Tony Wu / Fringed blenny (Chirolophis japonicus) guarding its eggs. Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

John Shaw / Snow monkey or Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) female with baby clinging to her back. Jigokudani, Japan, February.

Karine Aigner / Japanese man playing with cats at the Kawaramati Cat Cafe Kyoto, Japan.

Karine Aigner / Person with lure playing with cats at the Kawaramati Cat Cafe, Kyoto, Japan

Karine Aigner / Tabby cat playing with fish toy at Kawaramati Cat Cafe Kyoto, Japan.

Karine Aigner / Woman with cats at Kawaramati Cat Cafe Kyoto, Japan

Karine Aigner / Cats sitting in window at Kawaramati Cat Cafe, Kyoto, Japan

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) hunting Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax). Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

Shane P. White / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) in hot spring, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

Tony Wu / Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in feeding frenzy, with the remains of a previously large school of sardines (Sardina sp) in background. Isla Mujeres, Cancun, Mexico.