Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) pup, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) emerging from its home in an old clam shell. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Marie Read / California quail (Callipepla californica), male emerging from behind snowbank in winter, Mono Lake Basin, California, USA

David Pattyn / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in deep snow emerging from den, Valsavarenche valley, Gran Paradiso national Park, Aosta Valley, Alps, Italy, December

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of a Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion) butterfly caterpillar emerging from egg on an Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia) leaf and feeding, Queensland, Australia, April.

Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) emerging through gateway in wall at night. In urban area, Sheffield, England, UK. October 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Sunrise on Kruger Peak, reflected in Lago O'Higgins with flowering asters emerging from water. Los Mellisos, Cordon Peineta, Aysén Province, Chile.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Maiden's veil fungi (Phallus indusiatus) emerging, North Queensland, Australia.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling chasing and catching Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) emerging from River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

David Fleetham / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) emerging from ocean into Mangroves (Rhizophoraceae). Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Michael Quinton / American Marten (Martes americana) emerging from tree cavity, Alaska

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany