Marie Read / Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions.

David Fleetham / Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) gathering at a cleaning station off where small fish will remove their parasites. West Maui, Hawaii.

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...

Jabruson / Angelique Todd with veterinarians during the anaesthesia of 'Blackback' Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) 'Ngobo'. Gorilla anaesthetised by veterinary team in order to remove wire snare from wrist. Mo...

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) 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...

Charlie Summers / American bison (Bison Bison) shaking its head to remove excess water, Yellowstone river, Hayden Valley, Wyoming, USA

Jeff Rotman / Divers remove long-line fishing hook from Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Jeff Vanuga / Cowboys working for the Bureau of Land Management round up wild horses / mustangs to remove them from public land, Red Desert, Wyoming, USA. Model released

Anup Shah / Female Chimpanzee twins 'Golden' and 'Glitta' use stem as a tool to remove termites from a termite mound {Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii} Kasekela community, Gombe NP, Tanzania. 2002

Anup Shah / Young female Chimpanzee 'Golden' has learnt from her mother how to use a stem as a tool to remove termites from a termite mound {Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii} Kasekela community, Gombe NP, Tanzania...