Danny Green / Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.

Alex Mustard / Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) cruise beneath the surface of the English Channel. Penzance, Cornwall, England, British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean, August. Winner of the Coast and Marine category...

John Downer / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) mother and cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle'

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) portrait, Assam, India, captive.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) walking along fallen tree trunk, Assam, India, captive. Vulnerable species.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in profile with mouth open, Assam, India, captive.

Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) resting in the sedges, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Ben Cranke / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in procession, Kaokoveld Desert, Namibia

Ben Cranke / Jaguar (Panthera onca) sitting at night, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) fluffy chick with its parent. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Walia ibex (Capra walie) herd, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Andy Rouse / Indri (Indri indri) portrait in tropical rainforest habitat. Madagascar.