Martin Willis / Spinifex Grass (Spinifex sp) in desert, Kata Tjuta, Australia

Robert Valentic / Rough-scaled death adder (Acanthophis rugosus) waving tip of tail as a lure to entice prey within striking range. Mount Isa, Queensland Australia.

Paul Williams / Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) feeding on Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.

Colin Monteath/ Hedgehog House / Icebergs in winter in lake, Hooker Glacier, Mount Cook, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Marie Lochman / Honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus) on Lemann's Banksia (Banksia lemanniana) Mount Gibbs Nature Reserve, Wheat-belt Region of Western Australia.

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on savanna, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Shane P. White / Tephra during volcanic eruption, Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu

David Gallan / Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) feeding, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia, September.

Jeff Foott / Mount Chephren, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Jeff Foott / Mount Gould, Glacier National Park, Montana

Jeff Foott / Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax) flowering, Mount Reynolds, Glacier National Park, Montana

Guy Edwardes / Misty landscape with Red deer (Cervus elaphus) Black Mount, Highlands, Scotland, November.