Sandesh Kadur / Female Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) stripping fibres from and feeding on Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) leaf fronds, Manas, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) juvenile male 'Tembo' aged 4 years stripping the bark of a spiny branch to feed on the core, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Ce...

Tom Struhsaker / Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) medium sized juvenile stripping and feeding on bark of bottle brush (Callistemon citrinus). Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.

Anup Shah / Portrait of tiger licking paw, Ranthambhore NP, India. Note - Tigers have coarse, abrasive tongues useful for stripping meat from the bone but also for condition their fur.

Jean E. Roche / Man stripping bark from the branches of Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) used for making traditional Japanese washi paper. Arles, Camargue, France. December.

Frederique Olivier / Close-up of an African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) feeding, stripping vegetation from an Acacia tree with its trunk, Serengeti NP, Tanzania.

Frederique Olivier / African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) feeding, stripping vegetation from an Acacia tree with its trunk, Serengeti NP, Tanzania.

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in a tree stripping twigs to pull ants from a hole to eat, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) stripping pieces of grass to pull ants from a hole to eat, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.

Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) kit stripping bark from a Willow twig , River Otter, Devon, UK, July. Part of Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Trial.

Fiona Rogers / Tana mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) stripping bark from dead tree looking for insects. Tana River Forest, South eastern Kenya.

Fiona Rogers / Tana mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) stripping bark from dead tree looking for insects. Tana River Forest, South eastern Kenya.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) park rangers stripping flesh from African elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana) removed from dead bull elephant, Rukinga Ranch, Kenya. January 2013.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) park rangers stripping flesh from African elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana) removed from dead bull elephant, Rukinga Ranch, Kenya. January 2013.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) stripping stick to use to get honey in enrichment activity, J.A.C.K. Sanctuary (Jeunes Animaux Confisqus au Katanga / Young animals confiscated in Katanga), Lubumbashi, Ka...

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) stripping stick to use to get honey in enrichment activity, J.A.C.K. Sanctuary (Jeunes Animaux Confisqus au Katanga / Young animals confiscated in Katanga), Lubumbashi, Ka...

Sandesh Kadur / Juvenile Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) stripping fibres from and feeding on Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) leaf fronds, Manas, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Sandesh Kadur / Female Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) stripping fibres from and feeding on Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) leaf fronds, Manas, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Sandesh Kadur / Female Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) stripping fibres from and feeding on Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) leaf fronds, Manas, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Sandesh Kadur / Female Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) stripping fibres from and feeding on Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) leaf fronds, Manas, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Sandesh Kadur / Female Golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) stripping fibres from and feeding on Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) leaf fronds, Manas, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) stripping leaves from branch with trunk, Kruger National Park, South Africa

David Tipling / Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) carcass strung up in car park at Anhinga Trail in Florida Everglades National Park to discourage Black Vultures from stripping rubber from parked cars, Florida, USA

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male stripping a cane for food found in the river, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tony Heald / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) stripping bark to eat, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nina Kunina, a Selkup woman, cuts bark from a birch tree to make a traditional basket near Bistrinka. Purovskiy Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) silverback teeth marks on Eucalyptus tree, the gorilla has eaten the tree gum while he was outside of the National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Ann & Steve Toon / Stripping milt from male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) selected for broodstock at hatchery, Kielder Salmon Centre, Kielder, Northumberland, UK, November 2011

Ann & Steve Toon / Stripping eggs from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) selected for broodstock at hatchery, Kielder Salmon Centre, Kielder, Northumberland, UK, November 2011

Tom Struhsaker / Adult female Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) on a trunk she is stripping of bark to feed on. Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.

Tom Struhsaker / Uganda Red Colobus Monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) medium sized juvenile stripping and feeding on bark of bottle brush (Callistemon citrinus). Kanyawara, Kibale National Park, Uganda.

Sven Zacek / Snow thawing on forest floor, with woodchips from where woodpeckers have been stripping bark from tree. Near Otepaa, Estonia, Europe, April.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Manono' aged 17 years resting in water, stripping bark off a branch, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Charlie Summers / Robber /Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) stripping a coconut of the outer shell, constantly guarding its work from other crabs. Chirstmas Island in the Indian Ocean. This is the worlds largest living land...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Forestry worker stripping bark off Pine (Pinus) logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia, 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Forestry workers stripping bark off Pine (Pinus) logs near Gus-Zheleznyy. Ryazan Province, Russia, 2006.

Tim Laman / Stripping bark from mangrove logs, logging in the Matang mangrove forest, where (Rhizophora apiculata) trees are grown for 30 years and then harvested for charcoal production. This hundred year old pr...

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) stripping skin from captured Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Katmai National Park, Alaska

Staffan Widstrand / Chuckchi hunters stripping flesh off hunted Grey whale {Eschrichtius robustus} Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, 1996.

