Konrad Wothe / Chub (Squalius cephalus) trying to catch a Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), Bavaria, Germany, June.

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The capybara jumping away has cut the nose of the Jaguar with its toenail. Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park...

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The capybara while jumping away has cut the nose of the Jaguar with its toemail. Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense Nationa...

Ann & Steve Toon / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) herd fleeing predator, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) killing tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Dave Bevan / Juvenile Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) entering live trap and escaping, filmed at night using an infra red camera, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, November.

Bence Mate / Green / Double-crested basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) running across water surface, Santa Rita, Costa Rica.

Wim van den Heever / Large pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising over waves during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. Runner up in the Animals in their Environment Category of the Wildl...

Nick Garbutt / Female Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) swimming in line with young after escaping a Jaguar attack (Panthera onca palustris) in a lagoon off the Paraguay River. Taiama Ecological Reserve, Pantanal...

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Black bear (Ursus americanus) cub climbing a fence, Minnesota, USA, May.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Indo Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) feeding on sardines (Sardina pilchardus), Isla Mujeres, Mexico, March.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) feeding on sardines, Port St Johns, Transkei, South Africa.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Indo Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) feeding on sardines, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hunting Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Ben Cranke / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) chasing Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) chasing away and Black tit (Periparus ater) in car graveyard, Varmland, Sweden, December

Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with muddy fish slipping from its claws as it flies up from the water. Hungary. Highly commended in the Birds category, GDT Competition 2013

Laurent Geslin / Fulani refugee showing photographer how he crossed the Senegal river in 1989, South Mauritania, West Africa, 2005

Ben Hall / Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight against a waterfall, Iceland, January

Barrie Britton / Wasp (Ropalidia species) attacking Mantellid Frog Tadpoles (Guibemantis species) on leaf overhanging pond. Tadpoles escape by dropping into water. Association Mitsinjo Reserve, Andasibe, Madagascar....

Martin Dohrn / Cardinal fish (Apogon sp) moments after it has mistakenly tried to eat an ostracod. The ostracod then releases glowing mucus that is so bright that it can be seen through the body of the fish. This gi...

Fabrice Cahez / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) jumping over barbed wire fence in snow. Vosges, France, January.

Anup Shah / African lions (Panthera leo) climbing fallen tree in attempt to escape from herd of Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Jerry Monkman / Lone hiker at sunrise on the Bold Coast trail in Cutler, Maine, USA, June 2009. Model released

Edwin Giesbers / European polecat (Mustela putorius) hunting rabbit which is jumping to escape, Veluwezoom National Park, Netherlands

Doug Perrine / RF- Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines (Sardinella aurita) near Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Caribbean Sea. (This image may be licensed either as rights man...

Anup Shah / Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} climbing out of river to escape the jaws of a Nile crocodile {Crocodylus niloticus} Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Andrew Parkinson / Adult Brown / European hare {Lepus europaeus} runs to the shelter of a hedgerow to escape an April shower, Derbyshire, UK

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) sixteen cubs escape photo attempt, Wolong Nature Reserve, China, sequence 2 of 3

Tui De Roy / Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) pair sharing boulder with Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) to escape high tide, Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) group sharing boulder with Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) trio to escape high tide, Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) group sharing boulder with three Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) group to escape high tide, Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Gavin Hellier / Tropical sea and beach, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatchling, 4 days old. Komodo Island, Indonesia. The young climb trees to escape being eaten by adult dragons.

Doug Gimesy / Volunteer bat rescuer Tracy Cleaves, spraying water t to cool down some Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) that have descended from the safety of higher branches, in an attempt to escap...

Nigel Cattlin / Bubbler crab (Scopimera sp) with balls of sand and escape hole forming pattern in sand. Andaman Sea at low tide, near Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand.

Nigel Cattlin / Balls of sand and escape holes forming pattern in sand, created by Bubbler crab (Scopimera sp). Andaman Sea at low tide, near Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) close to shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) lying down on coffee shop counter. Many civets are drugged to sleep quietly and not escape. Coffee beans are fed to civets, ferment in the gut, excreted a...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Coffee shop with Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) on counter. Many civets are drugged to sleep quietly and not escape. Coffee beans are fed to civets, ferment in the gut, excreted and use...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Coffee shop with Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) on counter. Many civets are drugged to sleep quietly and not escape. Coffee beans are fed to civets, ferment in the gut, excreted and use...

