Bence Mate / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) juveniles playing with the leg of an impala, trying to drag it in three different directions. Mkuze, South Africa. Commended in Glanzlichter photo competition 2020.

Hiroya Minakuchi / Panther Chameleon (Chamaeleo pardalis) portrait showing eyes pointing in different directions, native to Madagascar

Rick Tomlinson / Farr 40 fleet downwind, Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010.

Onne van der Wal / Yachts racing at the 12 Metre World Championships, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. September 2009.

Nick Upton / Shoal of young sardines (Sardina pilchardus) swimming in various directions close to the shore in a shallow sandy bay, viewed from above water. Eastern Lesbos /Lesvos, Greece, August.

Edwin Giesbers / Termite (Hospitalitermes sp.) colony, with individuals moving in different directions, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Stump-tailed Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) in rainforest leaf-litter, eyes pointing in different directions. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Edwin Giesbers / Parson's chameleon (Chamaeleo parsonii) close-up showing eyes facing different directions, Madagascar

Oscar Dewhurst / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) pair perched on branch, facing opposite directions. Karnataka, India.

Ann & Steve Toon / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) female and calf looking in opposite directions, reflected in waterhole at night. Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Dong Lei / Long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae), two perched on branch, looking in opposite directions. Nonggang Natural Reserve, Guanxi Province, China.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair looking in opposite directions. Atka Bay, Antarctica. May.

Paul Hobson / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched on branch looking in opposite directions, another pair in background. Hungary. May.

Pal Hermansen / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), three standing with heads facing in different directions. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September.

Pal Hermansen / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), three standing with heads facing in different directions. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), two looking in different directions. Clearwater Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Valeriy Maleev / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) standing facing in opposite directions, Astrakhan Steppe, Southern Russia.

Vincent Grafhorst / Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) showing eyes going in different directions, Namibia

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult female splashing lots of sea water and spray in all directions with her fluke and peduncle, Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) executing a powerful tail slap, sending water flying in all directions, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) adult and young standing in opposite directions. Itala Game Reserve, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Jack-a-poo, Jack Russell cross Poodle puppy with ears pointing in opposite directions.

Daniel Heuclin / Mediterranean Chamaeleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) portrait with eyes in different directions, near Taznakht, Morroco.

Robin Chittenden / Road directions signs on flooded roads near Salthouse, Norfolk, England, UK, December 2013.

Jussi Murtosaari / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) male and female facing in opposite directions, central Finland, April.

Denis-Huot / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) brothers looking in opposite directions, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species.

Nick Upton / Flooded road leading to Muchelney village on the Somerset Levels, cut off in all directions after weeks of heavy rain, near Langport, UK, December 2012.

Gavin Hellier / Street signs in Grand-Case on the French side, St Martin, Netherland Antilles, Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, West Indies 2008

Gavin Hellier / Place signpost in the Dutch capital of Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles, St Martin, Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, West Indies 2008

Philippe Clement / Stone signpost for coastal footapth at Durdle Door near Lulworth on the Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, UK

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Way to Everest Base Camp sign, Khumbu Glacier, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Kristel Richard / Two young male giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) standing in opposite directions. Mombo, Moremi Game Reserve, Chief Island, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Rick Tomlinson / Farr 40 start, with "Barking Mad" on port. Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Fleet rounding a mark, racing at the Transat AG2R La Mondiale Prologue, Concarneau, Brittany, France. April 2010.

Nick Upton / Shoal of young sardines (Sardina pilchardus) swimming in various directions close to the shore in a shallow sandy bay, viewed from above water. Eastern Lesbos /Lesvos, Greece, August.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Two Przewalski horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) standing facing opposite directions, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Andrew Parkinson / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair during their elaborate courtship ritual, after moving in opposite directions they dive down, collect some underwater vegetation, and then emerge performin...

Edwin Giesbers / Parson's chameleon (Chamaeleo parsonii) close-up showing eyes facing different directions, Madagascar

Edwin Giesbers / Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) with eyes facing different directions, Madagascar

Edwin Giesbers / Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) female with eyes pointing different directions, Madagascar

Edwin Giesbers / Parson's chameleon (Chamaeleo parsonii) with eyes facing different directions, Madagascar

Edwin Giesbers / Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) female with eyes pointing different directions, Madagascar

Tony Phelps / Roberston's Dwarf Chameleon {Bradypodion gutturale} eyes looking in different directions, Western Cape, South Africa

Jose B. Ruiz / Walking path sign, La Focella, Teverga, Asturias, Spain.

Patricio Robles Gil / Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) pair facing opposite directions, Etosha National Park, Namibia

SIMON KING / Three Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) resting on termite mound, looking in different directions, Masai Mara NP, Kenya, East Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Hiking signpost in Vindelfjallen Nature Reserve, Lapland, Sweden.

Philippe Clement / Suricates / Meerkats looking out in all directions Kalahari Gemsbok S Africa

Philippe Clement / Suricates / Meerkats looking out in all directions Kalahari Gemsbok S Africa

Norbert Wu / Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in net as it is raised by fishermen with the leader or Rais of the Matanzas issuing directions, Mediterranean Sea, Sardinia, Italy

Norbert Wu / Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in net as it is raised by fishermen with the leader or Rais of the Matanzas issuing directions, Mediterranean Sea, Sardinia, Italy

Rick Tomlinson / EF Language with an all-female crew race in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997.

Onne van der Wal / Close up of sailing boat's compass looking North.

Roberto Rinaldi / Roadsigns, Babelthaup, Palau, Micronesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Big tourist ferry and a small tourist canal boat on the lagoon of Venice, Italy.

Ben Cranke / Two groups of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in opposite directions pass each other. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

Markus Varesvuo / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) pair feeding on Rowan (Sorbus sp) berries whilst perched in tree, looking in opposite directions. Uto, Finland. October.

Guy Edwardes / Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) pair perched on branch, looking in opposite directions. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) pair perched on branch, looking in opposite directions. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / Southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) pair perched on branch, looking in opposite directions. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

David Tipling / Great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) pair looking out of burrow in opposite directions. Gobi Desert, Mongolia. October.

Jussi Murtosaari / Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) two standing in snow, looking in opposite directions. Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. February.

Yashpal Rathore / African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female and two cubs on mound, looking in opposite directions for prey. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

John Shaw / Patterns in sand formed by winds from different directions. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA. December.

John Shaw / Patterns formed by winds from different directions. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA. December.