Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) being cleaned by Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) juvenile, Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning Honeycomb Moray Eel (Gymnothorax favagineus), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Alex Mustard / Two female Common seahorses (Hippocampus kuda) fighting over territory on the seabed. The brief fight was preceeded by a ritualised, synchronised parade. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Stra...

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) six-week-old cub nursing, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Alex Mustard / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) pair. South Ari Atoll, Madlives. Indian Ocean.

Pete Oxford / Spotted Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) camouflaged in rocks near King Angelfish (Holacanthus passer), Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Alex Hyde / Yellow-flecked glassfrogs (Sachatamia albomaculata) mating pair, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Alex Hyde / Yellow-flecked glassfrogs (Sachatamia albomaculata) mating pair, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Claudio Contreras / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding view of tail, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, August. Vulnerable species.

Andy Rouse / Chital deer (Axis axis) mother with young, Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs playing, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and cub playing, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Honoured in the African wildlife category

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub looking around mother's legs Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Cyril Ruoso / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) pair sitting together, native to Asia and Russia

Anup Shah / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) preparing to carry a pup aged 2-3 months. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Elder flower orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) in its two colour forms, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) with Lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) it has just caught, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Roland Seitre / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) swimming in unison, seen from above. Azores.

Markus Varesvuo / Two Great spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopus major) on tree trunk in snow, Vaala, Finland, February

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser {Libellula quadrimaculata} dragonfly resting on grass in wetland habitat with swans in the background, Shapwick Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. June

Andy Rouse / African lion (Panthera leo) two young cubs following mother, Masai Mara GR, Kenya, February

Hermann Brehm / A Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Decdrocops major) fighting on a tree stump. Bavaria, Germany, November.

Juergen Freund / Coral trout / Leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) mating behaviour. Males approach the females and display with their bodies and fins. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Ernie Janes / Dalmation dogs playing on beach, Norfolk, UK, August

Jane Burton / Baby girl aged 6 months, wearing a spotty outfit, and lying down with a male Dalmatian and his young puppy. Model released

Alex Mustard / Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) over a shallow sand bank. On the left is a juvenile which does not have the characteristic spots of the adults. The adult is carrying a piece of weed...

Alex Mustard / Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) hunting a Flying fish (Hirundichthys affinis) at night in the Gulf Stream. Taken in the Gulf Stream between Florida, USA and the Bahamas.

Anup Shah / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) adolescent with two pups looking with curiosity, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, December

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Two Common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) in flower, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Two Great spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) on tree trunks, Korouma, Posio, Finland, February 2009

Jane Burton / Fawn spotted and Sooty fawn rabbits, young siblings, eight-weeks

Michael Pitts / Spotted moray eels {Gymnothorax moringua} amongst soft coral

Suzi Eszterhas / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother grooming six day old cub, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub portrait, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and seven day old cub, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Lion (Panthera leo) female attacking wounded Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins mating, male underneath {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas (Non-ex).

Richard Du Toit / Spotted hyaenas greeting at dusk {Crocuta crocuta} Okavango delta, Botswana

Ingo Arndt / Cup Moth (Limacodidae) two caterpillars on leaf

Konrad Wothe / Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) pair sitting together in woods, back view, Bayerischer Wald National Park, Germany

Flip Nicklin / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) pair underwater, Bahamas

Tui De Roy / Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii) breeding pair showing size difference, female 30% larger, Kiwi House, Otorohanga Breeding Facility, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) pair, Bahamas

Flip Nicklin / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) underwater pair, Bahamas

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins touching {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins touching flippers {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Two affectionate Atlantic spotted dolphins {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins touching {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphin and calf {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphin and calf {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins jousting {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins underwater {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins underwater {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins underwater {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Atlantic spotted dolphins underwater {Stenella frontalis} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Martin Dohrn / Spotted hyaenas at night, Masai Mara, Kenya. Starlight image intensifier camera image taken with no artificial light, composite

Martin Dohrn / Spotted hyaenas {Crocuta crocuta} on the prowl. Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa. Image taken using 'Starlight Camera' technology without artificial lighting. Ngorongoro Conservation Area,

Nigel Cattlin / Two-spot spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) grazing damage to Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves. Cultivated in greenhouse, Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Chase Dekker / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) pair feeding on Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) bones, Masai Mara, Kenya

Karine Aigner / Southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala), two sitting. Texas, USA. May.

Bernard Castelein / Nine-spotted moth (Syntomis phegea) two covered in dew, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. June

Steven David Miller / Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) and Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) standing in grassland. Grampains National Park, Victoria, Australia. March.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) being cleaned by Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) juvenile, Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning Honeycomb Moray Eel (Gymnothorax favagineus), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Nigel Cattlin / Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) webbing and damage to leaves of Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plant. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf with feeding damage caused by Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae). England, UK.

Shane Gross / Lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus), one male and one female, clinging to algae in a land locked alkaline lagoon on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) amongst corals, The Bahamas.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), two looking at camera in afternoon light. Marana, Pima County, Arizona, USA.

Ralph Pace / Spotted Seven-gilled Shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) in kelp forest, San Diego, California

Michael Hutchinson / Pull focus shot from a Southern marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) to a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, Devon, England, UK, June.

Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.

Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) in burrow with another mudskipper above. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.

Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two in territorial fight on mudflat. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.

Sandesh Kadur / Young Leopard (Panthera pardus) looking at camera in morning light. Serengeti, Tanzania.

Jack Dykinga / Two Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) One looking with interest at camera. Marana, Arizona, USA.

David Fleetham / Sea snail (Thyca crystallina), two growing on host Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata). Philippines.

David Fleetham / Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) swimming behind Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) as a blind to ambush prey. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Slender spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops) and two Crabs of different species on Sponge. Several parasites with egg cases on the side of the Goby. Philippines.

David Fleetham / Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex), two on Sea cucumber (Holothuroidea). Wakaya, Fiji.

David Fleetham / Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), two above coral reef. Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus), two in coral reef. Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Longspined / Freckled porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), two. Philippines.

Stephane Granzotto / White spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata) in aquarium.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental turtle doves (Streptopelia chinensis), male in courtship display to female, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Felis Images / Leopard (Panthera pardus) spotted male with melanistic female resting on rocks, Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, India.

Tony Wu / Threadsail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) two latched on to rope twhile resting, Toyama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. March.

Guy Edwardes / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.

Jen Guyton / Two spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) standing in front of an elephant carcass at dawn, Laikipia Plateau, Kenya. This elephant was killed by government officials after it killed a man walking home late...

Jen Guyton / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) squabble over the drying and deflated skin of an elephant carcass (Loxodonta africana), Laikipia Plateau, Kenya. The hyenas...

David Fleetham / Couple looks on as two Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) leap into the air out from Puu Pehe or Sweetheart Rock, Lanai Island, Hawaii.