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,...

David Tipling / Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) flying against strong northerly wind off Salthouse North Norfolk, wind turbines in sea in background, England, UK. November

Ingo Arndt / Yosemite Falls flowing strong with water, Yosemite NP, California, USA

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) male standing in cold and rain with strong wind blowing, smelling the air, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Michael Pitts / Anemones (Actiniaria) with Maldives anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) and Surgeonfish (Acanthurus) moving in a strong current, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Michael Pitts / Maldives anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) and Surgeonfish (Acanthurus) swimming in a strong current, with moving anemones (Actiniaria), Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Michael Pitts / Maldives anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) and Surgeonfish (Acanthurus) swimming in a strong current, with moving anemones (Actiniaria), Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), with the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountains in the background, Denver, Colorado, USA, November.

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Black bear (Ursus americanus) cub climbing a fence, Minnesota, USA, May.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / SANCCOB Hands Across the Sand event, in strong wind, to raise awareness for seabird and marine conservation, with 'Rocky' the Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) on the beach. Table Bay,...

Juergen Freund / Men on a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia,...