Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) hunting in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern Norway, March

Ismaele Tortella / Four Eurasian elk (Alces alces) walking through vegetation , Norway, August

Ismaele Tortella / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) feeding in snow, Svalbard, Norway, March.

Ismaele Tortella / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Kvaloya island, Tromso, Norway, November.

Morley Read / Opossum (Marmosa sp.) on the branch of a rainforest shrub at night, Pastaza Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Bence Mate / European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) fighting each other, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. June. Winner, General Fauna Category, 2019 Cadiz Photo Nature Competition.

Andy Rouse / African lion (Panthera leo) female carrying young cub, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Highly commended in the African Wildlife Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Diane McAllister / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) fighting in water. Beaufort Sea , Kaktovik Alaska. USA. Highly commended in the Polar Passion category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Morley Read / Aerial shot of a group of wild ponies (Equus caballus) in paramo landscape at the base of Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes, 2018.

Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus) swimming in Southern sea palm (Eisenia arborea) and Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, San Benitos Islands, Baja California Pacific Islands Biosphe...

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding on Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / African Lion (Panthera leo) male, Masai Mara, Kenya

Chase Dekker / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub, Masai Mara, Kenya

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Ann & Steve Toon / RF - Lion (Panthera leo) head portrait at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Gerry Ellis / Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) silverback, Limbe Wildlife Centre, Cameroon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) orphan Larry playing in tree, Ape Action Africa, Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) orphans, Larry investigating Daphne's tongue, Ape Action Africa, Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) orphan Larry, Ape Action Africa, Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) orphan Larry playing in forest nursery, Ape Action Africa, Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) orphan Larry scratching, Ape Action Africa, Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) cooling off, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Jami Tarris / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) bull, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) pup, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on shore, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Jami Tarris / Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) running in snow, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Jami Tarris / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) entering teepee for food, Khovsgol, Mongolia

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) six week old cubs, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) six week old cub, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) male drinking at waterhole, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) male, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) juvenile male, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pregnant female and juveniles on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pregnant female and juveniles on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pair on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pair on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pair on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pair on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) on alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) scratching itself, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group attacking Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Anup Shah / Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) male with three month old young, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) fourteen year old sub-adult male, named Fundi, making submissive facial gesture, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) forty-three year old female, named Gremlin, scratching face, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) twenty-five year old female, named Nasa, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Anup Shah / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) four year old infant male, named Gizmo, foraging for insects in log, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Fiona Rogers / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) twenty year old male, named Titan, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Fiona Rogers / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) seven year old juvenile male, named Siri, feeding on vines, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Fiona Rogers / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) twenty-five year old female, named Tanga, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Fiona Rogers / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) four year old infant male, named Gizmo, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Fiona Rogers / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) eighteen year old male, named Sampson, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Fiona Rogers / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) four year old infant male, named Gizmo, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Heike Odermatt / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway

Heike Odermatt / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Svalbard, Norway

Heike Odermatt / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on ice floe, Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway

Heike Odermatt / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on ice floe, Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway

Heike Odermatt / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on ice floe, Svalbard, Norway

Heike Odermatt / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) climbing on ice floe, Svalbard, Norway

Heike Odermatt / Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) on ice floe, Magdalenefjorden, Svalbard, Norway

Suzi Eszterhas / Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Suzi Eszterhas / Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Suzi Eszterhas / Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across sea ice, reflected in water. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female resting with cubs on glacier. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and two cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs, standing on sea ice. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs resting on sea ice. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female and cubs, one cub walking up slope of ice in foreground. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs feeding on Whale carcass, on iceberg. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across ice, snow covered mountain in background. Svalbard, Norway, April 2018.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting in snow. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) licking paw, close-up. Svalbard, Norway, April.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on glacier. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on ice. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) looking for food on ice. Svalbard, Norway, April.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male standing beside rocks in frozen and snow covered landscape. Svalbard, Norway, April 2019.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male walking across frozen landscape. Svalbard, Norway, April 2019.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male in snow. Svalbard, Norway, April.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), male and female approaching each other across snow covered rocky landscape. Svalbard, Norway, April 2019.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male approaching female on snow covered hill top. Svalbard, Norway, April 2019.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male approaching female in rocky area covered in snow. Svalbard, Norway, April 2019.

Danny Green / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), two in snow covered landscape. Svalbard, Norway, April 2019.

Danny Green / RF - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) male walking through snow covered landscape, mountains in background. Svalbard, Norway, April (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Danny Green / RF - Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) walking up slope in snow. Svalbard, Norway, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Danny Green / RF - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub walking in snow. Svalbard, Norway, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Danny Green / RF - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female walking across ice. Svalbard, Norway, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)