Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia

Georgette Douwma / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus), Maldives, Indian Ocean

Mark Bowler,Mark Bowler / Dead Houseflies {Musca domesticus} and Bluebottle flies {Calliphora vomitaria}, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) Metsovo town, Valia Calda, Pindos NP, Pindos Mountains, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) fruits, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) trunks, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) leaves, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Close up of bark of Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Tony Heald / Long nosed / Oriental Whip Snake [Ahaetulla prasina] Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Oriental white eye {Zosterops palpebrosa} head on, Tamil Nadu, India

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave montana) in mountain habitat in the Sierra Madre Oriental range, Nolina (Nolina sp), Madrone and Pine (Pinus sp) also present, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Close-up of Agave (Agave montana) with red thorns / spines and interesting patternation on blades, Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Todd Pusser / Eastern spinner dolphin {Stenella longirostris orientalis} W Mexico, Pacific

Todd Pusser / Eastern spinner dolphin {Stenella longirostris orientalis} Pacific.

Patricio Robles Gil / Guayalejo River flowing through cloud forest, Tamaulipas, Sierra Madre Oriental, northeast Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Fog rolling over cloud forest, Altas Cumbres Protected Area, Tamaulipas, Sierra Madre Oriental, northeast Mexico

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) camouflaged among vines in the rainforest, southeast Asia

Patricio Robles Gil / Accumulated rainwater on a Mafafa leaf in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in the mountains of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Tamaulipas, northeast Mexico

Shin Yoshino / Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) tree with bare branches in winter, Japan. Sequence 4 of 4

Fabio Liverani / Oriental fire bellied toad showing warning colours.

Ingo Arndt / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) eating lizard, Singapore

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) perched in Coconut Palm, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) adult in flight, about to land, Oman, January

Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia

Loic Poidevin / Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March

Georgette Douwma / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) with a school of Blueline snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) and a Sabretooth squirrelfish in background, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) shoal above coral reef, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) small shoal, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Michael D. Kern / Oriental long-tailed grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) captive, from Asia

Michael D. Kern / Asian vine / Oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla prasina) captive, from Asia

Nick Garbutt / Malay or Oriental Civet (Viverra tangalunga) foraging at night on heath forest floor on the southern plateau rim of Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo

Martin Willis / Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) carrying insect prey into its nesting hollow, Mirrabooka, New South Wales, Australia

Nick Upton / Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) on rock drinking water near beach shower, Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) on rock drinking water near beach shower, Samos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) drinking water from wet leaf litter, Samos, Greece, August.

Suzi Eszterhas / Oriental Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), Sabah, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Oriental Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), Sabah, Malaysia

Doug Perrine / Eastern Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris orientalis) swimming with schooling Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares). Off Baja California, Mexico.

Doug Perrine / Pod of Eastern Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris orientalis) near boat at sea surface. Off Baja California, Mexico.

Doug Perrine / Large pod of Eastern Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris orientalis). Off Baja California, Mexico.

Doug Perrine / Large pod of Eastern Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris orientalis). Off Baja California, Mexico.

Ernie Janes / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) climbing out of water, captive, from Asia

Ernie Janes / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) captive, from Asia

Ernie Janes / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) sitting, captive, from Asia

Ernie Janes / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) climbing in plant , captive, from Asia

Ernie Janes / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) two, captive, from Asia

Ernie Janes / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) two, interacting, captive, from Asia

Axel Gomille / Black-headed / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) adult with large juvenile begging, Karnataka, India.

Juergen Freund / Oriental flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) gliding above the sea bed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Oriental flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) on the sandy bottom. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Nick Upton / Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis) feeding on a tentacle from a Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis) feeding on a tentacle from a Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.

Florian Möllers / Oriental Scops owl (Otus sunia), Zhouzi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China. April

Jouan & Rius / Oriental / Asian Small-clawed Otter (Amblonyx cinereus), captive from Asia

Jouan & Rius / Oriental whip snake / Long nosed tree snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Oriental whip snake / Long nosed tree snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Bruno D'Amicis / Hikers in pristine Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis) and Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) forest. Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, Georgia, September.

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina), Kubah National Park, Malaysia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) standing on nest in tree, Bikin River, Primorsky Administrative Region, Far East Russia, Endangered species

Konstantin Mikhailov / East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis) Male, flehmen response, captive

Nick Upton / Oriental hornets (Vespa orientalis) feeding on Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hanging in the sun alongside Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus). Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, Au...

Mark Carwardine / Oriental fire bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) sitting on lily pad, captive, from eastern asia

Tim Laman / Pair of Oriental pied hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) perched high in a tree, Borneo

Stephen Dalton / Oriental fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis) in water, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Oriental cockroach (Blatta blatta) on dried pasta, UK

Stephen Dalton / Oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis), controlled conditions

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) with extended tongue, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Stephen Dalton / Oriental fire-bellied toads (Bombina orientalis), two sitting on branch, controlled conditions

Bernard Castelein / Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) in flight, Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

Yuri Shibnev / Two Oriental / Eastern turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) chicks in nest, South Primorskiy, Ussuriland, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Oriental / Eastern turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) nest with two eggs in it, South Primorskiy, Ussuriland, Russia

Nick Garbutt / Oriental honey buzzard {Pernis ptilorhynchus} perched in forest canopy, Ranthambhore NP, Rajasthan, India

Konstantin Mikhailov / Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) in tree with nest below, Russia, Endangered

Konstantin Mikhailov / Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) chicks at nest, Ussuriland, Primorskiy Krai, Russia, Endangered species

Miles Barton / Mixed flock of Great knot {Calidris tenuirostris}, Grey tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes) and Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus) Broome, Western Australia

John Downer / Oriental small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) playing with a stone, captive, from Asia

Tim Laman / Immature Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) on a riverbank, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh

Tim Laman / Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) perched, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Fred Bavendam / Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) group, Bali, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) showing nocturnal coloration, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) showing nocturnal coloration, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) showing nocturnal coloration, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane trees (Platanus orientalis) in Plane forest, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Platan Plane tree forest, Oriental Plane trees (Platanus orientalis), Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane trees (Platanus orientalis) in Plane forest, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) close up of bark peeling away, Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Fred Bavendam / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) swimming over ocean bottom with fins outstretched to confuse predators, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Philippe Clement / Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa) leaves in autumn colours, native to China, Japan and the Himalayas

Philippe Clement / Japanese / Hill / Oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata) leaf in autumn colours, native to Japan, Korea and China

Philippe Clement / Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa) leaves in autumn colours, native to China, Japan and the Himalayas

Philippe Clement / Japanese / Hill / Oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata) leaf in autumn colours, native to Japan, Korea and China

Juan Carlos Munoz / Oriental small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) pair in water, Mount Kinabalu NP, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Oriental small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) pair interacting, Mount Kinabalu NP, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Oriental small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) in water, Mount Kinabalu NP, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Oriental whip / Vine / Long nosed tree snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Bako NP, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia