Nick Garbutt / Western red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) climbing in tree. Singalila National Park, India / Nepal border.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) male, sub-adult aged three years, face portrait. Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Shane Gross / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), two from below, one close up. Caribbean Sea off Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.

Jordi Chias / Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Stephane Granzotto / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) standing alert outside burrow, takes fright and runs inside, Rhone-Alpes, France, July.

Gerrit Vyn / Mature male California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) used for the captive breeding program to restore this critically endangered species. Idaho. February.

Lorraine Bennery / Knapweed fritillary butterflies (Melitaea phoebe) on Green winged orchid (Anacamptis morio), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Alex Mustard / Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) portrait, Swanage Pier, Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel, August

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) extreme close up with jaws open, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) male flying with talons outstretched, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May.

Nick Hawkins / Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) portrait. camera trap image, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Carol Walker / Wild Mustang horse rearing, Pryor mountains, Montana, USA. June.