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.

TJ Rich / Four chocolate working cocker spaniels on wall. Mother and offspring. Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) carrying young baby, Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Central Yunnan black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis), mother and baby hanging in canopy. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.

Sylvain Cordier / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), female with two cubs, on a barrier island outside Kaktovik, Alaska, USA.

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female breaching together with her male calf. The calf had a large wound on his left peduncle area, one that appeared to be the result of a large bite, Vava'u,...

Sergey Gorshkov / Aurora borealis over river, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Waterfalls in deep canyon in plateau, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Richard Du Toit / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) mother and foal, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) parents tending to foal, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Wim van den Heever / Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub looking up at birds (out of frame) with mother in background, Khwai River, Botswana. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the Asferico Photography Competition 201...

Markus Varesvuo / Female Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) with newly hatched chick on nest, Kuhmo, Finland, June.