John Chan / Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) with a broken wing, attempting to take off, Southern California, USA, April.

Steve Downer / Grove snail / brown lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis) with juvenile riding on its back, Birmingham UK June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A family of otters rest on the intertidal seaweed. European river otter (Lutra lutra) Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Interior of old abandoned car, with nettles growing inside and a smashed windscreen, Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Wood ants (Formica rufa) around the edge of a broken window in an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in...

Paul Hobson / Gannet, (Morus bassanus) rear view, flying into head wind, tail used as break, Yorkshire coastline, England. UK. May.

Guy Edwardes / Young Grey Seal {Halichoerus grypus} taking a break from suckling from mother, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, England, January

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) joey aged eight months holding on to mother, Queensland, Australia, Captive.

Suzi Eszterhas / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) mother and joey aged seven months, resting in a tree, Queensland, Australia, captive.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Members of the Lagosta hunting club taking a break during work on Dolin island, Velebit Mountains Nature Park, Croatia, April 2014.

Tim Laman / Photographer Tim Laman and Cheryl Knott taking a break while following orangutans, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo. August 2010 Model released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Broken window overgrown with ferns, Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. September.