Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) pup peers around the base of a giant baobab tree on Save Valley Conservancy. Zimbabwe.

Bernard Castelein / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in woodland, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, June

Norbert Wu / Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) sometimes fights to protect its breathing hole, peers down to scan for rivals, Antarctica

Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare in winter coat peers from behind snow drift {Lepus timidus} Scotland, UK

Jabruson / Young Mountain gorilla {Gorilla beringei} peers into camera, Virunga NP, Dem Rep of Congo. Silverback "Rugabo" in background was killed by militia roaming the park during the Rwandan refugee crisis.

Sue Flood / Polar bear peers through window of tourist buggy {Ursus maritimus} Churchill, Canada

Bengt Lundberg / Pygmy owl peers out of nest hole in tree {Glaucidium passerinum} Sweden

Shane Gross / Spear fisherman peers over a coral ledge looking for fish to hunt. Alor, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Splendid starksia blenny (Starksia splendens) peers out from a hole in a coral reef. This species in endemic to the Cayman Islands and was first described in 2018. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islan...

Nick Hawkins / North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) peers out of the surface as it competes with other males for access to a female. Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Endangered. July

Nick Upton / Young boy held by his mother as he peers at stone lifted from stream bed, Bristol, UK, October 2014. Model released.

Alex Mustard / Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) male peers out of its den, in leg of Swanage Pier, Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel, August