Florian Möllers / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) adult portrait, captive, Vogelpark Marlow, Germany, May.

Linda Pitkin / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), with remoras (Echeneis naucrates), Mai Mai, between Triton Bay and Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia

Martin Gabriel / Pristine Coco de mer forest (Lodoicea maldivica), Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Martin Gabriel / Seed of a Coco de mer palm tree (Lodoicea maldivica), the biggest seed in the plant kingdom. Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Martin Gabriel / Pristine Coco de mer forest (Lodoicea maldivica) with brook, Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Bob Steele / Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis) male, Doi Ang Khang, Thailand

Bob Steele / Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis), Doi Ang Khang, Thailand

Bob Steele / Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis), Doi Ang Khang, Thailand

Bob Steele / Chestnut Bunting (Emberiza rutila), Doi Ang Khang, Thailand

Bob Steele / Black-headed Sibia (Heterophasia melanoleuca), Doi Ang Khang, Thailand

Bob Steele / Hill Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas) male, Doi Ang Khang, Thailand

Bob Steele / Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis), Doi Ang Khang, Thailand