Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) specimen from the North Atlantic near the North West of Spain, at a depth of 560-580m.

Solvin Zankl / Ribbon sawtail fish (Idiacanthus fasciola) from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 800-1000m.

Staffan Widstrand / White Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in its winter fur looking at the camera, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, September

Alex Hyde / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) close up portrait, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paridisea) mobbing, Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Tui De Roy / Erect-crested penguins (Eudyptes sclateri) portrait, Proclamation Island, Bounty Islands, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species.

Nick Garbutt / Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) flying into roost sight at dusk, Hato La Aurora Reserve, Los Llanos, Colombia, South America.

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feeding on the carcass of a Common or Plains zebra. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) looking for prey, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Nick Garbutt / Adult male Fosa (Crytoprocta ferox) prowling on deciduous forest floor. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar.

Loic Poidevin,Loic Poidevin / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) squabbling over fish, Lake Kerkini, Greece, February

Chris Mattison,Chris Mattison / Cedros gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer insulanus / Pituophis insulanus) Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico