Sandra Bartocha / Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Neubrandenburg, Germany, April.

Sam Hobson / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) fledgling perched on gravestone in urban cemetery. Berlin, Germany. July.

Jeff Vanuga / Close up of eye of a bull African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) showing 'tears', Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, September

Tony Heald / African bull elephant guarding body of dead elephant {Loxodonta africana} Kaokoland, Namibia

Tony Heald / African elephant bull touching dead elephant with trunk {Loxodonta africana} Koakoland, Namibia

Tony Heald / African elephant bull touching dead elephant with trunk {Loxodonta africana} Koakoland, Namibia

Claudio Contreras / Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), IUCN Endangered, Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July

Sharon Heald / African bull elephant stands guard by body of dead elephant {Loxodonta africana} Kaokoland, Namibia

Tony Heald / African elephant bull mounting dead bull elephant {Loxodonta africana} Koakoland, Namibia