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

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

Ann & Steve Toon / Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) on the move, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January. Second place in the Mammals Category of the GDT European Nature Photographer of the Year...

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Tonga

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea), Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea), Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea), Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) group, Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) group, Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia

Mark Raycroft / Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) mother nursing calf, Newfoundland, Canada

Mark Raycroft / Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) male, Newfoundland, Canada

Mark Raycroft / Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) running in winter, North America

Mark Raycroft / Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) running in winter, North America

Mark Raycroft / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) on road, North America

Mark Raycroft / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), North America

Mark Raycroft / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) crossing road, North America

Mark Raycroft / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), North America

Mark Raycroft / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), North America

Mark Raycroft / Welsh Corgi (Canis familiaris) jumping, North America

Mark Raycroft / Moose (Alces alces) bull browsing, North America

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub defending its kill,a large Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) from another cub, North London, UK. August. Highly commended in the Behaviour : Mammals Category of the Wildlife Ph...

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) one-year-old cub in tree, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) one-year-old cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and eight-month-old cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) four-month-old cub in tree, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) four-month-old cub in tree, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) fur, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and four-month-old cubs, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) six-week-old cub nursing, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) six-week-old cubs playing, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) six-week-old cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) six-week-old cub nuzzling mother, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother playing with her six-week-old cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana