David Shale / Deep sea Anglerfish {Himantolophus sp} female with lure projecting from head to attract prey, Atlantic ocean. Anglerfish have small poorly developed eyes but detect movement and prey through a well de...

Shane Gross / Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) which have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. Destin, Florida, USA.

Shane Gross / Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) which have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. Destin, Florida, USA.

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) and Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) together, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a commensal relationship. The tara...

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) without preying on it. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a com...

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...

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) group reflected in water, flying and perching on reeds - they sit on stems and fly around the water, looking for prey and females to mate. The stems ar...

David Tipling / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) adult swallowing leg bone along with hoof, Spanish Pyrenees, July. This bird swallowed five of these leg bones whole, they have the ability to dissolve the bone in...

Alex Hyde / Leaf-cutter ant (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Alex Hyde / Leaf-cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Photographed in mobile field studi...

Alex Hyde / Leaf-cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Photographed in mobile field studi...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding in deep water to find algae, off the coast of Fernandina island on Galapagos. April 2016. Much of the algae on coast and at shallower depths have been k...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding in deep water to find algae, off the coast of Fernandina island on Galapagos. April 2016. Much of the algae on coast and at shallower depths have been k...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on rock next to skeleton of one which starved to death. Unusually warm El Nino waters have killed a lot of the algae which is the food for these iguana...

Roy Mangersnes / Dead Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the coastal rocks on Santiago Island, Galapagagos, April 2016. It probably died of starvation as much of the algae in the region have died off due to un...

Gerrit Vyn / Pacific golden-plover (Pluvialis fulva) male performing distraction display pretending to have broken wing, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. June.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Thuli Maya Fuyal, widow, in her small room in Kathmandu. In Nepal women who lose their husbands lose their own identity. Are rejected and forced to leave their homes. In many cases, they become victim...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Rita Pudel, widow, with her son, in the room that serves as a shelter. In Nepal women who lose their husbands lose their own identity. Are rejected and forced to leave their homes. In many cases, they...

Juergen Freund / Aerial of Simpson Desert Regional Reserve where lakes amongst the sand dunes. Normally dry, the lakes only have water during a very wet season, South Australia, June 2011

Petra Wegner / Large group of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, puppies, three of which have tricolour coat and the rest blenheim

Sven Zacek / Trees that have been gnawed by Beavers (Castor fiber) Southern Estonia, October.

Gavin Hellier / Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Isla de Pascua / Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile 2008

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? When Plovers sense danger a parent bird will pretend to have a broken wing to distract predators.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) stretching her wings whilst perched on scaffolding, Bristol, England, UK, June. Did you know? Peregrine falcons have been used for falconry for more th...

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Preserved Coelocanth (Latimeria chalumnae) on public display at the Natural History Museum in London, found originally off the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. In life they are a dark blue colour w...

Jabruson / 'Patasse' - a male member of the Ba'Aka ethnic group from the village of Mossapoula, a tribe that have lived around Dzanga Ndoki National park for thousands of years and still depend on forest resourc...

Paul D Stewart / Photomontage of living gecko feet showing a variety of forms. Gecko feet employ very small subdivided filaments to bond with their substrates at the molecular level using Van Der Waals' forces. Every...

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of 'The Entomologist'. Rare copper print with original hand colouring, drawn by George Spratt, printed by George Madely, and sold individually as part of a series through Charles Tilt's F...

Paul D Stewart / Skull of Moa or Dinornis discovered by Mr. Walter Mantell on the North Island of New Zealand. Plate with later tinting, from Gideom Mantell's petrifactions and their teachings (1851) published by Henr...

Paul D Stewart / Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris' 'A History of British Birds' by the printer Benjamin Fawcett circa 1853. Morris was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for th...

