Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp) female worker carrying leaf to nest, with a smaller 'minor' ant riding. The minor's job is to protect her sister from parasitic flies. Costa Rica, December. Highly Commended,...

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Monterey Bay, California

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), two stags testing their strength in Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Shishou, Hubei, China

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) blackback, juvenile male demonstrating power. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) blackback, juvenile male demonstrating power. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching above surface, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway November

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) male flying with talons outstretched, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May.

Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female breaching together with her male calf. The calf had a large wound on his left peduncle area, one that appeared to be the result of a large bite, Vava'u,...