Loic Poidevin / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) mother and cub in river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, August
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) mother and 3-4 month cubs foraging for clams, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. June.
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Tony Heald / Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) mother and baby domesticated elephants in water, Bandhavgarh National Park, India. March.
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Cyril Ruoso / Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) female holding hands with baby whilst hanging from liana. Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata fuscata) mother with rare white furred baby, Jigokudani Valley, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. June.
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Nick Upton / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) female and a young cygnet foraging in sunset light, Kennet and Avon canal, Caen Hill, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Theo Webb / Female Bonobo (Pan paniscus) resting with her infant, Max Planck research site LuiKotale in Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Hermann Brehm / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) with chicks, Ndutu, Tanzania.
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Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant female 'Safi' aged 2 years with female 'Nasa' aged 23 years. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
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Pedro Narra / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) family swimming near the surface, Sado Estuary, Portugal
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Christophe Courteau / Conservation & natural history lesson in classroom. Kanare Village, Sahel, Niger, Africa.