Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Common toad (Bufo bufo) swimming in River Orchy, Highlands, Scotland, UK, April

Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) juvenile reaching out with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale {Balaenoptera brydei / edeni} with throat pleats expanded after feeding on baitball of Sardines {Sardinops sagax} off Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean. Veolia Environnement...

Andy Rouse / Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus / nigra) adult feeding, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Pal Hermansen / Golden eagle (Aquila crysaetos) on dead Fox (Vulpes vulpes) carcass. Trondelag, Norway. March. Remote camera shot

Brian Bevan / Male Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) feeding young at nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Juvenile Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) leaving nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Male Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) feeding young at nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Juergen Freund / Tracking timelapse of stars and the Milky Way seen through the rainforest canopy, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

David Fleetham / Schooling Lemon / Milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) below kayakers off Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) viewed from below. West End, Grand Bahamas, Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) viewed from below. West End, Grand Bahamas, Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Looking upwards to schooling Lemon butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) near to surface. Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming towards surface, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA. National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest Grand Prize WINNER 2010.

Pal Hermansen / Aerial shot of trees casting long shadows in low winter sunlight, Golsfjell, Buskerund, Norway, January 2018.

Luke Massey / Low angle shot of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets running towards parent, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with two juveniles walking along ice edge during autumn freeze up, Beaufort Sea, off Arctic coast, Alaska

Tui De Roy / Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight, Galapagos, Ecuador. Vulnerable species.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

Ingo Arndt / Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma), Namib Desert, Namibia.

Ingo Arndt / High angle shot of Redwood tree {Metasequoia sp} Redwood NP, California, USA

Will Burrard-Lucas / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) low angle shot of group taken with remote camera. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia. May

Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious young bear approaches over newly forming pack ice during autumn freeze up, Beaufort Sea, off Arctic coast, Alaska

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in flight, Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December

Jordi Chias / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) from underneath with diver in the background, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indian Ocean.

Roland Seitre / Young Lion (Panthera leo) in tree, Fathala Reserve, Senegal. Captive, occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, Vulnerable species.

Sam Hobson / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) adult male in flight above tree canopy in urban cemetery, Berlin, Germany, March. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) flying to nest with star trails in sky above, Estonia, May. Winner of the Birds category in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Hougaard Malan / Acacia tree amongst flowering Tribulus on Kalahari Dune. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Southern Africa. January 2010.

Markus Varesvuo / Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in flight, from directly below, Norway, July. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus) female in flight, Hanko, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Sultanate of Oman, October. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Norway, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight on migration, Tarifa, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Black stork (Ciconia nigra) in flight, Tarifa, Spain, September, digitally enhanced

Markus Varesvuo / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight near wind turbines, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on wires, Helsinki, Finland, September

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight, soaring on thermals, Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) flying, Helsinki Finland, January 2006

Markus Varesvuo / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flying, Porvoo, Finland, May 2006

Markus Varesvuo / Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) looking down, Finland

Ammonite / Male White-throated / White-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus) climbing and jumping in canopy, showing use of prehensile tail, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Ammonite / Northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) climbing down tree, showing use of partially prehensile tail, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Ammonite / Juvenile Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) climbing through canopy, showing use of prehensile tail, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Ammonite / Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) climbing through canopy, showing use of prehensile tail, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Jabruson / Mass emergence of rainforest Skipper butterflies (Melphina sp.) Lokoue Bai, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Cuvette, Republic of Congo.

Juergen Freund / Bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) glowing on tree trunk in rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia,

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) standing next to a wildebeest carcass. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) pup approaching with curiosity. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) approaching with curiosity. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) running. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) young male approaching with curiosity. Masai Mara Nationa Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) young male approaching with curiosity. Masai Mara Nationa Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / European sturgeon (Huso huso) captive at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Centre aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania, June. Critically endangered.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) viewed from below while swimming, underwater around Crisan village, Danube Delta, Romania, June.

Michel Roggo / Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) fishing for Sockeye salmon in the Ozernaya River, Kamtchatka, Russia, August

Juergen Freund / Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia

Chris & Monique Fallows / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from below with Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) Cape Point, South Africa.

Michael Pitts / Devil rays (Mobula japonica) viewed from below, South Ari atoll, Maldives.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Recreational fishing in a sea kayak for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). Hoop net or trap is lowered onto the sea floor or kelp bed with a pouch of bait (sardines or pilchards) attached. Kom...

Laurent Geslin / Feral pigeon (Columba livia) in flight, London, UK

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) investigating camera on pack ice off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, autumn

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) investigating camera on pack ice off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, autumn

Steven Kazlowski,Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 4-5 year-old on pack ice, low angle shot, off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, autumn

John Downer / Lion (Panthera Leo) male, low angle shot, South Africa. Taken on location for 'Pride' tv series.

Bert Willaert,Bert Willaert / Portrait of a Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) Chile, Vulnerable species

Juan Carlos Munoz / Rhinoceros beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi) climbing up tree trunk, Danum Valley Reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

David Tipling / Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelicanus crispus) being fed by fisherman at Lake Kerkini, Northern Greece, February

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Sooty Terns (Onychoprion fuscata) flock in flight, Midway Island. Central Pacific.

Franco Banfi / Shadow of Dhoni, characteristic Maldivian boat over reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean. No release available.

David Tipling / Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) low angle portrait, Cape Kidnappers, North Island, New Zealand

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Juvenile male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight chasing his parent who has Feral pigeon (Columba livia) kill in claws, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult male Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) food passing a Feral pigeon (Columba livia) to his offspring, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a gutterbox, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) stretching her wings whilst perched on scaffolding, Bristol, England, UK, June. Did you know? Peregrine falcons have been used for falconry for more th...

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on scaffolding, Bristol, England, UK, June.

Mark Carwardine / Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) walking in forest, from low-angle. Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

Mark Carwardine / Head portrait of Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) grazing. Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 2009. Threatened species.

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) grazing. Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 2009. Threatened species.

Christophe Courteau / Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in a fig tree, Kibale National Park, Uganda

Oriol Alamany / View of the night sky looking up through trees, with stars and the Milky Way, Mopani, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) silhouette, feeding on floating fish eggs (not visible) just below the surface in calm weather. Note the bow wave ahead of the shark. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan...

Tui De Roy / Wolf Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) portrait, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Male Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in flight, singing, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, March. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The word skylark used to be used by sailors for playing t...

Ernie Janes / Apricot tree (Prunus ameniaca) Moorpark variety in blossom trained against a wall in walled garden, UK, March.

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, June.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jequitiba rosa tree (Cariniana legalis) Tableland Atlantic Rainforest of Vale Natural Reserve, municipality of Linhares, Esparito Santo State, Eastern Brazil, January 2012.