Neil Aldridge / Five orphaned White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) calves feed from a trough at dusk at the Rhino Revolution orphanage near Hoedspruit, South Africa. The mothers of these rhinos were killed by poach...

Suzi Eszterhas / Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), orphaned baby in arms of research assistant. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan. 2015. Captive. Model released.

Suzi Eszterhas / Red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) infant sucking thumb while caretaker holds it. Animal was rescued from illegal wildlife trade, Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park, V...

Juergen Freund / Northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) orphan babies, sleeping on hot water bottle, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Margit Cianelli with Lumholtz tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) 'Kimberley', a kangaroo she raised from a baby, now living in nearby forest with her own joey. Lumholtz Lodge, Atherton Tabl...

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli with juvenile Lumholtz kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) with radio collar. The tree kangaroo has a radio collar to allow her to explore her forest surroundings ready for...

Juergen Freund / Margit Cianelli wildlife carer with young Lumholtz kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi), one with a radio collar. The tree kangaroo has a radio collar to allow her to explore her forest surroundings read...

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli with young year old Lumholtz tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) with radio collar. This kangaroo was raised by Magrit who allows the juvenile to explore the forest re...

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli holding Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) orphan, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Hand-reared Boongary (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) feeding in a kitchen, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Hand-reared Boongary (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) descending from a tree and climbing onto its carer's back, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer wrapping a Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby in blankets, Tolga Bat Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

David Perpinan / Various Songbirds (Passerine) in cages, confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.

David Perpinan / Blue fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva) chicks, confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.

David Perpinan / Close-up of a carer feeding a Blue fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.

Suzi Eszterhas / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) seven month old orphaned joey at feeding time, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania, Australia

Suzi Eszterhas / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) foster mother, Linda Tabone, bottle feeding six month old orphaned joey, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania, Australia

Suzi Eszterhas / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) five month old orphaned joey with pacifier in mouth, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania, Australia

Suzi Eszterhas / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) orphan met by children, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania, Australia

Suzi Eszterhas / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) orphan with sanctuary director, Greg Irons, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania, Australia

Inaki Relanzon / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby with keeper at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Tourists watching and petting African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper interacting with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) after feeding it, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Photographer Inaki Relanzon with African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper examining African elephant calf's (Loxodonta africana) trunk, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Blind adult male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) 'Marlin' waving a flipper at the edge of a convalescence pool where he is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January. Mo...

Nick Upton / Adult female Common / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) 'Sija' waving a flipper in a pool where she is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer handing Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) baby as it flaps her wings, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May 2015. Second Place in t...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital director Jenny Maclean rescuing, Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) caught in barbed wire fence. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. April 2015. Second Place i...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer with Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) crawling over shoulder. Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. August 2014. Second Place in the M...

Cyril Ruoso / Surrogate mother holding orphan Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and her own baby Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Cyril Ruoso / Volunteer feeding young Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Pandrillus Sanctury Rehabilitation Centre, Nigeria.

Cyril Ruoso / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) orphan babies, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Non-ex

Paul Williams / Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) rescued by Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), in holding cage, Animal rescue centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. Critically Endangered. Post production to remove light...

Nick Garbutt / Bornean sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus) climbing tree at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo.

Anup Shah / Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) female 'Jaki' aged 16 years with baby daughter 'Jodi' aged 2-3 years - portrait. Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Rehabilitated and released (or desce...

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), captive, part of a rehabilitation project, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) being released after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) near Robben Island in Table Bay. Cape Town, So...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African penguin; (Spheniscus demersus); Rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB); Cape Town; South Africa.

Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) juvenile holding hands with carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.

Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby climbing as it is trained to explore, looking down at carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

Edwin Giesbers,Edwin Giesbers / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) one week old orphan at rescue centre, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) rear view of young orphan at rescue centre, captive

Mark MacEwen / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) orphan juvenile in nursery, sleeping on toys. Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth and teats in mouths ready for feeding in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) casualty of paralytic tick (Ixodes holocyclus) bite being cared for on site of colony by Jenny Mclean, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Mark Carwardine / Siberian / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawning, Male rescued from poachers, ÊUtyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East, in taiga forest, Endangered species

Mark Carwardine / European lynx (Lynx lynx) rescued from poachers, Utyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East

Mark Carwardine / Siberian / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). Male rescued from poachers, ÊUtyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East, in taiga forest, Endangered species

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flock of young Common / Eurasian Cranes (Grus grus) walking and flying after two surrogate parents dressed in grey holding model adult crane heads. The Great Crane Project, Somerset, UK, September 201...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile released at sea near Robben Island, Table Bay, after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SAN...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) this Cape gannet is released at sea near...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile being transported by boat in a cardbord box. To be released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile being transported by boat in a cardbord box. To be released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile at hand rearing and rehabilitation facility at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying after a swim in the pool. Its feathers are still coated in oil and once the bird is strong enough it will be washed. Southern African Foundation for the Conservatio...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying in a heated pen (a heat lamp illuminates the pen with a red light) after its first wash, which removed some of the oil that coated its feathers. Some oil remains on...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being rinsed after a wash with soap to remove the oil that coated its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerab...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being washed to remove the oil that coats its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature p...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature portf...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable species. Third place...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demsersus) chick hatching inside a small incubator at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) which collects abandoned eggs fro...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Black footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) about to be released at sea near Robben Island in Table Bay, after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCC...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) being washed to remove the oil that coats it feathers. After it will be hand reared in rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal B...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies swaddled up in cloth ready to sleep, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton, North Queensland, Australia. January 2008.

Juergen Freund / Crate of Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies just arrived by plane from Brisbane after months of care, ready to be returned to the Tolga Bat Hospital for release back to the wild, A...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) inside enclosure, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton, North Queensland, Australia. January 2008.

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies swaddled in cloth ready to sleep, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton, North Queensland, Australia. January 2008.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Putri' aged 2 years riding on her mother's back reaching out with curiosity. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Born...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' carrying her daughter 'Ursula' aged 4 years on her back. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Jun...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months peering from behind his mother. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010....

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months swinging from a liana. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabili...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months hanging from his mother. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabi...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra', age 12 months. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra' aged 12 months. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' scratching throat. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (or...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor', age 8-9 months playing with a leaf. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilita...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' cuddling her daughter 'Ursula', age 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Reha...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Tom' close-up portrait showing cheek pad eyes and nose. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' head portrait. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (or des...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Doyok' portrait. Pondok Tanggui, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitated and released (or...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)female 'Unyuk' and her daughter 'Ursula' aged 4 years. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilita...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' resting her head on her hand. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and r...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male wading through water taking care to keep his balance as he is unable to swim. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Borneo,...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) age 3-6 months being groomed by it's mother 'Gina'. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitate...

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Unyuk' holding her daughter 'Ursula' age 4. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilitate...

Roland Seitre / Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) being weighed and recorded. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.

Roland Seitre / Volunteer holding Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.

Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby wrapped in cloth. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.

Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies being fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.