Neil Aldridge / African lion (Panthera leo) male glancing over its shoulder on Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. Vulnerable species. This lion was shot illegally by South African farmers shortly after the photogr...

Neil Aldridge / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) blurred motion photograph, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe.

Mark Hamblin / Raven (Corvus corax) adult calling from rock in mountain habitat, Scotland, UK. November. Third place in British Birds Bird Photograph of the Year competition 2016.

Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) and Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) squabbling over fish, with some in flight. Blurred motion photograph, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) blurred motion photograph at wildlife watching and vulture feeding site, Pre-Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain, March.

Juergen Freund / Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) blurred motion photograph, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Floris van Breugel / Black and white photograph of Ice crystals up to 12 inches long along a small creek in a remote valley, Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, August 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Black and white photograph of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slapping at surface, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

Bence Mate / Red and green macaws (Ara chloropterus) in flight, motion blurred photograph, Buraxo das aras, Brazil.

Bence Mate / Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and House sparrows (Passer domesticus) blurred long exposure photograph, Hungary, February.

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), with the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountains in the background, Denver, Colorado, USA, November.

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) playing with a dead squirrel in a garden Denver, Colorado, USA, July.