Franco Banfi / Split image of Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close to the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July

Richard Du Toit / Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) portrait. South Africa, December.

Mark Taylor / Portrait of a young Little Owl (Athene noctua).

Pete Oxford / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) portrait, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Ernie Janes / Farmyard chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) free range, mixed breed, Norfolk, UK. Property released

Markus Varesvuo / Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) male head portrait, Finland, April

Alex Mustard / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) startled. Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK.

Laurie Campbell / Juvenile Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) non-breeding bird at heronry, Northumberland, England, March

Bengt Lundberg / Pygmy owl peers out of nest hole in tree {Glaucidium passerinum} Sweden

TOM WALMSLEY / Blue whale blowing {Balaenoptera musculus} + surprised Fulmar. Iceland

Anup Shah / Baby Indian elephant in water looking shocked {Elephas maximus} Indian subcontinent Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Ernie Janes / Asian leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) with surprised expression, captive, occurs in South East Asia.