Eric Baccega / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) reintroduction to Bateke Plateau National Park, Gabon through Gorilla Protection Project. Managing director of Beauval Zoo shaking hands with aircraft...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Wild Wonders of China team celebrating the Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. from left Xie Jianguo, Staffan Widstrand, Chen Jianwei, Jed Weingarten and Mr S...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Armenis priest with guest at the release of European bison / Wisent (Bison bonasus) in the Tarcu mountains nature reserve. The priest held a sermon for the bison and splashed them with Holy water. Nat...

Mark Taylor / Merle and sable Miniature American Shepherd with raised paw.

Chris Mattison / Two lichens on a headstone, Grab eye lichens (Ocrolechia parella) - pale grey, and Rusty shielded lichen (Caloplaca crenularia) Gower, South Wales, UK, June.

Mark Taylor / Girl offering to shake hands with mongrel dog. Model released

Mark Taylor / Girl offering to shake hands with mongrel dog.Model released

Mark Taylor / Girl shaking hands with mongrel dog. Model released

Petra Wegner / Australian Shepherd, red-tri, giving paw to woman. Model released

Petra Wegner / Young woman training Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to give a paw / shake hands, tricolour

Juergen Freund / Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} 'shaking hands' with child, marine aquarium, captive, USA, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY