Anup Shah / Lesser flamingos {Phoeniconaias minor} performing 'wing salute' as part of courtship display, the wings are spread out to the side of the body and held in this position for several seconds, making the...

Neil Aldridge / Team of vets and conservation staff move a sedated White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) into a comfortable resting position in a secure enclosure known as a boma during a translocation operation to...

Konrad Wothe / Larvae of Birch sawfly (Craesus septentrionalis) in alarm position, Upper Bavaria, Germany. October.

Robert Valentic / Eastern tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) female, Yarra River corridor in suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in mid-summer. She is in a defensive pre-strike position with hood expanded, accompanie...

Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador.

Peter Bassett / Male Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) shifting position on a beach, surrounded by females, almost crushing a pup, Gold Harbour, South Georgia.Gold Harbour, South Georgia.

David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult bird in breeding plumage approaching its partner in a vertical position during their courtship dance. The Netherlands.April 2014

Tony Phelps / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) moving into ambush position under a bush, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.

Pete Oxford / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking, South Plaza Island, Galapagos. Endemic.

Andrew Parkinson / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult walking across a snow covered field. Derbyshire, UK, January.

Loic Poidevin / Red legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) walking across dry stone wall, Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Pascal Kobeh / Divers are setting up concrete reef balls to build an artificial reef, Philippines, Sulu Sea. August 2014.