David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult males fighting in alpine landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May

David Pattyn / Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) in its landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso national park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May

David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) struggling in deep snow on a steep slope, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, January

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

David Pattyn / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) carrying grass and other nesting material across snow to its nest while another one is on the lookout, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, April

David Pattyn / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight in front of a vertical rocky mountain side, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May

Franco Banfi / Freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta venusta) swimming amongst Water lilies leaves, Gran Cenote, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Bruno D'Amicis / Common mulleins (Verbascum thapsus), Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), and Daisies flowering in mountain pasture. Gran Sasso National Park, Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Philippe Clement / Group of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) climbing a cliff face, with others fighting above them, Gran Paradiso National Park, Graian Alps, Italy, June.

Philippe Clement / Three male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) climbing up a steep mountain rock face, one pushes another one away, Gran Paradiso National Park, Graian Alps, Italy, June.

Philippe Clement / Two male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) fighting on a steep mountain rock face, Gran Paradiso National Park, Graian Alps, Italy, June.

Ingo Arndt / Chamois mother and young {Rupicapra rupicapra} Gran Paradiso National Paark, Italy, Europe