Markus Varesvuo / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) drinking, Hungary, May. Fascinating birds bookplate.

Christophe Courteau / African lioness {Panthera leo} drinking at waterhole. Okavango delta, Botswana.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult male 'Kunga' aged 13 years drinking in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. November 2011.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years drinking from a river while sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years crosses bi-pedally, Bai Hokou, Dza...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years drinking from a river watched by sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' a...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years using her hand to scoop water from a river to drink, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Cen...

Anup Shah / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) herd drinking and wallowing in a river, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years drinking from a dirty pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Specia...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult male 'Kunga' aged 13 years crouching low to drink from a pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central Afr...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years drinking from a pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central Afric...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years drinking from a pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republi...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years drinking from a dirty pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Specia...

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.

Eric Medard / Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) in flight low over water, drinking in flight. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) flying low over water to drink, with long-exposure star-trails. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle kuhlii) in flight low over water, with splash from drinking in flight. France, Europe, May.

Michael D. Kern / Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, (Uroplatus sikorae) captive from Madgascar

Andy Sands / Long Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) drinking by piercing surface tension with mouthparts. Captive, UK, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) holding piece of ice after licking off freshwater, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August

Edwin Giesbers / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) drinking, The Netherlands, March

Uri Golman / Asiatic lionesses and cubs (Panthera leo persica) drinking from pool, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India. Water is scarce in the Gir, so Forest staff keep a network of drinking pools topped up for the wild...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) drinking from woodland pool, Scotland, UK, November

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) male at garden pool, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? The total combined size of the UKs gardens is bigger than all our National Nature Reserves put together!

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} drinking, Sariska NP, Rajasthan, India

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) drinking from the surface of a frozen lake, Derbyshire, UK, March.

Kim Taylor / Brown Long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from a lily pond , Surrey, UK. Overall WINNER of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View competition 2011

Stefan Huwiler / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) adult with reflection in lake. Grimsel, Bern, Switzerland, Europe, July.

B&S Draker / Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus) adult drinking. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, May.

David Welling / Desert Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii) drinking from a pond. Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, June.

Andy Rouse / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) drinking from a pool. Wales, UK, January.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) beak drinking, Fife, Scotland, UK, November

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male drinking water from the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) herd drinking from the Mara River - wide angle underbelly perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Chris Shields / Illustration of wildlife at African waterhole: Water buffalo (Syncerus caffer),gazelle,African lion (Panthera leo),African elephant (Loxodonta sp), weaver birds (Ploceidae).

Sharon Heald / African lion [Panthera leo] mother leading two very young cubs to water, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Tony Heald / White rhinoceros [Ceratotherium simum] at water, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Tony Heald / Black Rhinoceros [Diceros bicornis] drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Anup Shah / African lion cubs (Panthera leo) drinking from a puddle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dolgan reindeer / caribou herder carrying block of ice to be used for drinking water. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia, 2004.

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushman drinking water by squeezing root fibers that are rich in water, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / 'Xamse', a young Kalahari bushman, drinking water from an ostrich's egg in the dry season, egg was buried underground during the rainy season, Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / 'Xamse', a young Kalahari bushman, drinking water from an ostrich's egg in the dry season, egg was buried underground during the rainy season. Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Alex Hyde / Red fronted brown lemurs {Lemur fulvus rufus} drinking from pool, Kirindy forest, West Madagascar.

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) drinking, Endangered species, Mkhaya Game Reserve, Swaziland

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian gazelle {Gazella gazella} and Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse {Pterocles exustus} drinking from pool of water, Oman

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) juvenile drinking from wetland lake, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) at fountain in the Vatican garden, Rome, Italy

Tim Laman / Two young children (brother and sister-model released) collecting water to drink from a river in tropical rainforest, Borneo. July 2007

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) group of four drinking water, UK

Stephen Dalton / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) drinking while in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) drinking while in flight, UK

Patricio Robles Gil / Two male Moose (Alces alces) in lake, one drinking, silhouetted, Gran Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, October

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Konik horses drinking, Oostvaardersplassen, Netherlands, June 2009

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from water on leaf, UK

Andy Rouse / Black swan (Cygnus atratus) drinking with reflection in water, UK

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) drinking from a water hole, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, March

Tony Heald / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole with trunk in air after spraying itself with water, herd of Zebra drinking in the background, Etosha National Park, Namibia, June

Carol Walker / Wild horses / Mustangs, band with dun filly drinking in waterhole, Pryor Mountains, Montana, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) at waters edge, sunset, Kuhmo, Finland, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drinking, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) drinking, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) drinking, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) in lake at sunrise, Minneria NP, Sri Lanka

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) bathing in river, drinking, captive, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinellus) male at water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Black-faced Impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) male, females, and young drinking at waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Solvin Zankl / Namib desert beetle / Fog Basking Beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) drinking droplets of water which gather on its body during the early morning fog over the dunes, Namib desert, Namibia

Tony Heald / Herd of Common zebra {Equus quagga} drinking at waterhole at night, Okaukuejo, Etosha NP, Namibia, January

Tony Heald / Black rhinoceros {Diceros bicornis} drinking at Okaukuejo waterhole at night, Etosha NP, Namibia, January

Ingo Arndt / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterflies gathering to drink water and take up minerals, Michoacan, Mexico

Jose B. Ruiz / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) at water, Spain

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Cardinal {Cardinalis cardinalis} male drinking from pond, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Raccoon {Procyon lotor} at water at night, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group in the Chobe River, Botswana

Graham Eaton / Male Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) feeding, UK. Water level shot

Anup Shah / Herd of Common zebra drinking {Equus quagga} Serengeti NP, Tanzania

John Cancalosi / Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus auduboni) drinking from a temporary pool of water, Sonoran Desert, Arizona

Pete Oxford / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) foal nuzzles mother in waterhole, Africa

Pete Oxford / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) herd drinking at waterhole, Africa

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes}, cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Spectacled caiman {Caiman crocodilus} with Butterfly {Dryadula phaetusa}

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Blue grecian butterfly sucking water from soil {Heliconius wallacei} Brazil

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Chestnut bellied sandgrouse male drinking {Pterocles exustus} Jaaluni, Oman

WILLIAM OSBORN / Galah cockatoo, female (pink eye) drinking {Eolophus roseicapilla} Queensland,

Kim Taylor / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} drinking on the wing. Digitally enhanced.

Kim Taylor / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} drinking on the wing. Digitally enhanced.

Kim Taylor / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} drinking on the wing. Digitally enhanced.

Kim Taylor / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} drinking on the wing. Digitally enhanced.

Anup Shah / African elephant {Loxodonta africana} juvenile drinking, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) and Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) at water hole, Khwai River, Botswana

Jabruson / Sitatunga scratching {Tragelaphus spekei} while searching for seeds in dung left by elephants drinking , Maya Maya Nord Bai forest clearing, Odzala NP, Congo, West Africa

Jabruson / Sitatunga {Tragelaphus spekei} searching for seeds in dung left by elephants drinking , Maya Maya Nord Bai forest clearing, Odzala NP, Congo, West Africa

Jabruson / Sitatunga {Tragelaphus spekei} searching for seeds in dung left by elephants drinking , Maya Maya Nord Bai forest clearing, Odzala NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd at watering hole, Tsavo National Park, Kenya