David Tipling / Tourist photographing King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, November 2006. No release available.

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) casualty of paralytic tick (Ixodes holocyclus) bite being cared for on site of colony by Jenny Mclean, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Bert Willaert / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) being caught by a falconer using a Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) as bait, Georgia, September 2011.

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) caught on gill net being hauled up onto boat, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean. Model released. Model released.

Andy Trowbridge / Split level shot of a fly fisherman (Murray Trowbridge) releasing a large brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a gin clear 'backcountry' river, North Canterbury South Island, New Zealand. January, 2012. Mode...

Matthew Maran / Wildlife photographer Tony Heald photographing Red deer in Richmond Park, London, UK January 2012. Model released.

Carol Walker / Cowboy galloping through snow, wearing thick sheepskin coat, Wyoming, USA, February 2012, model released

Shibai Xiao / Marbled eel (Anguilla marmorata) captured by local people and being held up in net, Hainan Island, China. No release available.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Red Kite (Milvus milvus) in flight, Wales, UK, November. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? Reintroduced Red kites in England reproduce when they are one year old, but native kites in Wales only sta...

Daniel Heuclin / Traditional bush hunter with a calao / Hornbill head decoration, preparing bow and arrow for hunt, Northern Cameroon, West Africa. No release available.

Paul Hobson / Feral Pigeon / Rock Dove (Columba livia) on city street. Sheffield, UK.

Alex Mustard / Diver swimming through dense school of Silversides (Atherinidae) inside a coral cavern, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea. Model released

Bernard Castelein / Village life, woman covering her face, in doorway to village home, with peacock art on walls, Sawai Modhopu, Rajasthan, India

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Sanderling (Calidris alba) in winter plumage feeding on tideline, The Wash, Norfolk, March. Did you know? The Sanderling is the only British wading bird that has no back toe; this gives it a distincti...

Solvin Zankl / Research scientist Dr. Anne von Philipsborn sorting a laboratory culture of Common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) at the Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austri...

Doc White / Girl in aquarium watching Beluga / White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in aquarium. Captive. Model released.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a traditionally dressed estancia owner mounted on his stallion, during the Festa do Colete Encarnado (Red Waistcoat Festival), a bull running festival, in Vila Franca de Xira, District of...

Kristel Richard / An Indian cowboy has lost his balance from a bronc or wild paint horse during the All Indian Rodeo, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, at Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011, Sequence 3...

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Mammals category in GDT competition 2013. 2nd Prize in the Mammals Category of M...

Konrad Wothe / Girl looking at Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) on web. Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe, September. Model released.

Dan Burton / Child with a Praying Mantis (Mantodea) on hand. France, Europe, August. Model released.

Dan Burton / Child in garden collecting insects in jam jar. France, Europe, August. Model released.

Florian Möllers / Chinese Fisherman on his raft with Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), against the karst hills at the Li River. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Florian Möllers / Chinese Fisherman and one of his Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis). Li River, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Florian Möllers / Chinese fisherman on his raft with Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), silhouetted against the karst hills at the Li River. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Andy Rouse / Man playing in deep snow with dogs (two German shepherds and a spaniel) on closed road on Caerphilly Mountain, Caerphilly, South Wales, UK, December 2010, Model released

Jeff Rotman / Snake charmer with scorpions climbing over his hands and face, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, December 2007, Model released

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) adult perched, singing, Cambridgeshire, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'Nightingales are more renowned for the beauty of their song than their looks. You are...

Lisa Hoffner / Keeper and a rescued Elephant orphan (Loxodonta africana) embracing. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2008. Model released

Lisa Hoffner / Elephant keeper with his young orphanElephant (Loxodonta africana). David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010. Model released

Mark Bowler / Beekeeper looking at the comb of a Honeybee (Apis mellifera) nest. Scotland, UK, May 2010. Model released.

Carol Walker / Spanish / Andalusian horse performing Alta Escuela moves, walking through waves on beach, Andalucia, Spain, model released

Doug Perrine / Researcher Guy Stevens photographs belly spot identification pattern of Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Oc...

Juergen Freund / Rangers catching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for tagging and release, Tetepare Island reserve, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Split level image of Papuan fisherman standing on his dugout canoe over shallow corals, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Fisherman on outrigger boat catching Yellowfin tuna with hook and line. Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 2009. Fishermen fish close to a fish attracting device, some remain at sea for up to 2 months.

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows with his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Diver amongst Sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf vaigiensis) house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. These fish come together densely when bread is thrown into the water...

Juergen Freund / Snorkeler swimming through a school of Oxeye scads (Selar boops) in the house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido island, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009. Model released.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) two adults fighting in the surf, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, UK, October. Photographer quote: "Sex and violence – grey seals are good at both! These two adolesce...

Juergen Freund / Richard Fitzpatrick releases Grey reef shark {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} after inserting transmitter into its belly, as part of the Coral Reef census, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, April 2008

David Tipling / European brown hare {Lepus europaeus} on winter wheat field in snow, Norfolk, UK, January. Small repro only

Christian Ziegler / Plantation Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachiumácolymbiphyllum) is nearly transparent including the bones, only digestive tract is visible, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Pete Oxford / Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) only the males have this extraordinary neck like a mechanical digger, females are more modestly proportioned, Analamazoatra Special Reserve or Perinet, Madagasc...