Tony Wu / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) slicing through shallow water in pursuit of sardines, some of which can be seen jumping into the air to avoid being caught. Tonga, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A young Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) holds a red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini) in its mouth. The sea lion was using the living batfish as a toy, dropping and chasing it as it tried...

Terry Whittaker / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) stalking a Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) feeding in an urban garden, before feeding itself, Greater Manchester, UK, August. Filmed using a camera trap.

Ashley Cooper / The Langdale Pikes from Blea Tarn. With a car driving over the Blea Tarn road into Little Langdale, Lake District, England, UK, January.

Ashley Cooper / A walker relaxing at sunset, on Orrest Head above Windermere, Lake District UK. December 2012

Ashley Cooper / Golden retriever dog running through Bluebells, Jiffy Knotts wood, Lake District, England, UK. May.

Ashley Cooper / Golden retriever dog running through Bluebells, Jiffy Knotts wood, Lake District, England, UK. May.

Ashley Cooper / Solar panels on a canal boat behind Kings Cross, London, UK. June 2014

Ashley Cooper / Wildfire damage in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Most of California was in exceptional drought, the highest classification of drought, which lea to an increasing number of wild fires. Octo...

Ashley Cooper / Montbretia, a garden escape, flowering all along the banks of the River Barle, below Simonsbath, Exmoor, England, UK. September 2011

Ashley Cooper / Speed kills bears sign in Yosemite National Park, each sign marks a spot where a bear has been killed by traffic, California, USA. October 2014

Ashley Cooper / The Corus steel works at Scunthorpe, England, UK, August.

Ashley Cooper / View from the summit of Malolo island part of the Mamanucas Islands, Fiji, March 2007.

Ashley Cooper / View from the summit of Malolo island, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. March 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Resident carrying belongings through flood waters, Toll Bar near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, 28th July 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Resident inside flooded house, Toll Bar near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, 28th July 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Interior view of house during flooding, Toll Bar near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, 28th July 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Interior view of house during flooding, Toll Bar near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, July 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Interior view of house during flooding, Toll Bar near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, July 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Man with carrying small dog through floodwaters, Bentley, South Yorkshire, England, UK, 28th July 2007.

Ashley Cooper / Car in flood waters in the village of Toll Bar near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, 28th July 2007.

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) leaping away, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil. Sequence 1 of 3

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The capybara jumping away has cut the nose of the Jaguar with its toenail. Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park...

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) swimming. These macaques go underwater to play, or escape from a threat. When offering at temples are thrown into the water they swim and store it in their ch...

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) swimming. These macaques go underwater to play, or escape from a threat. When offering at temples are thrown into the water they swim and store it in their ch...

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) swimming. These macaques go underwater to play, or escape from a threat. When offering at temples are thrown into the water they swim and store it in their ch...

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) swimming. These macaques go underwater to play, or escape from a threat. When offering at temples are thrown into the water they swim and store it in their ch...

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) swimming. These macaques go underwater to play, or escape from a threat. When offering at temples are thrown into the water they swim and store it in their ch...

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) swimming. These macaques go underwater to play, or escape from a threat. When offering at temples are thrown into the water they swim and store it in their ch...

David Fleetham / Pebble crab (Leucosia pubescens) can bury itself completely in the sand to escape predators, Komodo, Indonesia.

Jeff Rotman / American lobster (Homarus americanus) trying to escape trap through vents for juveniles. Chebeague Island, Casco Bay, Maine

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna, with scavenging Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens). A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a sm...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna, with Blacktip shark (Chacharhinus limbatus) swimming nearby. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a smal...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna, with Blacktip shark (Chacharhinus limbatus) and Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming nearby. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna watched by scavengers, including, Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator), Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), and Sally lightfoot crab...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an ef...

Tui De Roy / Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) landing to scavenge on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often lea...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna, with Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) and a juvenile Galapagos Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis urinator) . A group of the sea lion...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna with Galapagos brown pelicans (Pelicanus occidentalis urinator) in the background,. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yell...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) feeding on tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an e...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting tuna. A group of the sea lion bulls have learnt to herd Pelagic yellowfin tuna into a small cove, trapping them. The fish often leap ashore in an effor...