Danny Green / Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.

Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp) female worker carrying leaf to nest, with a smaller 'minor' ant riding. The minor's job is to protect her sister from parasitic flies. Costa Rica, December. Highly Commended,...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking an Arctic Fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) protecting its nest site, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Highly commended, MAMMALS, GDT 2011 competition

Floris van Breugel / Sand dunes reflecting pink and orange glowing colours from the sky at sunset. Death Valley National Park, California, USA. November 2009. Highly Commended in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photoga...

Ross Hoddinott / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying in snow, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK. December 2010, HIGHLY COMMENDED, ANIMAL PORTRAITS, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

Solvin Zankl / Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the beach where it hatched, Ostional, Costa Rica. October. Winner of the Underwater category of the G...

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale {Balaenoptera brydei / edeni} with throat pleats expanded after feeding on baitball of Sardines {Sardinops sagax} off Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Veolia Environnement...

Anup Shah / Juvenile Tawny or African Sea Eagle defending flamingo carcass from Marabou stork {Lepitoptilos crumeniferous}

Richard Du Toit / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) males fighting, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) males fighting, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya

Ben Hall / Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier in the distance, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Winner of Landscape category, Nature's Best / Windland S...

Alex Mustard / A large colony of Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night on a coral reef, showing the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands...

Markus Varesvuo / Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) two males displaying in territorial dispute, Liminka Finland June

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Climber on Kala Pattar peak (5545m) with Buddhist prayer flags at sunset. Sagarmatha National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu/Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya. October 2011. Winner of Mountain...

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas leafcutter ant (Atta texana) workers carrying leaves during rain, New Braunfels, Central Texas, USA. Highly honoured, Small world Spectacular Category, Natures Best competition 2012.

Stefan Huwiler / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult defending carcass from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Sinite Kamani National Park, Bulgaria, Europe. February. Commended, Behaviour : Birds category, Wildlife Photogra...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A boy runs in the rain in a Bassari village. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the Bassari, Fula a...

Paul D Stewart / Restoration of the Iguanodon by Alice B. Woodward from Lydekker's The Royal Natural History' Frederick Warne and co, 1896. This is one of the first reconstructions to correctly show the Iguanodon's th...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Cooking in a cabin without electricity in a small village, Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the B...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Bassari woman drinking beer at a party ceremonial harvest. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the B...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A bassari child holding out hands to collect rainwater, Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the Bas...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Bassari woman carrying firewood on her head. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the Bassari, Fula...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Bedik woman with traditional necklaces and beads. Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the Bassari,...

Nick Upton / Flock of Juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) recently released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels flying in to land on a marshy area surrounded by pastureland on a frosty, m...

Sandra Bartocha / Scots Pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in evening sunlight. January. Specially commended, Creative Visions category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year WPY 2012 competition.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) diving underwater near Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctica, Australia. Highly commended, GDT competition 2012.

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Recently released young Common / Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) chasing flies. The Great Crane Project, Somerset, UK, September 2012. Second place in Mankind and Nature portfolio category of Melvita Natu...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flock of young Common / Eurasian Cranes (Grus grus) walking and flying after two surrogate parents dressed in grey holding model adult crane heads. The Great Crane Project, Somerset, UK, September 201...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile released at sea near Robben Island, Table Bay, after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SAN...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) this Cape gannet is released at sea near...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile being transported by boat in a cardbord box. To be released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile being transported by boat in a cardbord box. To be released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile at hand rearing and rehabilitation facility at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying after a swim in the pool. Its feathers are still coated in oil and once the bird is strong enough it will be washed. Southern African Foundation for the Conservatio...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying in a heated pen (a heat lamp illuminates the pen with a red light) after its first wash, which removed some of the oil that coated its feathers. Some oil remains on...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being rinsed after a wash with soap to remove the oil that coated its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerab...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being washed to remove the oil that coats its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature p...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature portf...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable species. Third place...

Andrew Parkinson / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) adult in winter plumage, taking off at dawn from tranquil lake. (Non-ex) Derbyshire, UK. Highly commended, GDT competition 2012, Nature's studio categor...

Graham Eaton / Red Kite (Milvus milvus) flying in snow, Rhayader, Wales, 2012. Commended, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 competition

Solvin Zankl / Schreiber's long fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersi) in flight in cave, Grotta Monte Majore, Sardinia, Italy. Highly commended, Mammals category, GDT 2012 competition.

Alexander Badyaev / Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in a home eating bread on cooker. Montana, USA, June. Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) Competition 2012 'Urban Wildlife' category; specially commended.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around adult crane models alongside a carer wearing a crane costume acting as a surrogate parent, Somer...

Andrew Parkinson / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) adult killing and plucking feathers from collared dove. Derbyshire, UK, November. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Animal Behaviour' ca...

Andrew Parkinson / Redwings (Turdus iliacus) squabbling over an apple in snow. Derbyshire, UK, February. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Animal Behaviour' category. (Non-ex) Winner of...

Andrew Parkinson / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in meadow of buttercups. Derbyshire, UK, June. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Outdoor Photography editor's choice' category. (Non-ex)

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April. Highly commended in the British Wildlife Photograph...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) beneath waterfall. Ambleside, Lake District, UK, November. Highly commended, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012. Did you know? I...

