Duncan Murrell / Young children from Barangay Tagabinet having a nature walk around Ugong Rock, Palawan, the Philippines.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female in flight having taken off from nest, in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.

Ingo Arndt / China mark moth (Nymphula nympheata) on water surface, having just hatched underwater

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) wild female, wet after having crossed river, in mountain valley, Uchkul River, Sarychat-Ertash Strict Nature Reserve, Tien Shan Mountains, eastern Kyrgyzstan

Wim van den Heever / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) mother and calf having a drink at night with perfect reflections. Etosha National Park, Namibia. Taken with infrared camera.

Wim van den Heever / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) bull having a drink at night with perfect reflections. Etosha National Park, Namibia. Taken with Infrared camera.

Eric Baccega / Young man from the Bodi Tribe having new scars made on his chest with razor blade, to make decorative skin scarifications. Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month old cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) having a mud bath at a water hole, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. August.

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of tourists having their photographs taken in front of the Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011.

Anup Shah,Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) female with infant on back, carrying away a gazelle carcass having taken it from a male. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Alex Hyde / Velvet Worm (Peripatus novaezealandiae) silhouetted against a leaf, known as 'living fossils', having remained the same for approximately 570 million years, New Zealand, Captive

Alex Hyde / Velvet Worm (Peripatus novaezealandiae) known as 'living fossils', having remained the same for approximately 570 million years, New Zealand, Captive

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years standing in a bai having just emerged from the forest, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest...

Nick Turner / Women and children having a picnic high up on Selsley Common unimproved grassland, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, August 2011. Model released

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag in pine woodland in winter, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? British red deer are different to European red deer, having a shorter tail an...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Winter sunset over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Hui...

Jane Burton / Border Collie having a good shake.

Florian Möllers / Photographer Florian Mollers having breakfast beside a female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) nesting in window box of a 4th floor flat, Berlin, Germany, June. Model released

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dolgan family of reindeer / caribou herders having meal together inside their balok (moveable hut built on sled runners). Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia, 2004.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Damschen / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight having dropped fish, Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxony, Germany, September 2008

Pete Oxford / Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) under anesthetic, having teeth measured as part of the collection of biometric data and physiological samples for a relocation project, captive, Fundacion Santa Martha Ce...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees in autumn having lost most of their leaves, Valia Calda, Pindos NP, Pindos Mountains, Greece, October 2008

Pete Oxford / Tree frog hanging on to twig {Boophis luteus} Marojey National Park, Madagascar.

Doug Perrine / Yellow edged moray eel {Gymnothorax flavimarginatus} having mouth cleaned by Humpback cleaner shrimp {Lysmata amboinensis} Sabah Borneo (Non-ex).

Anup Shah / Common zebra rolling on back having dust bath {Equus quagga} Masai Mara NR Kenya

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus tree after recent bushfires, just before having a visual inspection for its health. If it is determined that a closer examination is required to determin...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus tree after recent bushfires, just before having a visual inspection. If it is determined that a closer examination is required to determine its health, i...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain kissing rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin we...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain with rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin were...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain with rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin were...

Doug Gimesy / Very badly burnt front foot of a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty' from the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019, is held by koala rescuer and carer, Sue Swain. When he arrived, his nose...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain looks at the bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty' who she has just applied burn cream to. 'Sooty' was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires...

Doug Gimesy / ?Sue Swain gives a bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', a dietary supplement in her garage (where she keeps this koala being cared for). ??Sooty' was very badly burnt during...

Doug Gimesy / ?Sue Swain gives a bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', a dietary supplement in her garage. '??Sooty' was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2...

David Woodfall / Aerial view of Hatfield Moor National Nature Reserve, rewetted rewilded peatland, managed by Natural England having been used for commercial peat extraction in the past, South Yorkshire, UK. November...

David Woodfall / Aerial view of Hatfield Moor National Nature Reserve, rewetted rewilded peatland, managed by Natural England having been used for commercial peat extraction in the past, South Yorkshire, UK. November...

David Woodfall / Aerial view of Hatfield Moor National Nature Reserve, rewetted rewilded peatland, managed by Natural England having been used for commercial peat extraction in the past, South Yorkshire, UK. November...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) just after having taken a flying high speed belly-dip into the Yarra river at the end of a very hot day. Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia. Crop...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging dead in tree having succumbed to heat stress (like hundreds of others) on a very hot summer Melbourne day. Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Austr...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) hanging suspended in a tree, dead, having succumbed to heat stress (like hundreds of others) on a very hot summer day. Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria,...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight above Bellbird picnic ground having just been released after weeks of home care. It was brought into care after it had become entangled in ina...

Doug Gimesy / Rescued Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovers in a cage in the shade, having been rescued a few minute earlier by wildlife carers during a heat stress event day at the Melbourne col...

Doug Gimesy / A Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in flight just after having taken a flying high speed belly-dip into the Yarra river at the end of a very hot day. They do this to wet their fur which...

Heather Angel / Blossom scarab beetle (Epicometis hirta), two feeding on Ficaria flower (Ficaria fascicularis) with yellow leaves, having not yet developed chlorophyll. In snow melt area, Turkey. May.

