Laurent Geslin / European beaver (Castor fiber) at night, France

Gerrit Vyn / Spotted owl (Strix nebulosa) Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, Washington USA

Brent Stephenson / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) ewe and two lambs, probably Romney x Perendale. Unshorn. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) adult looking from behind tree, half hidden. South Luangwa, Zambia, Africa.

Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) alert portrait in white winter coat, Monadhliath Mountains, Scotland, UK, February.

Andy Rouse / Long Eared Owl (Asio otus) UK, controlled conditions, April, Captive

Matthew Maran / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with a Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in its mouth. Ucluth Inlet, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Mark Taylor / Portrait of a Beagle puppy.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tata' and her unnamed baby aged 2-3 months portrait. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Reh...

Edwin Giesbers / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) with its beak tucked under its wing. The Netherlands, June.

Ernie Janes / Domestic beef cattle in winter rearing shed, Scotland, UK, November 2007

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) head portrait of dominant male called Richie, Semengoh Nature reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Endangered