B&S Draker / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), adult in defense posture. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, March.

Jenny E. Ross / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) and Ross's Geese (Chen rossii) taking off from field where they have been feeding, Imperial Valley, California, USA.

Emanuele Biggi / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), adult individual eating a dead kelp gull. Cape Cross cape ful seal colony, Namibia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Three Fallow deer (Dama dama) two bucks and a doe, in front of Beech trees in ful autumn colour, Klampenborg Dyrehaven, Denmark, October 2008