Jack Dykinga / Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) preparing to take off and having a territorial dispute. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) chick in nest after having a radio transmitter fitted for the purpose of satellite tracking the bird's movements, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.

Oscar Dewhurst / Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) female coming in to land at nest having fed. Suffolk, UK. May.

Duncan Murrell / Young children from Barangay Tagabinet having a nature walk around Ugong Rock, Palawan, the Philippines.

Pal Hermansen / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) sleeping on windowsill having fallen down chimney. Norway. April 2018.

Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile that has been rescued by the fire brigade, having become trapped in netting installed on buildings to prevent kittiwakes from nesting on them. Newcas...

Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile being rescued by a fireman having become trapped behind netting installed to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on buildings. Newcastle, UK. July

Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile being rescued by a fireman having become trapped behind netting installed to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on buildings. Newcastle, UK. July

Steven David Miller / Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), two females interacting on beach having emerged from sea. Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

David Woodfall / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) male in sand dunes having just killed a Ringed plover. Gronant beach, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. Small repro only

Ashley Cooper / Tuvaluan family having breakfast on Funafuti atol Tuvalu. March 2007

Ashley Cooper / Wind turbine in Amsterdam with a plane flying past having taken off from Schiphol airport, Netherlands. May 2013

Jen Guyton / White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) having measurements taken. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

David Fleetham / Halemaumau Crater in Volcanoes National Park on The Big Island, Hawaii. The volcano became active again in 2011, having since been dormant from 1967.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) female 'T19 Krishna' having an affectionate moment with her juvenile cubs in water. Ranthambhore, India. Medium repro only

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) female 'T19 Krishna' having an affectionate moment with her juvenile cubs in water. Ranthambhore, India. Medium repro only

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) female 'T19 Krishna' having an affectionate moment with her juvenile cubs in water. Ranthambhore, India. Medium repro only

Matthew Maran / Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis). This originates in South Africa but is a known invasive having escaped from gardens, and impacts on coastal vegetation and cliffs. Devon, England, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) flying overhead, having just arrived after migration from African wintering grounds, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Common swifts (Apus apus) flying over rooftops, having just arrived after migration from African wintering grounds, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Emanuele Biggi / Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Chaerephon plicatus) pup on cave floor, having fallen from the cave ceiling. Gomantong caves, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia.

Michel Roggo / Visitors at Five Flower Lake, including bride and groom having wedding photographs taken. Jiuzhaigou National Park, Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sich...

Eric Baccega / Keeper with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) baby, Mini Xuan-Zi, age 3 months, having fresh air for the first time, Beauval Zoo, France, 1st November 2017.

Eric Baccega / Veterinarian practising endoscopy on a female Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) under anaesthetic, having a pulmonary infection, Beauval Zoo, France, October 2017.

Philippe Clement / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) female with two playful cubs having fun by playfighting in spring, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.

Tom Gilks / Kenyan women having hair braided, Kisumu region, Kenya, December 2013.

Tom Gilks / Kenyan women having hair braided, Kisumu region, Kenya, December 2013.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) having a dust bath at a water hole, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. August.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) having a bath at a water hole, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. August.

Ingo Arndt / China mark moth (Nymphula nympheata) on water surface, having just hatched underwater

Eric Baccega / Keeper (Mrs. He Ping) feeding Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) mother Huan Huan holding her baby. The mother is having diluted honey with water to regain strength.Beauval Zoo, France, 5th August...

Jaymi Heimbuch / Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) named Jack, a scent detection dog with Conservation Canines, having gps placed on him by handler, Washington

Terry Whittaker / Wildflower meadow, full of native and non-native, annual and perennial wild flowers planted in an urban park, people having picnic nearby, London Fields, Hackney, London UK July

Terry Whittaker / Wildflower meadow, full of native and non-native, annual and perennial wild flowers planted in an urban park, people having picnic nearby, London Fields, Hackney, London UK July

Terry Whittaker / Wildflower meadow, full of native and non-native, annual and perennial wild flowers planted in an urban park, people having picnic nearby, London Fields, Hackney, London UK July

Christophe Courteau / Desert dwelling African elephants (Loxodonta africana) having dust bath in Damaraland, Namibia.

Christophe Courteau / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) male having a dust bath, Etosha National Park, Namibia.

Christophe Courteau / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) having dust bath, Namibia.

Christophe Courteau / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) having dust bath, Namibia.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Bird ringer Roy Dennis holding Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fledgling after having ringed it under licence, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July 2015.

Sam Hobson / Lesser black-backed gull chick (Larus fuscus) after having Darvic leg ring attached by researcher. Flatholm Island, Wales, UK. July

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) having drink at night, Black Isle, Scotland, UK. February, taken by camera trap.

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) having a drink, Black Isle, Scotland, UK. October

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) having a drink, Black Isle, Scotland, UK. October

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists visiting Nenets reindeer festival, having photograph taken with reindeer. Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) male having feathers ruffled by wind, Texas

Cyril Ruoso / Tourist having photograph taken in front of sculpture of Giant panda in the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center, Sichuan, China, January 2012.