Ben Hall / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in snowfall. Martin Mere Wetlands Trust, Lancashire,UK, January. 'Animal Portraits' category, British Wildlife Photographer Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Paul Hobson / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flocking above urban streetlights at dusk. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, March. 'Urban Wildlife' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 20...

Paul Hobson / Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) male grasping stem with eyes and head in sharp focus. Sheffield, UK, May. 'Animal Portraits' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Ross Hoddinott / Fungus (Mycena sp.) gills backlit, seen from low angle. Dartmoor, Devon, UK. 'Wild Woods' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Andy Sands / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) drinking at water's surface from floating leaf. Captive, UK. 'Hidden Britain' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Mark Hamblin / Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) adult in flight over misty loch at dawn. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. Highly commended, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA)...

Mark Hamblin / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) beside drainage ditch at sunrise, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. Highly commended, 'Habitat' series category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition...

Graham Eaton / Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) seen from below. Cardigan Bay, Wales, June. Highly commended, marine category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pine marten (Martes martes) juvenile in pine tree in woodland, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK, July. Highly commended, 'Animal Portraits' category, British Wildlife Pho...

Andy Sands / Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) Female carrying two males attempting to displace one another to mate, West sussex, England, UK, July

Sue Daly / Red sea star (Echinaster sepositus) and bryozoans fauna. Channel Islands, UK July. Highly commended, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Charlie Summers / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) in a dominance fight with dust flying, Lake Magadi, Serengeti, Tanzania.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in winter pelage, running across snow. Scotland. January 2010. Highly commended, 'Animal Behaviour' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain Hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in winter. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January. Did you know? Although they are normally solitary, Mountain hares can gather in groups of up to 20 dur...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Young Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) exploring an underwater cave, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, English Channel, June. Winner, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 20...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Young Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) exploring a seaweed garden in summer, Cairns Of Coll, Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, North Atlantic Ocean, June. Overall Winner of the Marine Catego...

Kristel Richard / A traditionally dressed cowboy riding a Quarter mare, during the rodeo of the Festival de la Doma y el Folclore, Estancia Tacuaty, Misiones, Paraguay, January 2012. No release available.

Ben Hall / Curlews (Numenius arquata) group flying over the sea during storm. Wales, UK December. Highly commended, 'Habitat' division, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...

Klaus Echle / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting in woodland, sleeping, Black Forest, Germany, Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize , GDT 2011 competition

Klaus Echle / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) running, Black Forest, Germany, Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize , GDT 2011 competition

Klaus Echle / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sniffing beech tree trunk, Black Forest, Germany, Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize, GDT 2011 competition

Klaus Echle / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the mist, looking down from top of woodland slope, Black Forest, Germany, Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize , GDT 2011 competition

Klaus Echle / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at base of tree trunk in the Black Forest, Germany, Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize , GDT 2011 competition

Klaus Echle / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) looking up into tree at sunset, backlit, Black Forest, Germany, Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize , GDT 2011 competition

Nick Turner / Men pulling on a rope in a tug of war competition, Cotswold Olimpicks, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, June 2011.

Carol Walker / Trainer Rich Scott with Cremosso, a young male cremello Wild horse / mustang that had been rounded up from a McCullough Peak herd and put up for adoption, trainer teaching it to be led in paddock, Jul...

Carol Walker / Wild Horse / Mustang shaking head and mane, Adobe Town Herd Area, southwestern Wyoming, USA, WINNER OF WILD HORSE SECTION, EQUINE IDEAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 2012

Sergey Gorshkov / Ruffs displaying and fighting (Philomachus pugnax) Agapa River, Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Ruff displaying (Philomachus pugnax) Agapa River, Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on a rock, posing for a tourist holding a camera, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Although the largest colonies of pu...

Tui De Roy / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) pair in territorial display while two other feed, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Juan Carlos Munoz / Two White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) fighting in acrobatic flight as Raven (Corvus corax) looks on. Scandinavia, April. 5th, 2010 Euronatur Wildlife photographer competition.

Nick Garbutt / Adult male Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) posturing in aggressive 'yawn' behaviour, Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, November. Digital composite (two frames stitched togeth...

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) males with developing antlers in velvet, one in focus, one not. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awar...

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Mammals category in GDT competition 2013. 2nd Prize in the Mammals Category of M...

Sven Zacek / People in a cross-country skiing competition. Tartu, Estonia, Europe, February.

Andy Rouse / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) male jumping during rut. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Beisa oryx (Oryx beisa) fighting in rut. Samburu, Kenya, December.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) sitting on floe in vast thawing sea-ice landscape. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August 2011. Second place, Mammals Category, GDT 2012 competion. Winner in ANIMALS IN THEIR ENVIR...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blowing, with Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in the water spray. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August. Runner up in the Birds category of GDT competition 2014.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Research scientists fitting satellite transmitter to Hen harrier chick (Circus cyaneus) for tracking movements after fledging. Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Winner, documentary...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult female on rock taking food as part of supplementary feeding programme on Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Winner, documentary series category,...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult female in flight approaching nest with food for chicks, Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June. Winner, documentary series category, British Wildlife Photog...