Wim van den Heever / Black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) fishing and using wings to create an area of shade to attract fish, on the banks of the Chobe River, Botswana.

Ann & Steve Toon / Baby ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) using its tail for shade, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Non-ex.

Shattil & Rozinski / American bobcat (Lynx rufus) walking on a pavement in Denver, Colorado, USA, December.

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) male sleeping in shade of tree on plains, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) female in shade, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Daniel Heuclin / Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) in shade of grass, Erg Chigaga, Morocco

Christophe Courteau / African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) male sitting on nest on small branches in the shade. Okavango Delta, Botswana

Ben Osborne / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) find shade under trees to avoid midday sun, during a drought. Northern Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, October 2005

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wildlife rich hay meadow, early morning light in summer, Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011.

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, kitten, silver-shaded, sleeping

Philip Dalton / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female with cub lying in shade under her body, Masai Mara, Kenya

Inaki Relanzon / Padaung women eating, in Indein, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009