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

Alex Mustard / A fisherman swims down to touch the statue of Christ Of The Abyss (Cristo degli abissi) for good fortune, in the Marine Protected Area of Portofino (Area Marina Protetta, Portofino), Liguria, Italy. M...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Thuli Maya Fuyal, widow, in her small room in Kathmandu. In Nepal women who lose their husbands lose their own identity. Are rejected and forced to leave their homes. In many cases, they become victim...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Rita Pudel, widow, with her son, in the room that serves as a shelter. In Nepal women who lose their husbands lose their own identity. Are rejected and forced to leave their homes. In many cases, they...

Ben Hall / Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight against a waterfall, Iceland, January

Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), temple elephant gives blessings to pilgrims at the ruins and temple complex of Hampi, Karnataka, India

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Amulettes for good luck and health, in front of Meili Snow Mountain 6740 m, a Sacred mountain for Tibetan Buddhists, Yunnan, China, October 2017.

Ashley Cooper / White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on electricity pylons in the Coto Donana in Andalucia, Spain. June 2011

Mark Taylor / Llama foetuses for sale in a La Paz market, Bolivia. December 2016. The "Witches' Market" stalls of La Paz are run by local witch doctors. Llama foetuses are believed to be good luck and are sometimes...

Markus Varesvuo / Great White Egret (Ardea alba) and Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) dropping fish prey which they were fighting over, Hungary, January. Sequence 2/2.

Suzi Eszterhas / Cape Pangolin (Manis temminckii) being touched by safari guide, thought to bring good luck, northern Botswana

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at Bagan (floating fishing platform) Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Bagan fishermen see whale sharks as good luck and often feed them baitfish. This is...