Tui De Roy / Wolf-Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) portrait with ground finch (Geospiza sp. ) sitting on foot, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Did you know? Galapagos tortoises have a mutualistic relati...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Kayaker on the River Etive, Highlands, Scotland, UK, April 2012. Did you know? Freshwater ecosystems have a higher density of species than either the land or the sea.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius / terrestris) foraging by water. Kent, UK, August. Did you know? Although mostly vegetarians, some water voles have been known to eat frogs' legs to get extra protein.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Forest of scots pine after heavy snowfall, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, March 2012. Did you know? Like many orchids, Scots pine trees have a symbiotic relationship with fungi - while the tree p...

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Man and child looking at Barn Owl at the Black Country Living Wildlife Roadshow, Sandwell Park Farm, West Bromwich, West Midlands, August 2011. Did you know? Although owls have excellent night vision...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) adult on breeding cliffs. Hermaness NNR, Shetland, UK, June. Did you know? After the breeding season puffins lose their bright beaks and the colourful markings arou...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Feral pigeons (Columba livia), Manchester, England, UK, January. Did you know? Pigeons only have 40 taste buds whereas humans have around 10,000.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Young Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in urban park, Bristol, UK, January. Did you know? Red foxes in the wild usually have very short lives, with most reaching around 2 years old.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) feeding on Moon jellyfish (Aurilia aurita), which they have captured. Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Loch Long was previously used as...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) feeding a fledgling on a wire. Perthshire, Scotland, September. Did you know? Swallows have long had a close association with humans - nesting in the eaves of buildings...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) taking off from flock on water. Scotland, December. Did you know? Richard the Lionheart is said to have introduced Mute Swans to Britain

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toad (Bufo bufo) seen from below against a blue sky. Surrey, England, March. Did you know? It used to be believed that toads had a magical stone in their head; however 'toadstones' which have...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen sacs flying towards a Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) flower in order to feed, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) on a bare field, Norfolk, England, UK, April. Did you know? Partridges have the largest number of eggs in a clutch of any bird species, the highest number recorded being...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Crustaceans have blue blood,...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) males showing breeding colours, in a river where they have come to spawn, Ennerdale Valley, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011. 2020VISION Exhibiti...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Ennerdale Valley, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011. Did you know? Trout scales have growth rings which you can read in the same way tree rings.

Chadden Hunter / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) males dive through openings in the sea ice to take their first swim in over 4 months as they have spent the bleak winter incubating their eggs. Cape Washington,...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Passengers on observation deck of Sea Life Surveys vessel Sula Beag watching a Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VIS...

Andy Rouse / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) young male 'Einion' in flight. The bird is wearing a radio tracker. Dyfi Estuary, Wales, August. It is the first time ospreys have bred at this location for 400 years.

Andy Rouse / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) newly fledged young on perch. Dyfi Estuary, Wales, August. It is the first time ospreys have bred at this location for 400 years.

Andy Rouse / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) youngster landing in grass. Dyfi Estuary, Wales, August. It is the first time ospreys have bred at this location for 400 years.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scots pine sapling (Pinus sylvestris) with protective tree guard to prevent grazing by deer, part of Caledonian pine forest regeneration scheme, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, July 2011. Did you know? S...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Sun rising over hillside with trees, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011. Did you know? Since 1995 over 2,033 hectares of habitat have been created or manag...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Two people jogging along a path though woodland with the sun shining through trees, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011. Did you know? 8 million trees have...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Young child playing on edge of woodland, silhouetted against the sky, Norfolk, January 2011 Model released. Did you know? Being close to nature is important for our wellbeing - 80% of the happiest peo...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) swimming, Dorset, UK, May. Did you know? Following efforts to save them from extinction, otters have now returned to every county in England – proof that conservatio...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Male urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sniffing ground near graves, West London cemetery, UK, May. Did you know? Foxes have 28 different calls to communicate with each other, as well as a number of visual...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub amongst graves, West London cemetery, UK, June. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Red fox cubs are born with dark brown fur and blue eyes, bu...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult female diving to nest site, carrying nesting material, moorland habitat, Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Although Hen harriers have be...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Harestail cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum) growing on bog moorland, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? The fluffy white fronds of cotton-grass have been used as pillow stuffing and also as wound dre...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Two male Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) compete for a female (on right) during courtship, Torbay, Devon, UK, May. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Cuttlefish have an...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselflies {Ceriagrion tenellum} covered in morning dew, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August. Did you know? Male red damselflies have a red abdomen (not surprisingly), females ar...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of herd of female Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on ridge at dawn, RSPB Forsinard Flows, Flow country, Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Did you know? Red deer are essentially forest...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Waves crashing over rocks, coastline near Point of Stoer, Assynt, Sutherland, NW Scotland, UK, October. Did you know? The Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Project in north-west Scvotland covers over...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in disused quarry, Jackdaw Quarry, Capernwray, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK, August. Did you know? Brown trout scales have growth rings like tree trunks.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) adult perched, singing, Cambridgeshire, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'Nightingales are more renowned for the beauty of their song than their looks. You are...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) amongst visitors in Regent's Park, London, UK, April 2011. Photographer quote: 'It was fascinating to watch public reaction to the large numbers of herons in London's parks...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Osprey (Pandion haliaeetus) in flight, fishing at dawn, Rothiemurchus forest, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, July. Photographer quote: ""This female, caught at first light, has two hungry chicks waiting...

