Mark Taylor / Cheeky ginger kitten, Ollie, 10 weeks, reaching up and batting the ear of Boxer puppy

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) in flower, controlled conditions, Cornwall, England, UK, May.

Niall Benvie / Beech (Fagus) leaves against white background. Scotland.

Niall Benvie / Domestic Cat silhouetted in window. Estonia. No release available.

Alex Hyde / Sting of Giant Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus laoticus / longimanus). Captive, originating from Vietnam / Thailand.

Alex Hyde / Giant Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus laoticus / longimanus). Captive, endemic to Vietnam / Thailand.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara). Detail of leaves and fruit. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of human evolution from left to right Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male head portrait, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) mature male head and shoulders portrait, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Mark Taylor / Tabby male kitten, Fosset, 3 months old, rolling playfully on his back.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 3 months old, sitting and snuggling together.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks old, walking together.

Mark Taylor / German Shepherd Dog bitch pup, Coco, 14 weeks old, with raised paw.

Mark Taylor / Fluffy black kitten, 12 weeks old, stretching.

Mark Taylor / Beagle dog, Bruce, with ginger kitten, Tom.

Mark Taylor / Russian Blue female cat with green eyes.

Kim Taylor / Assassin Bug (Rhinocoris sp.) Endemic to Costa Rica.

Kim Taylor / Rainbow Shield Bug (Calidea dregii) Endemic to Southern Africa.

Aflo / Composite image of tick showing how its body expands after feeding

Adrian Davies / Long exposure of a Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), showing movement of leaves and stem following irritation.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf, Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf, Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Chris Mattison / Pink stink bug (Tessaratomidae). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Cicada against white background. Endemic to Montagne D'Ambre, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Green Flower Beetle (Thaumastopeus sp.). Endemic to Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Endemic to Andasibe, Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) macro shot of claw, that allows the louse to grip onto the hairs of their human host, False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM).

Alex Hyde / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) close up of sting, UK

Alex Hyde / Aposematism describes the use of bright colouration and bold patterns to advertise that an organism is unpalatable or dangerous. All three insects are foul-tasting or toxic if eaten: Wood Tiger moth...

Alex Hyde / Small Gold Grasshopper (Euthystira brachyptera) photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wolf Spider (Xerolycosa nemoralis) female carrying egg sac, photographd on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Burnet Moth (Zygaena carniolica), photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wood Tiger moth (Parasemia plantaginis) photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Northern Spinach moth (Eulithis populata), photographed on a white background, Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Cynthia's Fritillary (Euphydryas cynthia) male photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Magpie Moth caterpillar (Abraxas grossulariata) showing warning colouration, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) juvenile (left) and adult fighting in flight. Simien National Park, Ethiopia, Africa.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) chasing Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris) in flight. Simien National Park, Ethiopia, Africa.

Markus Varesvuo / Common Swift (Apus apus) in flight, Helsinki Finland July

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a grey Andalusian stallion, in Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain.

Mark Carwardine / Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) in flight, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand

Mark Carwardine / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) drake flying, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Mark Carwardine / Adult male Northern pintail duck (Anas acuta) flying, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Floris van Breugel / A White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovers in the open space over Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA. December.

Bert Willaert / Composite image of American fish species introduced to Europe: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus, left), Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus, right) and Eastern mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea, under), ph...

Steven Kazlowski / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribils) walking on snow, 1002 coastal plain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

Claudio Contreras / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying with fish prey, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August.

Loic Poidevin / Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a branch, Vendee, West France, May

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks, walking together in unison.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks, lounging together.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Fosset, 10 weeks, with Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Cute tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 9 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Two cute tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 7 weeks, sleeping in a hammock.

Mark Taylor / Black, and Black and white tuxedo male kittens, Tuxie and Buxie, 3 months lying together, wearing collars and bells.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks running.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks, lying with head up.

Chris Mattison / Waxy leaf frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), captive, occurs South and Central America

Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Giant pill millipede (Arthrosphaera cf branti), captive, occurs Tanzania.

Chris Mattison / Amazon milk frog (Phrynohyas resinifictrix), captive, occurs South America

Chris Mattison / Argentine black and white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) captive, occurs South America

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male (bottom) and female with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April

Roger Powell / Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) in flight, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in profile against dark background. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, December.

Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting, UK, June

Alex Hyde / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Mosquito (Culex pipiens) carrier of the West Nile Virus close-up

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) collecting mud for nest building, June, Scotland, UK

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Tractor millipede (Barydesmus sp.) male, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. meetyourneighbours.net project

Solvin Zankl / Spines of sea urchins from sand sample from Raja Ampat, Indonesia, the wide range of colours of these animals become visible. Diagonal of frame approx. 5 mm Digital focus stacking image

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Acanthognathus brevicornis) from South America. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Cephalotes clypeatus) Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) head of a major worker with mandibles used for opening seeds. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close-up of ant (Thaumatomyrmex atrox) from the neotropics, specialists predators on millipedes Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Leaf cutter ant (Atta cephalotes ) close-up. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Harpegnathos venator) head from Asia. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Different Snowflakes showing range in size and pattern, magnified under microscope, from Lilehammer, Norway. Digital composite

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / GEOMAR / Polar shrimp (Lebbeus polaris) on live Lophelia (Lophelia pertusa) from Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Controlled conditions. Photo taken in cooperation with GEOMAR coldwater coral res...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight. Shetland, Scotland, August.

Brent Stephenson / Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight low over the sea, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks NON DISPONIBLE POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS UN LIVRE JUSQU'EN 2025. MERCI DE NOUS CONTACTER POUR TOUT AUTRE UTILISATION A...

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks old.

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks

Eric Medard / Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) in flight at night, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, September.