Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) rare white furred baby calling, Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.

Staffan Widstrand / Common Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo) reflected in water whilst drinking, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Danny Green / Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing on hind legs, Lake Clarke National Park, Alaska, September.

Gabriel Rojo / Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) La Pampa, Argentina

Alex Hyde / Bearded pig (Sus barbatus) foraging for food at night, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo.

Sam Hobson / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), adult female perched on scaffolding. Bristol, UK. December.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Storm waves sending spray over pier, Kalk Bay harbor, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) females gather at one end of the hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan, February

Alex Mustard / Grey angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) portrait, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster rostrata) portrait with the eyes standing out against a dark background, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus) swimming above the reef, West End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Jane Burton / White-faced black-and-white Border Collie puppy.