Staffan Widstrand / Chuckchi hunter stripping flesh off hunted Grey whale {Eschrichtius robustus} Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, 1996.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Man stripping the cork bark from the trunk of a Cork oak tree {Quercus suber} Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain August 2007

Juan Carlos Munoz / Man stripping the cork bark from the trunk of a Cork oak tree {Quercus suber} Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain August 2007

Sergey Gorshkov / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) stripping meat of fish bone, Kamchatka, Russia

Rod Williams / Blue fronted amazon {Amazona aestiva aestiva} stripping bark from tree, captive, from E Brazil

Ingo Arndt / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) silverback stripping bark from a Eucalyptus tree to reach the sap, Rwanda

Piotr Naskrecki / Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) largest terrestrial invertebrate capable of stripping the husk off and opening coconuts, they have also been seen cracking the extremely hard shells of macadamia nuts, Solo...

Piotr Naskrecki / Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) the largest terrestrial invertebrate capable of stripping the husk off and opening coconuts, they have also been seen cracking the extremely hard shells of macadamia nuts,...

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole {Arvicola terrestris} stripping bark from fallen sycamore branch, Cromford Canal, Derbyshire, UK

XI ZHINONG / Sichuan Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) stripping leaves, China, endangered species

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Grey squirrel {Sciurus carolinensis} damage to Horse chestnut tree {Aesculus hippocastanum} Regent's Park, London, Britain. Amorous males try to impress females by stripping bark off trees.

Pete Oxford / Eufemia Poso stripping veins from green Paja toquilla leaves (straw) before boiling and drying them to make Panama hats, Barcelona, Ecuador 2005

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Young Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, England

Bernard Castelein / Indian elephant female + calf stripping bark {Elephas maximus} Kazaringa NP, India Assam

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, England

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole with stripped sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole with stripped sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire.

Andrew Parkinson / Water vole stripping bark from sycamore branch {Arvicola terrestris} UK, Derbyshire

Shin Yoshino / Moose (Alces alces shirasi) calf stripping bark off of a tree trunk, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Tui De Roy / Celebes Black Macaque (Macaca nigra) stripping fig (Ficus forstini) of ripe fruit, Tangkoko-Dua Saudara Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Feral Goat (Capra hircus) trio, recent invasion stripping vegetation from key Giant Tortoise habitat, Alcedo Volcano, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Will Watson / Stripping peat from Chat Moss, Greater Manchester, UK

Rod Williams / Cuban hutia stripping bark from branch {Capromys pilorides} Isle of Pines, Cuba - captive

Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) rescued infant named Leo stripping branch of its leaves, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda

Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) sub-adult female named Ikuru preparing twig for termite fishing, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda

John Downer / African elephant stripping bark with trunk {Loxodonta africana} Zimbabwe

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twins, Huanlili and Yuandudu, aged two and a half years, eating bamboo. The twins were born in August 2021. Zoo Parc de Beauval, France. Captive.

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, eating bamboo with her twin cubs, Huanlili and Yuandudu. The cubs are two and a half years old. Zoo Parc de Beauval, France. Captive.

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, eating bamboo with her twin cubs, Huanlili and Yuandudu. One animal fights with another for bamboo. The cubs are two and a half years old. Zoo P...

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, eating bamboo with her twin cubs, Huanlili and Yuandudu. The cubs are two and a half years old. Zoo Parc de Beauval, France. Captive

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, breaking a bamboo stem and then eating it, Zoo Parc de Beauval, France. Captive.

Laurie Hedges / Two juvenile Eastern mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) sitting, stripping vegetation and eating whilst looking around, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. September 2020. Critically Endangere...

Laurie Hedges / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback sitting, stripping and eating vegetation whilst looking around, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, September 2020. Critically Endangered.

Laurie Hedges / Silverback Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) sitting, stripping and eating plants as female rests against him, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. September 2020. Critically Endangered...

Laurie Hedges / Silverback male Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) sitting, stripping and eating plants as female rests against him, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, September 2020.

Laurie Hedges / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) female sitting and eating vegetation, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, September 2020. Critically Endangered.

Laurie Hedges / Eastern mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) female stripping and eating plant stem, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. September 2020. Critically endangered.

Roman Willi / Common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) juvenile feeding on frog whilst perched on tree branch, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. February.

Roman Willi / Common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) juvenile feeding on frog whilst perched on tree branch. It gets some of frogs flesh stuck on the end of its beak, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. February.

Roman Willi / Timelapse of Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillars feeding on Box tree (Buxus) leaves, stripping branch bare and leaving webbing, Lucerne, Controlled Conditions. NON-EX.

Tui De Roy / Feral goat (Capra hircus), invasive species stripping vegetation from giant tortoise habitat, with Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoides vandenburghi) group. Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos Isl...

Nigel Cattlin / Cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus) larva, grub, stripping away the epidermus of a wheat leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus) larva, grub, stripping away the epidermus of a wheat leaf