Inaki Relanzon / Hay bales wrapped up in fields near Vik, South Iceland

Andy Rouse / Portrait of a Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) cub with paw over face. Katmai, Alaska, USA, September. Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Ingo Arndt / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) preening, Prion Island, South Georgia Island, February

John Waters / Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) adult female hiding behind tree trunk, trained bird, Somerset, UK, January

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, November

Richard Du Toit / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) silhouetted on the horizon. Namaqualand, South Africa, December.

Andy Sands / Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) emerging from burrow where it stores insects, paralysed to feed the wasp's larvae. London, England, UK, July.

Eric Baccega / Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) walking on snow, Quebec, Canada

Alex Mustard / Sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster rostrata) portrait with the eyes standing out against a dark background, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) above a coral reef, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Inaki Relanzon / Milne-Edwards' sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) with young on its back, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, Endangered, September

Colin Varndell / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus soricinus) feeding on blackberry, captive, Dorset, UK, October

Alex Hyde / Jumping spider (Euophrys frontalis) male amongst flower petals, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, June.