Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp) female worker carrying leaf to nest, with a smaller 'minor' ant riding. The minor's job is to protect her sister from parasitic flies. Costa Rica, December. Highly Commended,...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking an Arctic Fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) protecting its nest site, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Highly commended, MAMMALS, GDT 2011 competition

Steve Downer / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) jumping over a fence and taking food left out on a tree stump in a garden, Birmingham, England, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine marten (Martes martes) on top of a car wheel, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June.

Igor Shpilenok / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub biting tail of adult male, Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East. June.

Mark Taylor / Tricolour merle Collie puppy, Indie, age 10 weeks.

Alex Mustard / Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) young playing in shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean

Suzi Eszterhas / Ring tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) feeding on Spiny forest tree (Didierea trollii).Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Charlie Summers / Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) carrying stolen rock from another nest in rookery, Peterman Island, Antarctica, November.

Cyril Ruoso / Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) two resting Berenty, Madagascar.

Cyril Ruoso / Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) baby reaching up to mother's hand, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China