Colin Seddon / Orphaned European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub on towel in care, UK

Suzi Eszterhas / Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) rehabilitator, Martha Grimson, drying juvenile, International Bird Rescue, Fairfield, California

Nick Upton / Orphaned Common swift chicks (Apus apus) reared to full size by Judith Wakelam in her home climbing up a towel as their ability to flap their wings is tested before being released, Worlington, Suffolk...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A veterinary nurse holding a young Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) and Feral cat (Felis catus) hybrid wrapped in a towel following neutering at Morven Veterinary Practice, Aberdeenshire, S...

Aflo / Boston terrier puppy on pile of towels.

Nick Upton / Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'One-eyed Jack' wrapped in a towel whilst being hand-fed a fish in a cubicle at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, October. Model released.

Nick Upton / Sick Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Boggle' wrapped in a towel by a British Divers Marine Life Rescue medic while being inspected for for injuries, after being found on a Cornish beach, Crackingt...

Nick Upton / Dan Jarvis wrapping a recovering Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Boggle', now with its white baby coat shed, in a towel before feeding it in a cubicle at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek...

Nick Upton / Sick, injured Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Boggle', still with its white baby coat, safely wrapped in a towel to be treated in a cubicle at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek, Cornwall,...

Nick Upton / Michelle Clement, a British Divers Marine Life Rescue animal medic preparing to wrap a towel around a sick, injured Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Jenga', with bite marks on its flippers and body...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man on horseback, with towel and cap on head, Bale Mountains National Park. Ethiopia, November 2014

Roland Seitre / Golden-rumped tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) captive baby sleeping on towel during hand rearing, Durrell Wildlife Park, Jersey, UK. Endemic to Brazil.