Sergio Hanquet / Scientists performing Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calf necropsy on beach to determine cause of death, whale found drifting at sea. Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2010.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon pair (Columba palumbus) courting on a lichen covered branch in late afternoon light, Gloucestershire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Three Backwell Enviromental Trust volunteers coppicing young trees using hand saws and axes to increase biodiversity and to improve the woodland habitat for Hazel Dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) ne...

Nick Upton / Backwell Enviroment Trust volunteer pushing over a young tree he has coppiced with a saw to increase biodiversity and to improve the habitat for Hazel Dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in woodland ne...

Nick Upton / Backwell Enviroment Trust volunteer coppicing young tree with a saw to increase biodiversity and to improve the habitat for Hazel Dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) in woodland near Bristol, Somerset,...

Christian Ziegler / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) pair dissecting moth, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Toby Roxburgh / Scientist from the Welsh Marine Environmental Monitoring team dissecting the carcass of Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) washed up on beach near Porthcawl to try to determine the cause of de...

Toby Roxburgh / Scientist from the Welsh Marine Environmental Monitoring team dissecting the carcass of a Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) washed up on a beach in order to try to help determine the cause of...

Toby Roxburgh / Scientists from the Welsh Marine Environmental Monitoring team dissecting the carcass of a Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) washed up on a beach in order to try to help determine the cause o...

Andy Sands / German wasp (Vespula germanica) dissecting a honeybee that it has stolen from a Bee killer wasp / Beewolf (Philanthus triangulum), London, England, UK

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) pair dissecting leaf into fragments to be carried back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group dissecting leaf into fragments to be carried back to nest, Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) group dissecting leaf into fragments to be carried back to nest, Henri Pittier National Park, Venezuela

Gabriel Rojo / Dissecting La Plata river dolphin killed in fishing net, Argentina {Pontoporia blainvillei}

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Livestock trails dissecting cloud forest, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Road and livestock trails dissecting cloud forest, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Toby Roxburgh / Scientists from the Welsh Marine Environmental Monitoring team dissecting the carcass of a Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) washed up on beach in order to determine cause of death. Near Port...

Toby Roxburgh / Scientists from the Welsh Marine Environmental Monitoring team dissecting the carcass of Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) washed up on a beach near Porthcawl to try to determine cause of dea...

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) pair dissecting leaf into fragments to be carried back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) trio dissecting leaf into fragments to be carried back to nest, Manu National Park, Peru

Edwin Giesbers / Researchers examining Raptor pellets to identify eaten prey. Part of a 60 year long-term study led by Fred Koning to monitor raptors and their nests in a 3,400 hectare area of coastal dunes. Near Amst...

Edwin Giesbers / Raptor pellet in hand, researcher dissecting pellet to discover prey eaten by bird. Part of a 60 year long-term study led by Fred Koning to monitor raptors and their nests in a 3,400 hectare area of c...