Patricio Robles Gil / Young boys charcoal mining in the Indo-Burma hot spot

Pete Oxford / Child selling necklaces on the beach made from seeds and shells found locally, Mangily, near Ifaty, southwestern Madagascar

Mark Raycroft / Golden Retriever (Canis familiaris) relaxing on lawn with a young girl

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Children in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Cyril Ruoso / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) found as a baby on the coast of Picardie being released by children, France

Cyril Ruoso / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) observed by visitors, Beijing Zoo, China

Suzi Eszterhas / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) ambassador Chewbacca and Dr. Laurie Marker during an education program with Namibian school children, Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otijwarongo, Namibia

Michael Durham / Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) juvenile female held by nine year old Lucy

Michael Durham / Durian (Durio zibethinus) fruit held by a young Orang Asli boy in Johore, Malaysia

Michael Durham / Swallowtail (Papilionidae) butterfly held by eight year old Isabel before release in the coastal mountains of Oregon

Pete Oxford / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) group on beach with tourists, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) group on beach with tourist, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador