Tony Wu / Sardines (Clupeidae) fleeing from predators in the early morning. They were being herded and chased by Trevallies and Blacktip reef sharks in the water, and picked off by brown boobies and terns from...

Daniel J. Cox / Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) pair predating female Elk (Cervus elaphus) crossing river, Alum Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, sequence 1 of 4

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

Cyril Ruoso / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juvenile running away, Burgundy, France.

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

Lisa Hoffner / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby running away from noise, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.

Felicity Lanchester,Felicity Lanchester / Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) catching insects fleeing from a grassland fire, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck jumping and flashing tail, North America

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

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) chasing Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd, Africa

Michael Durham / Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) jumping as an evasive behavior, Forest Park, Oregon

Mitsuaki Iwago / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd chasing African Lion (Panthera leo) pair, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Lion (Panthera leo) female chasing Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) group in river, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd trying to cross Mara River, fleeing from hungry Crocodiles, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Fred Bavendam / Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) squirting ink in defense as it jets away, Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada

Philippe Clement / Common zebra fleeing from Lions at waterhole Kruger NP South Africa {Equus quagga}

Mike Parry / Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming through a school of fish, Neptune Islands, South Australia

Mike Parry / Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming through school of fish, Neptune Islands, Australia

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) sub-adult female with deer running away in alarm. Tadoba National Park, India

Tony Wu / Sardines (Clupeidae) fleeing from predators in the early morning. They were being herded and chased by trevallies and blacktip reef sharks in the water, and picked off by brown boobies and terns from...

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

Ashley Cooper / Life jackets and remains of boats left by Syrian migrants, refugees fleeing the war. Lesvos Island, Efthalou, Greece. September.

Ashley Cooper / Syrian migrants, refugees fleeing the war, Lesvos Island, Greece. September 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Life jackets and remains of boats left by Syrian migrants, refugees fleeing the war. Lesvos Island, Efthalou, Greece. September.

Pal Hermansen / View from above of Common eider (Somateria mollissima) flock taking off, scared by an otter. Trondelag, Norway, January. Winner of the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competi...

Sue Daly / Scallop (Pecten maximus) escaping from Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) Isle of Man, July.

Sue Daly / Scallop (Pecten maximus) escaping from Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) Isle of Man, July.

Constantinos Petrinos / Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) jetting (swimming) away. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) swimming away towards the surface quickly after being disturbed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Frederique Olivier / Group of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) wary of a penguin with an isabellinism genetic pigmentation disorder trying to mingle with them, turning towards it and then running away, Antarctica.

Thomas Marent / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) running through water, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) running through water, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) group running through water, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Julian Hume / Illustration of extinct birds, Severn's crake (Porzana severnsi) fleeing from a Greater frigatebird (Fregata minor) into dune vegetation on Maui, Hawaii.

Anup Shah / Maasai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) running away startled - remote camera perspective . Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) fleeing from hunting Orcas, False Bay, South Africa, May.

Cyril Ruoso / Red eyed fly (Calodexia sp) pair mating, these flies lay eggs in cockroaches and other insects fleeing the army ants, Barro Colorado Island, Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, Panama.

Cyril Ruoso / Red eyed fly (Calodexia sp) pair mating, these flies lay eggs in cockroaches and other insects fleeing the army ants, Barro Colorado Island, Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, Panama.

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) female swimming away from six males during heat run, Vava'u, Tonga, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) female with male pursuing during heat run, Vava'u, Tonga, Pacific Ocean.

Suzi Eszterhas / Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) ten week old orphaned young on scale, WildCare, San Rafael, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) three month old baby on scale, Duke Lemur Center, North Carolina

Konrad Wothe / Zebra (Equus quagga) mother evading Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya. Sequence 4 of 10

Eric Medard / Yellow necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) running along log, taken at night with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France.

Alex Mustard / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) adult female, bursting through a school of fish in the shallows. Los Isotes, La Paz, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean.

Krista Schlyer / Grasshopper (Tettigoniidae) sitting on yellow helmet during controlled forest fire, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA. May.

Krista Schlyer / Katydids (Tettigoniidae) and other insects flee Longleaf pine forest during controlled fire, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA, MAy.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Feral domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) running, Okunojima Island, also known as Rabbit Island, Hiroshima, Japan.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Feral domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) running and leaping over each other when a hawk is spotted. Okunojima Island, also known as Rabbit Island, Hiroshima, Japan.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Feral domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) group running from bird of prey, Okunojima Island, also known as Rabbit Island, Hiroshima, Japan.

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck fleeing with tail raised, North America

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck fleeing with tail raised, North America

Cyril Ruoso / Coyote (Canis latrans) male running to calf carcass and scaring off Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura), southern Texas

Cyril Ruoso / Coyote (Canis latrans) male running to calf carcass and scaring off Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura), southern Texas

Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and cub fleeing from a male bear, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Roger Powell / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus caronlinensis) with only tail and a foot in view, fleeing. Lee Burn, Longframlington, Northumberland, UK, December.

David Pattyn / Great Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) fleeing from a competitor, Trebon lake area, Czech Republic, May

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common sunstar (Crossaster papposus) hunting fleeing Brittlestars (Ophiopetra) on Maerl (Lithothamnion glaciale) encrusted rock, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.

Barry Mansell / Withlacoochee light fleeing cave crayfish (Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus) Sweet Gum Cave, Florida, USA, October

Barry Mansell / Withlacoochee light fleeing cave crayfish (Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus) Sweet Gum Cave, Florida, USA, October

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck fleeing with tail raised, North America

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck fleeing with tail raised, North America

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult fleeing as it is pursued by another in a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK, March

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult fleeing as it is pursued by another in a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK, March

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult fleeing as it is pursued by another in a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK, March

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult fleeing as it is pursued by another in a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK, March

Tui De Roy / Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) group running from waterhole, Loisaba Wilderness, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group watching Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) escape in dust, northern Botswana

Michael Quinton / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) mother and yearling cubs running away from male standing on the ridge, Alaska

Andrew Parkinson / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) fleeing after a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) fleeing after a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK

Tony Heald / Warthog (Phacochoeros aethiopicus) fleeing, Etosha National Park, Namibia, January

Michio Hoshino / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) chasing Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii), Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Norbert Wu / Sea cucumber exhibits escape response when threatened by arms of Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Sequence 2 of 3

Norbert Wu / Sea cucumber exhibits escape response when threatened by arms of Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Sequence 3 of 3

Norbert Wu / Sea cucumber exhibits escape response when threatened by arms of Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Sequence 1 of 3

Ingo Arndt / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) hunting Lesser Flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor), Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) hunting Lesser Flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor), Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Norbert Wu / Sea Cucumber exhibits escape response when threatened by arms of Sunflower Sea Stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Norbert Wu / Sea Cucumber exhibits escape response when threatened by arms of Sunflower Sea Stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

John Waters / African Ground Squirrel {Xerus inaurus} adult fleeing from confrontation with another (obscured), Kalahari, North Cape, South Africa.

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs in moving cage going from nursery to playground, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) seven cubs in moving cage going from nursery to playground, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Suzi Eszterhas / Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) moving in on Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) attacking a Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Pete Oxford / Small fish jumping out of water as they are being pursued by a larger predatory fish, Mangily, near Ifaty, southwestern Madagascar

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mature buck fleeing showing underside of white tail

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck fleeing with white tail raised

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) big mature buck fleeing into cedars showing underside of white tail

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mature buck fleeing into forest showing underside of white tail

Kim Taylor / Sand hoppers {Orchestia gammarella} fleeing the oncoming tide.

Kim Taylor / Sand hoppers {Orchestia gammarella} fleeing the oncoming tide. UK.

Michael Durham / Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) jumping as an evasive behavior, Forest Park, Oregon

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Wheel Spider (Carparachne aureoflava) wheeling across sand dune to escape predators, Namib Desert, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Wheel Spider (Carparachne aureoflava) wheeling across sand dune escape predators, Namib Desert, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Wheel Spider (Carparachne aureoflava) wheeling across sand dune to escape predators, Namib Desert, Namibia