Pete Oxford / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body, approaching a flower. Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Silhouette of a Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body. Yanacocha Reserve cloud forest, Ecuador.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) in dappled light in woodland, National Forest, Midlands, UK, April UK. Did you know? Since the inception of The National Forest, nearly 8 million trees have been planted...

Juergen Freund / Papua New Guinean islander paddling his dugout canoe to trade fresh vegetables. He will come back with instant noodles, rice, soap and other groceries he would normally have no access to. Papua New Gu...

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Golden south sea pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) are prepared with plastic wedges to have nuclei inserted for the creation of cultured pearls, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Diver lowering an artificial reef made of ceramic snowflakes to help rejuvenate the dead reef of El Nido. The 1998 El Nino caused a massive scale coral bleaching to this tourist town that used to have...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / European Beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} Yellow leaves in autumn, Sence Valley Forest Park, Leicestershire, UK. November. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Although thought to have been introduced by...

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Golden South Sea Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) laid out on trays waiting to have nucleus inserted to initiate cultured pearl growth, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Kim Taylor / European Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers feeding on Cotoneaster sap from a wound that they have created by chewing away the bark. Surrey, UK, September.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) dominant stag amongst bracken, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, UK, October. Did you know? In the past red deer were predated by wolves and to a lesser extent, lynx an...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Family walking down path at Conkers, Visitor Centre, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Since 1995 nearly a quarter of a mi...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) in flight, long exposure, winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, October. Did you know? The Wash Estuary in Norfolk is estimated to have a...

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) male defending a kill from vultures after lions have finished - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Orsolya Haarberg / Snow covered landscape with Vik church in the background, the large stones in the foreground have been covered with volcanic ash from the Eyafjallajokull volcano, Iceland, April 2010

Georgette Douwma / Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) with anemone showing the effects of bleaching. The bleached anemone is almost white, whereas the unbleached anemone is brown due to the presence of symbiotic...

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.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) male defending a kill from vultures after lions have finished Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) head portrait of dominant male called Aman. He is the first orangutan in the world to have his eye sight restored . Matang wildlife centre, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June...

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) head portrait of dominant male called Aman. He is the first orangutan in the world to have had his cataracts operated on and his eye sight restored. Matang wildlife centre,...

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) head portrait of dominant male called Aman. He is the first orangutan in the world to have had his cataracts operated on and his eye sight restored. Matang wildlife centre,...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Birch trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual phenom...

Kevin Schafer / Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) wild, Poco das Antas Reserve, Atlantic Forest, Southeast Brazil, Critically endangered, November. Did you know? More than 400 Golden lion tamarins have bee...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter rescuing Huskies (Canis familiaris) that have fallen through thin sea ice. Savissivik. Northwest Greenland, 1991.

Alex Mustard / Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) over a shallow sand bank. On the left is a juvenile which does not have the characteristic spots of the adults. The adult is carrying a piece of weed...