Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) in lake at sunrise, Minneria NP, Sri Lanka

Bruno D'Amicis / Men piling harvest of corn (Zea mais) on a donkey-pulled cart. Jimba, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Bahir Dar. Ethiopia. December 2013.

Willem Kolvoort / Anse de Mais beach with tracks of the Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the beach which is nesting site for these turtles. Aldabra, Seychelles, April 2005

Willem Kolvoort / Anse de Mais beach seen from underneath arch, with tracks of the Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the beach which is nesting site for these turtles. Aldabra, Seychelles, April 2005

Nick Upton / Waterlogged Maize (Zea mays) stubble field and heavily flooded Curry Moor after weeks of heavy rain, viewed from East Lyng with Curload village in the background, Somerset Levels and Moors, UK, Januar...

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays) hanging outside a Chinese farm house. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, October 2006.

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays), lined up in the frontyard of a town house in Pingyao, China, September 2006.

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays) cones bound together for drying. Pingyao, China, September.

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays) and stone mill. Pingyao, China, September 2006.

Nature Production / Maize / corn plant (Zea mays) seed germinating, shoot and root clearly visible

Juergen Freund / Corn cobs (Zea mays) left to dry in the sun. Rice and corn are the main agricultural produce of Mindoro. Philippines, March 2010.

Juergen Freund / Corn cobs (Zea mays) left to dry in the sun. Rice and corn are the main agricultural produce of Mindoro. Philippines, March 2010.

David Woodfall / Rosehips (Rosa sp), corn on the cob (Zea mays) and chillies (Capsicum sp), grown for market in small villages. Romania, October 2010

Nick Upton / Ripe Maize cobs (Zea mays) ready for harvest, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony , Germany, October.

Nick Upton / Ripe Maize cobs (Zea mays) ready for harvest, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony , Germany, October.

Jerry Monkman / Maize {Zea mays} cobs growing on plants in corn field, Massachusetts, USA

Jerry Monkman / Maize {Zea mays} plants in corn field, Massachusetts, USA

Philippe Clement / Field of Maize (Zea mays), Belgium

Phil Savoie / Field of Maize {Zea mays} of Bicolor variety at sunset, Massachusetts, USA

Gary K. Smith / Young Sweet Corn / Maize Plants {Zea mays} planted on allotment, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Planting young Sweet corn / Maize plant {Zea mays} on allotment, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Gardener planting out young Sweet corn / Maize plants {Zea mays} on allotment, UK, June

Jean E. Roche / Crop of Strawberry maize, France

Staffan Widstrand / Sweetcorn cobs, Maize plant {Zea mays} Canada

John Cancalosi / Corn / Maize varieties {Zea mays} USA

Jose B. Ruiz / Transgenic (genetically modified) maize (Zea mays) growing at a farm on the Costa da Morte, Galicia, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Transgenic (genetically modified) maize (Zea mays) growing at a farm on the Costa da Morte, Galicia, Spain

Willem Kolvoort / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) pair mating in shallow water, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) pair mating in shallow water, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swims towards the deep part of the sea to escape from possible predators, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swims towards the deep part of the sea to escape from possible predators, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swims towards the deep part of the sea to escape from possible predators, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swims towards the deep part of the sea to escape from possible predators, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean