Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) group on ice, female and cubs feeding on Whale carcass. Svalbard, Norway, June 2018.

Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting Seal on sea ice. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018.

Phil Savoie / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) captive, endemic to Scotland. September

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with Lizard prey in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) hunting Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax). Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) male presenting prey to nesting mate. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.

Sven Zacek / Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) with fish in beak, caught in stream. Laanemaa, Western Estonia. March.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing. Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), two below surface. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) dorsal fin visible on surface. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaking surface with mouth open. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

Emanuele Biggi / Predatory bush cricket (Saga pedo) waiting for prey on Eryngium, Italy. June. Vulnerable species.

Tony Wu / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) diving with pelagic fish (likely yellowfin tuna or similar open ocean predatory species) visible in the background, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Huge terrestrial flatworm (Bipalium kewense), Mindo, Ecuador, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Predatory protozoa moving through cilliate action. The protozoan has consumed photosynthetic diatoms, visible within the cell. The predator disgorges some of its prey.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit holding Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) in hypnotic trance. Caribbean sea Model released.

Norbert Wu / Tunicate (Megalodicopia hians) predatory deep sea species, Monterey, California

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Striated heron (Butorides striata) with Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in beak, standing on rock. Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) flying with crab in beak. Oman, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septum-punctata) larva predating Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). Bean with buds. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) walking in high paramo landscape, looking for predators, Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) walking in high paramo landscape, looking for predators, Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes.

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) followed by pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus), Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa.

George Sanker / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) standing on Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) prey. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. October.

George Sanker / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) with Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in beak. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA.. July.

Alex Mustard / Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleans among the sharp teeth of a predatory roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus) beneath an overhang on a coral reef. Ras Mohammed National...

Alex Mustard / Warty frogfish (Antennartius maculatus) female raising her elaborate lure to attract prey. Dauin, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) feeding on Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

David Hall / Crocodile snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi), head sticking out of gravel. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

David Hall / Crocodile snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi) peering out of burrow. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma) female carrying Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) kill. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. November.

Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma) female and three sub-adult cubs aged 12 to 13 months attempting to dig out Armadillo from burrow. Estancia Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Dece...

Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma), three sub-adult cubs aged 12 to 13 months attempting to dig Armadillo out of burrow. Estancia Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. December.

Nick Garbutt / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) snow diving whilst hunting for rodents. Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, USA. February 2019. Digital composite.

Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma) female walking in grassland. Estancia Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. December.

Eduardo Blanco / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August.

Eduardo Blanco / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August.

Nick Upton / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) female on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) waiting for prey to land, legs raised, Wiltshire, England, UK. July.

Oliver Wright / Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) predating Fly (Diptera). Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked.

Tony Heald / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female feeding on small mammal prey. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. December.

Adrian Davies / Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) catching Locust with tongue. Controlled conditions. Sequence 2 of 4.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two chicks aged one month. Owlet perched on post whilst other lands on head whilst practicing predatory skills. Edge of corn field, Marana, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two chicks aged one month. Owlet perched on post whilst other lands on head whilst practicing predatory skills. Edge of corn field, Marana, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) chick aged one month practicing predatory skills, portrait. Marana, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two fledglings aged 6 weeks practicing predatory skills, Marana, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two fledglings aged 6 weeks practicing predatory skills, Marana, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two fledglings aged 6 weeks practicing predatory skills, Marana, Arizona, USA. June.

Felis Images / Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) walking with fish in mouth. Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo Anjani Kumar/Felis Images

David Tipling / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting over a meadow North Norfolk, England, UK. February.

Tony Wu / Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) walking through snow, carrying vole in mouth. Hokkaido, Japan. March. April.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), resting beside freshly killed Chital stag, Rathambore National Park,India

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female sitting, rear view, searching for Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) prey. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. July.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female draggging freshly killed Guanaco (Lama guanicoe). Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. April.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female stalking Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. April.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female stalking Guanaco (Lama guanicoe). Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. April.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) juvenile lying on rock, three Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) walking in background. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. March 2016.

Nick Upton / Male Black Snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus), standing on a Philadelphus leaf in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Mike Read / Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) feeding on dead Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus). Snow covered garden lawn, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, UK. February.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) taking Honey bee (Apis mellifera) prey into burrow. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) with Honey bee (Apis mellifera) prey, on Gorse. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) carcass at night. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. August.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) hunting male Guanaco (Lama guanicoe). Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. August.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female stalking Guanaco (Lama guanicoe). Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. August.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) male feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) carcass. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. July.

Ingo Arndt / Puma (Puma concolor) female and cubs feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) carcass. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile. July.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) chick aged 10 weeks practice hunting. Marana, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. July.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) chick aged 10 weeks practising hunting through chasing crickets and dragonflies. Marana, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. July.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) chick aged 10 weeks with dragonfly in beak, practising hunting. Marana, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. July.

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with Lizard prey in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) male, insect in beak to hand over to female to feed to chicks. In evening light, Marana, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) female receiving food from male to feed to chicks. Marana, Arizona, USA. May. Sequence 1/2.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) female feeding Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius) to chick. In evening light, Marana, Arizona, USA. May.

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with Lizard prey in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with Lizard prey in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with Lizard prey in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with snake in beak, perched in tree. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with snake in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) feeding on carcass. Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Andy Rouse / RF - Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) walking on path through jungle. Ranthambhore National Park, India. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andy Rouse / Northern goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) male feeding on Mountain hare (Lepus timidus). Finland. April.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod hunting Sealion, tossing it out of the sea, Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting along shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. May.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) along shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. May.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) with South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) in jaw, hunting along shore, view from beach. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. May.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting South American sealion (Otaria flavescens), beaching itself on shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. May.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) close to shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. May.

Gabriel Rojo / South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) on beach watching Orca (Orcinus orca) with sealion in mouth. Orca beaching itself in shallow water. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod hunting in coastal waters close to shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) two patrolling coastal waters in channel between rocks. South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) group on shore. Aerial view, Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April 2018...

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) with South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) in mouth, beaching itself on shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April.

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) close to shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April.

George Sanker / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) fishing at dusk, ready to pounce. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA. February.

George Sanker / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flying with fish in beak. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.