA, August.

Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) thrashing a large caught salmon. Katmai, Alaska, USA, August.

Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) with caught salmon. Katmai, Alaska, USA, August.

Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing on hind legs in water with caught salmon. Katmai, Alaska, USA, August.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) in water with Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare), its teeth around the back of the prey's neck. Piquiri River, The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October....

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Darter / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) female in water with fish prey in beak. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, November.

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and Black-back jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya...

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) catching salmon in river, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Georgette Douwma / White banded/ Scarlet cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) on Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the for cloth bait. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Solvin Zankl / Portrait of a Bouvier des Flander cross-breed dog, sitting and panting

Solvin Zankl / Lars Hendrickson watching Black piston water beetles (Hydrophilus aterrimus) feeding on a tadpole, State Collection in Munich, Germany, June

Ernie Janes / Domestic cat, tortoiseshell kitten playing with white mouse

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male chasing down a Topi (Damaliscus lunatus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) attacking a Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) as it crosses the Mara River. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) attacking a Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) as it crosses the Mara River. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) pair stealing fish from Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)

Mary McDonald / Pumas (Felis concolor) feeding on kill, camouflaged in tall grassland,Torres del Paine, Chile, South America

Bence Mate / Head portrait of Satiny Parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) swallowing frog, Hungary, Europe

Bence Mate / Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) attacking a Brown-hooded Parrot (Pionopsitta haematotis) Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Alex Mustard / Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) hunting a Flying fish (Hirundichthys affinis) at night in the Gulf Stream. Taken in the Gulf Stream between Florida, USA and the Bahamas.

Alex Hyde / Giraffe necked weevil {Trachelophorus giraffa} male on leaf of host plant (Dichaetanthera cordifolia) tropical rainforest, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Marie Read / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) taking flight from tufa tower carrying a fish, Mono Lake, California, USA

Solvin Zankl / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) feeding on Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) Playa Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast. November.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) landing on exposed stone, with insect prey for chicks in beak, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK

Bence Mate / Low angle view of grey heron feet (Ardea cinerea), leaping to attack gret white egret (Egretta alba), egret wings visible. Hungary. WINNER: Erik Hosking Award portfolio image 1/6 - Wildlife Photograph...

Bence Mate / Jacare / Yacare caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) with young armadillo prey ib its jaws. Pantanal, Brazil. WINNER: Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 3/6 - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Charlie Summers / Cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus) on the back of juvenile Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) Kgalagadi Trans Border Park, South Africa

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model release Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit holding Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) in hypnotic trance. Caribbean sea Model released.

Stephen Dalton / Domestic cat (Felis catus) watching House mouse (Mus musculus) appear from under furniture, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Jumping spider (Plexippus paykulli) leaping onto fly prey, Crete

Nick Garbutt / Male Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) feeding on Preying mantis in beach side vegetation. Bay of Antongil, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Dietmar Nill / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with fish being attacked by Gull, Germany, winter

Sven Zacek / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying low across river with a fish, Estonia

Stephen Dalton / Veiled / Yemeni casqued chameleon {Chamaeleo calyptratus} catching cricket with tongue, controlled conditions, from Arabia

Poinsignon and Hackel / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} coming up out of water with fish, Lorraine, France. Nominated in the Story of a Species category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.

Doug Perrine / Salmon shark {Lamna ditropis} captive, with salmon in mouth (eyes are rolled back for protection), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, (digitally modified)

Angelo Gandolfi / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) hunting Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus). Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain.

Andy Rouse / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) chasing Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) during migration crossing, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

David Tipling / Falkland / Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) in flight carrying a stolen Gentoo penguin egg (Pygoscelis papua) Sea Lion Island, Falklands

Nick Garbutt / Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) feeding on a wildebeest kill dragged into a tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) feeding on Salmon in Brooks river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Graham Eaton / Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) feeding on sandeel, underwater shot, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, June

Nick Garbutt / Close-up of foot of chained domestic Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Constantinos Petrinos / Chain moray eel {Echidna catenata} Bonaire, Caribbean.

Michael Pitts / Chain of fluorescent tunicates {Salpa maxima} off Komodo Is, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Spectral tarsier {Tarsius tarsier / spectrum / fuscus} catching insect, Tangkoko Rainforest, Sulawesi Indonesia

Norbert Wu / Scuba diver and salp chain showing asexual reproduction of salps, southern California

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeds Caribbean reef shark(Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas Model released.

Sue Flood / Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) pair perched on rock on Tyuleniy Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East, June

Sue Flood / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) with nesting material in beak, on Tyuleniy Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East, June

Sue Flood / Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula) on Tyuleniy Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East.

Sue Flood / Crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) on sea surface on Brat Chirpoy Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East, June

Sue Flood / Crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) flock on sea surface on Brat Chirpoy Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East, June

Sue Flood / Crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) large flock cal in flight above Yankicha Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East, June.

Sue Flood / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in summer coat, Yankicha Island in the Kuril Island chain, Russian Far East. Arctic Foxes were introduced to Yankicha by Japanese fur traders who wanted to start a breeding...

Sue Flood / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) on Matua Island, an uninhabited island near the centre of the Kuril Island chain in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia

Graham Eaton / A view down the axis of the Llyn Peninsular, from Mynydd Rhiw near Aberdaron. The mountains represent the vents of a chain of ancient volanoes. Wales, September 2012.

Mark Moffett / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group linking up in a chain to create a bridge to another tree branch, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Merryn Thomas / "Teign Spirit" pulled up at low tide in the Old Harbour. Cornwall County Pilot Gig Championships, Newquay, September 2008.

Merryn Thomas / "Teign Spirit" pulled up at low tide in the Old Harbour. Cornwall County Pilot Gig Championships, Newquay, September 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Chain detail.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Split-level view of the River Tweed, with Coldstream Bridge and fishing boat, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October

Alex Hyde / Burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator) two on dead squirrel foot, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.

MYN / Jerry Monkman / Chain catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) Rye, New Hampshire, USA, January. meetyourneighbours.net project