Anup Shah / Topi with only one horn {Damaliscus lunatus korrigum} Masai Mara reserve, Kenya

Norbert Wu / Orange Tube Coral (Tubastraea aurea) polyps extended only at night, Dutch Antilles, Caribbean

Mark Moffett / Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) female held by researcher Mike Meades, this largest Weta species is found only on Little Barrier Island, New Zealand Weta in hand, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with researcher Bruce Mate on boat attempting to attach satellite tag, Santa Barbara, California

Flip Nicklin / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with researcher Bruce Mate on boat attempting to attach satellite tag, Santa Barbara, California

Flip Nicklin / Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) touched by tourists, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico

Flip Nicklin / Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) researchers Roger Payne, right, Jim Darling, left, and Gustavo Alvarez Colombo, center, watching individual dive, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Flip Nicklin / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and researchers, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Madagascar fish eagle Tsimbazaza Zoo {Haliaeetus vociferoides} Antananarivo Madagascar Only 100 wild-pairs left

Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) faeces on ground, they defecate at the bottom of trees, one of the only times they come to the ground, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) crossing road infront of a truck, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, January

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby or bub is cared for by Claudia Barton, volunteer wildlife carer at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia October 2012

Loic Poidevin / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) with only one ear, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

Kristel Richard / A wild Retuerta stallion (on the right) greeting one of his Retuerta mares, Guadiamar scientific reserve, Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain This breed of horse was close to extinction in the 199...

Ann & Steve Toon / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) undergoing target traing with Jo Roe of Colchester Zoo, for a special research project on rhino feet by Royal Veterinary College Professor John Hutchinson, May 2012....

Roland Seitre / Breeding project of the Hermit / Northern bald ibis (Geroniticus eremita) at the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo, Cadiz, Spain. Keeper feeds one month chick and wears an ibis helmet to limit human imprint an...

Roland Seitre / Breeding project of the Hermit / Northern bald ibis (Geroniticus eremita) at the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo, Cadiz, Spain. Keeper feeds one month chicks and wears an ibis helmet to limit human imprint a...

Rick Tomlinson / Crew member Damian Foxhall holding child in lifejacket, after finishing leg one of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race in fourth position in "Green Dragon". Cape Town, November 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Andy Sands / Treehopper (Gargara genistae) one of only two British treehoppers. Associated with Broom in the south of England. Captive, UK, July.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Swallows prefer outbuildings with dark ledges and corners for nesting, and ne...

Ann & Steve Toon / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) two chicks with 'crane mother', Great Crane captive breeding and reintroduction project, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, May 2011. Mod...

Ann & Steve Toon / Common / Eurasian crane chick (Grus grus) being exercised by 'crane mother' in crane costume, Great Crane captive breeding and reintroduction project, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucest...

Graham Eaton / Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) lying on rocks by the side of a hotel pool. Cancun, Mexico, February. Editorial Use Only.

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant (Crematogaster sp) cutting leaf, this behavior had previsouly only been observed in new world ants, Guinea

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets woman feeding bread to one of her avkas /pet reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia, February 2007. Editorial use only.

Juergen Freund / Research scientist tagging Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) as part of study, Donsol, Philippines, April 2010

JEFF FOOTT / Indian / Asian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) sedated before loading into transport vehicle at Chitwan NP, Nepal, for translocation to Royal Bardia NP, Nepal, 2003

Solvin Zankl / The arrival of one Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, can be the beginning of an arribada (mass nesting event) of the sea turtles. No...

Solvin Zankl / The arrival of one Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, can be the beginning of an arribada (mass nesting event) of the sea turtles. Tho...

Solvin Zankl / The arrival of one Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, can be the beginning of an arribada (mass nesting event) of the sea turtles. ^^^...

Michele Westmorland / View of Conch (Strombidae) farm, the only one of its kind in the world. Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean. June 2007.

Aflo / ic-03801 Miniature Dachshund puppy running towards camera.

Aflo / ic-03708 Miniature Dachshund puppy sleeping.

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Xiang Xiang, the first captive raised panda released into the wild, emerging from release cage, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Xiang Xiang, the first captive raised panda released into the wild, moving away from release site, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) veterinarian checking 36 day old cub, Wolong Nature Reserve, endangered, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) carrying Xiang Xiang to release site, first captive-born panda to be released into the wild, Wolong Nature Reserve, endangered, China

Matthias Breiter / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) chick only a few days old, Hudson Bay, Canada

Steven David Miller / Aboriginal cave paintings at Death Adder art site, one of the Quinkan rock art sites, Jowalbinna, Cape York, Queensland, Australia Restrictions: Editorial use only

Steven David Miller / Fossil Dinosaur footprints, Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways, via Winton, Queensland, Australia The building at the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways protects more than 3,000 fossilised footprints that we...

Steven David Miller / Aboriginal cave paintings at Wallaroo art site, one of the Quinkan rock art sites, Jowalbinna, Cape York, Queensland, Australia Restrictions: Editorial use only

Steven David Miller / Aboriginal cave paintings at Death Adder art site, one of the Quinkan rock art sites, Jowalbinna, Cape York, Queensland, Australia Restrictions: Editorial use only

Tui De Roy / Galapagos Pink Land Iguana (Conolophus marthae) is a newly discovered species that lives only on Wolf Volcano, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Thomas Marent / Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii) very rare in nature, only found in the town of Maroantsetra, Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii) eye, very rare in nature, only found in the town of Maroantsetra, Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii) very rare in nature, only found in the town of Maroantsetra, Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii) very rare in nature, only found in the town of Maroantsetra, Madagascar

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) portrait, the only surviving species of an order that flourished 200 million years ago, New Zealand

Suzi Eszterhas / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) newborn fawn, only several hours old, running, Masai Mara, Kenya

Albert Lleal / La Gomera Giant Lizard (Gallotia bravoana) juvenile, species only occurs on La Gomera Island, Canary Islands, Spain