Will Burrard-Lucas / Lion (Panthera leo) walking over the plain, taken with remote camera. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. December

Ole Jorgen Liodden / European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) peering past tree trunks in forest, Finland, June.

Solvin Zankl / Brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) stalking fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) pup, Sperrgebiet National Park, Namibia, December. Sequence 1/8

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) walking along edge of water, orange glow in sky behind from the lights of Inverness. Black Isle, Scotland, UK, September. Photographed by camera trap.

Nick Garbutt / Male Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) known as 'Sundar' (B2) patrolling territory, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Endangered species.

Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) and Thomson's gazelles (Eudorcas thomsonii) silhouetted at sunset, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) cub aged about 2 years approaching with curiosity - remote wide angle perspective . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Nick Garbutt / Adult male Fosa (Crytoprocta ferox) prowling on deciduous forest floor. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the snow, Vosges, France, February

Fabrice Cahez / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) crouched low in woodland, Vosges, France, April

Juan Carlos Munoz / Male African lion (Panthera leo) at night, Kalahari Desert, Botswana.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) walking along fallen tree trunk, Assam, India, captive. Vulnerable species.