Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) juvenile at night, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding in bottle, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) predating urchin, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding in glass jar, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Candy Cane Sea Star (Fromia monilis), Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Blackfoot Firefish (Parapterois heterurus) at night, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning female Stocky Anthias (Pseudanthias hypselosoma), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning Yellow-edged Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning Honeycomb Moray Eel (Gymnothorax favagineus), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Variegated Jawfish (Opistognathus solorensis) male brooding eggs in mouth, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Variegated Jawfish (Opistognathus solorensis) male brooding eggs in mouth, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Leopard Flounder (Bothus pantherinus) camouflaged on ocean floor, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) with pectoral fins extended in defense posture, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sole (Zebrias sp) juvenile, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning mouth of Goldbelly Cardinalfish (Apogon apogonides), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Tim Fitzharris / Rock arch, Atuh Beach, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) pair flicking tongues, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Graeme Guy/ BIA / Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) trio with insect prey, Penang, Malaysia

Graeme Guy/ BIA / Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) pair, Penang, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Caterpillar with aposematic coloration, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Tim Fitzharris / Butterflyfish (Chaetodon sp) and Sergeant Major Damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) school, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Parrotfish (Scaridae), Wrasse (Labridae), and Sergeant Major Damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) school, Balicasag Island, Philippines

Chien Lee / Minden / Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) male at lek, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Minden / Black-headed Cat Snake (Boiga nigriceps) swallowing alive Harlequin Flying Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) prey, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, sequence 1 of 4

Chien Lee / Waigeo Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis), Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Rough Tree Frog (Theloderma horridum) camouflaged on bark, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Kobayashi's Horned Frog (Megophrys kobayashii), Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Borneo Opposite-fingered Tree Frog (Chiromantis inexpectatus), new species, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantation and refinery, Kalabakan, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Asian Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys) male in rainforest, Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Masked Treefrog (Rhacophorus angulirostris) male, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Bornean Smaller Flying Frog (Rhacophorus borneensis), Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Giant Crab Spider (Sparassidae) feeding on tree frog prey, Digul River, Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on Acacia (Acacia sp) tree sap at night, Wasur National Park, Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Limestone rock formations, Snow Mountains, Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax mitratus), Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Painted Indonesian Treefrog (Nyctixalus pictus), Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps) in rainforest, Santubong National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Spike-browed Frog (Sphenophryne cornuta) father transporting froglets, Digul River, West Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Spike-browed Frog (Sphenophryne cornuta) father transporting froglets, Digul River, West Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Arfak Ringtail (Pseudochirulus schlegeli), Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat (Macroglossus minimus) approaching Durian (Durio zibethinus) flower nectar, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Paul Bertner / Moth (Macrocilix maia), with false fly spots, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Fly with compound eyes, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Paul Bertner / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group on flowering plant, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Paul Bertner / Painted Indonesian Treefrog (Nyctixalus pictus), Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Paul Bertner / Millipede, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Looper Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar, Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Paul Bertner / Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis sp) being attacked by ants, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Singapore

Chien Lee / Flying Fish (Exocoetidae) taking flight from surface, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Fan Palm (Licuala sp) trees in lowland rainforest, Nimbokrang, New Guinea, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Asian Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) female, Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) male, native to southeast Asia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) school, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

David Williams / Mongolian Plover (Charadrius mongolus) running, Thailand

Alex Hyde / Cricula silkmoth (Cricula trifenestrata) close up of cocoon showing silk fibres originating from Southeast Asia. Captive.

Chien Lee / Lowland rainforest with sunrays cutting through mist, Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Konrad Wothe / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas), native to southeast Asia

Thomas Marent / Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) young, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand

Edwin Giesbers / Malayan Sun Bear (Ursus malayanus) head portrait. Captive-native to southeast Asia. Vulnerable

ZSSD / Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) male, native to Australia and southeast Asia

Albert Lleal / Celebes Leaf Insect (Phyllium celebicum), native to southeast Asia

Thomas Marent / Huay Mae Khamin Waterfall, Kheaun Sri Nakarin National Park, Thailand

Mark Moffett / Flower Mantis (Creobroter sp) nymph blending in with plant stamens, Myanmar

Patricio Robles Gil / Young boys charcoal mining in the Indo-Burma hot spot

Fred Bavendam / Goby (Amblyeleotris sp) keeping watch while a Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus randalli) excavates their shared burrow, Bali, Indonesia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) standing in leaf litter, Vietnam

Gerry Ellis / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, Hilo Zoo, Hawaii, native to India and southeast Asia

Gerry Ellis / Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male display feathers, native to India and southeast Asia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) camouflaged among vines in the rainforest, southeast Asia

Gerry Ellis / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) baby, southeast Asia

Gerry Ellis / Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), southeast Asia

Fred Bavendam / Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), Andaman Sea, Thailand

Tui De Roy / Sulawesi Red-knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix) male delivering figs to a female sealed inside hollow nest cavity, Tangkoko Dua Saudara Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Collared Butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) school, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Fred Bavendam / Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum), Andaman Sea, Thailand

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Christmas Tree Firefly (Pyrophanes appendiculata) group lighting up tree at night, southeast Asia

Fred Bavendam / Silver-tip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) underwater portrait, Andaman Sea, Burma

Fred Bavendam / Blue-barred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) male sleeping on the reef at night, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Christmas Tree Firefly (Pyrophanes appendiculata) at night, southeast Asia

Mark Moffett / Slug Caterpillar (Setora fletcheri) shows warning coloration and spines loaded with toxins that erect when the animal is disturbed, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam

Mark Moffett / Colubrid Snake (Boiga sp) a flying snake, new species, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia

Fred Bavendam / Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, swimming around a deep bommie with Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) sponge and a gorgonian sea fan, Andaman Sea, Thailand