John Shaw / James' flamingo / Puna flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi). Lago Colorado, Bolivia. March.

Juergen Freund / Scientist Susan Laurance leads the Daintree Drought Experiment in far north Queensland. The experiment combines the efforts of plant physiologists, ecologists, soil experts, climatologists and hydrolo...

James Dunbar / Timelapse of a Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) forming a chrysalis. Controlled conditions. Native to South and Central America.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Male Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) wrapping up prey, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) mating, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Male Garden spider (Araneus) attaching silk to prey, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower before grooming itself and taking off, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) nectaring on a thistle flower, England, UK, September.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seals (Halochoerus grypus) hauled out along the banks of the Ythan Estuary, agiatated, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, February.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) sheltering in blizzard conditions, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on a hillside in the snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on a hillside in the snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on a hillside in the snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in a freshly dug snow hole, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Panning shot of a large flock of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) taking off from their roosting site, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, UK, November.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) leaping up a small waterfall in order to reach breeding grounds further upstream, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing just offshore, Black Isle, Scotland, UK, July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine marten (Martes martes) feeding, balanced between two logs, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine marten (Martes martes) on top of a car wheel, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Two male Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) displaying at a lek, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April.

James Dunbar / Male Orb-weaving spider (Araneus) courting a female near a dead fly, Bristol, England, UK, September.

Bernard Castelein / Puna / James flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) taking off from Laguna Hedionda, between Polques and Quetena, altiplano, Bolivia September

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) with Northern lights / Aurora borealis lighting up the night sky in background, Monadhliath Mountains, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2015.

James Dunbar / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp.) communicating. Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands.

Tui De Roy / Dead Sally-lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) washed up in surf, Puerto Egas, James Bay, Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.

James Christensen / False Zebra Longwing (Heliconius atthis) butterfly, Hacienda San Vicente, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Nymphalid Butterfly (Pareuptychia sp), Ecuador

James Christensen / Andean Snail-eater (Dipsas andiana) female and Land Snail (Drymaeus sp) prey near city, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Equatorial Mussurana (Clelia equatoriana) snake in rainforest, Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Anchor Coralsnake (Micrurus ancoralis), Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Horned Anole (Anolis proboscis) male, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Horned Anole (Anolis proboscis) male, Mindo, Ecuador

Merryn Thomas,Merryn Thomas / Tractor driving through Grape vines (Vitis vinifera), Knightor Winery vineyard, Roseland Peninusla, Cornwall, England, August 2012.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Fishing for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) aboard the James Archer (Oceana fisheries). Crew haul up lobster trap. Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / The crew of the James Archer, Oceana fisheries, throws baited lobster traps into the ocean to catch West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). View from cabin window, Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, W...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Crew of the James Archer (Oceana fisheries) pull up a lobster trap during West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) fishing, Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

David Tipling / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) climbing on fence, St James Park, London, UK, October

Paul D Stewart / A rare British broadsheet illustration with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849. It shows reconstructions of extinct creatures in the...

David Shale / Close up of deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Male and Female glass shrimps on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Featherstar (Crinoidea) on Primnoid coral seafan from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Detail of deepsea Sea pen (Pennatulacea) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Hermit crab with zoanthid (Epizoanthus sp) on shell, from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Anemone from a coral seamount, Indian ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Orange ghost lobster (Decopoda, Thalassinidae) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea arcturid Isopod from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

Ernie Janes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) over graveyard of St James Church, South Repps, Norfolk, UK, December. Digital composite

Tim Laman / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male in his bower. The center of the bower avenue is decorated with green fruits. Located on the campus of James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australi...

Tim Laman / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male performing a peripheral display around his bower while holding a red plastic cap. James Cook University Campus, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Sept 2009

David Noton / James' flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on Laguna Colorada, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on Lake Colorada in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

James Christensen / Black-naped Forest Racer (Dendrophidion nuchale), Mindo, Ecuador

Philip Dalton / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from / to Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA

Philip Dalton / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA

Philip Dalton / Red tailed hawk {Buteo jamaicensis} flying amongst and predating on Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from / to Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA

Philip Dalton / Red tailed hawk {Buteo jamaicensis} flying amongst and predating on Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from / to Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA

Charlie Hamilton James / 2020VIS / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthias) adult male flying into nest with fish. Halcyon River, England, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Charlie Hamilton James / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthias) feather from back, UK.

Angelo Gandolfi / Bicycle pilgrims resting in front of Santiago de Compostela cathedral, after cycling the Camino de Santiago ("Way of St. James"). Galicia, Spain, July 2008.

David Shale / Deepsea amphipod {Scypholanceola stephensi} from between 500 and 800m, night, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Decapod {Systellaspis sp} from midwater catch 195-498m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Midwater Bristlemouth fish {Sigmops elongatum} night, 188 - 507m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Head-on view of Spothead lanternfish {Diaphus metopocampus} from between 500 and 800m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Head-on view of Spothead lanternfish {Diaphus metopocampus} from between 500 and 800m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Piglet squid {Helicocranchia sp} from between 500 and 200m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea Narrow-necked oceanic eel {Derichthys serpentinus} from between 188 and 507m in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea Dragonfish {Eustomias monodactylus} with bioluminescent lure, from between 498 and 805m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea heteropod mollusc (Carinaria lamarcki) from between 188m and 74m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea heteropod molluscs (Carinaria lamarcki) from between 188m and 74m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

James Christensen / Almirante Robber Frog (Craugastor talamancae), Colon, Panama

Alan James / Atlantic salmon {Salmo salar} River Tavi, Devon, England, UK

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} adult with fish for chicks in nest, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} female (right) being aggressive to chicks, encouraging them to disperse, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} adult perched on brach over river, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} male keeping chicks warm, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} female feeding 5 week young, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} adult male keeping chicks warm in nest, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} with fish perched on branch over river, winter, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} male bringing fish to 8 day chicks in nest, England

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} male keeping chicks warm in nest, England

Pete Oxford / James's flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Doug Perrine / Whale shark {Rhincodon typus} and photographer (James D. Watt), Keahou Bay, Hawaii

James Aldred / Charlotte Uhlenbroek climbing in the canopy of a giant Mengaris tree {Koompassia excelsa} Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2002. BBC NHU 'Jungles'

Doug Allan / James' flamingos feed week-old chicks {Phoenicoparrus jamesi} Lago Colorado, Bolivia at 4200m

Charlie Hamilton James / Vets vaccinate Domestic dogs against rabies. Ethiopia.

Charlie Hamilton James / Vets vaccinate Domestic dogs against rabies. Ethiopia.

Pete Oxford / James's flamingos {Phoenicoparrus jamesi} Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Alan James / Pouting / Bib {Trisopterus luscus} UK