Mark Brownlow / Sperm whale {Physeter macrocephalus} diving, tail fluke, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Duncan Murrell / New Zealand giraffe weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis), Lake Waikaremoana, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand giraffe weevil is endemic to New Zealand and is its longest beetle in the world.

Alex Mustard / Three Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) living in a purple skirted magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef, below a small island. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indones...

John Shaw / Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola) on lava rocks. Isabela Island, Galapagos. May.

John Shaw / Black-browed albatross pair (Thalassarche melanophris) mutual grooming during copulation. New Island, Falkland Islands, November.

Colin Monteath/ Hedgehog House / Purakaunui Falls, Catlins, New Zealand

Marie Read / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) adult feeding chick, Long Island, New York, USA. June.

George Sanker / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), two fighting in mid-air. Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick / Maine, Canada / USA. July.

Duncan Murrell / Mangroves on Tupeti Island, Southern Lagoon, Forgotten Coast, Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems UNESCO World Heritage Site. New Caledonia.

Andy Trowbridge / Kea (Nestor notabilis) juvenile in flight. Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Endangered Species.

Norbert Wu / Palm (Arecaceae) trees on tropical island, Papua New Guinea

Jeff Foott / Deciduous forest and pond in autumn, Jordan Pond, Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, Maine