Sergio Hanquet / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), two viewed from above. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Nick Hawkins / Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica.

Tony Wu / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus indica) in Indian Ocean, Mirissa, Matara, Sri Lanka.

Tony Wu / Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus), male in white breeding colouration. Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. June.

Loic Poidevin / Common crane (Grus grus) group of three in flight, Lake Hornborga, Sweden , April

Georgette Douwma / Upside down jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda) Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Wim van den Heever / Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) baby jumping between branches, photographed mid air. Okavango Delta Botswana.

Franco Banfi / Schooling Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica.

Claudio Contreras / Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers at twilight, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

Gerrit Vyn / Pair of adult Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) in flight. Skagit County, Washington. January.

Melvin Grey / Violet-tailed sylph hummingbird (Aglaiocercus coelestis) hummingbird adult male, approaching flower to feed, Tandayapa, Ecuador