Luis Quinta / Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis) sheltering under discarded fishing ropes drifting off Pico island, Azores, Portugal, May.

Roger Powell / Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) perched on a rock and stretching its wings, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Roland Seitre / Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) feeding on fruit, Touaourou mission,Yate, South Province, New Caledonia.

Juergen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on an Eyed / Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Imperial / Emperor shrimps (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) on a sea cucumber. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Close-up of the feathers of a Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain

Juan Carlos Munoz / Close-up of the talons of a Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, Captive

Juan Carlos Munoz / Imperial shag / Blue eyed cormorant colony (Phalacrocorax atriceps), showing birds on nests, with one bird flying above. Patagonia, Argentina, March 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) stooping to catch a lizard. Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, Captive

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) perching on a rock. Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, Captive

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) in flight. Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, Captive