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

Nigel Cattlin / Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae) disease lesions on Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Symptoms of Neck blast (Magnaporthe grisea) on Rice (Oryza sativa) plants in ear, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath rot (Sarocladium oryzae) lesions and necrosis on Rice (Oryza sativa) flagleaf and aborted ears, Luzon, Philippines

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) young buck, portrait. Karula National Park, Valgamaa, Southern Estonia. June.

Paul Hobson / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub looking at camera, in morning. Sheffield, England, UK. June.

Valeriy Maleev / Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging, South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. June. Did you know that the Long-eared jerboa is the mammal with the largest ears in proportion to its body size?

Ingo Arndt / Head portrait of Eastern grey kangaroo {Macropus giganticus} Australia

Francois Savigny / Rear view of Lioness head at sunset {Panthera leo} Southern Africa 2000

Mark Hamblin / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) close-up portrait of adult , Scotland, UK. August.

Andy Trowbridge / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing on hind legs looking alert. Southern Norway. November.

Wim van den Heever / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) close up of skin and ear, OlDonyo Kenya.