Ingo Arndt / Japanese macaques grooming {Macaca fuscata} Joshin-etsu NP, Japan

Ingo Arndt / Three Little owl juveniles perched on apple tree {Athene noctua} Germany

Sergey Gorshkov / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) juvenile flapping ears, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paw raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, US...

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing on its hind legs, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) low angle perspective of open bills, Lake Kerkini, Greece, February. Highly Commended, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant (Loxodonta africana) leaning against the rump of its friend. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, August 2010.

Alex Mustard / A male Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) swimming. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia, November.

Aflo / ic-07203 Japanese red fox cub biting mother's tail (Kitsune) {Vulpes vulpes japonica} Japan

Pete Oxford / Magellanic penguins going to the sea {Spheniscus magellani} Falkland Islands

Anup Shah / Female orang utan mother with month-old baby (Pongo abelii) sitting in tree, Leuser NP Indonesia

Phil Savoie / Red eyed tree frog legs - leaping from Heliconia - Sequence 2 (Agalychnis callidryas)