Konrad Wothe / Sand cat (Felis margarita) Libya captive

Edwin Giesbers / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) two curious giraffes looking down, captive

Richard Du Toit / Giraffe legs (Giraffa camelopardalis), Zululand, South Africa, November

Thomas Rabeil / Portrait of a Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata). Termit Massif, Niger, Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Cheetah (Aconinyx jubatus) female in scrub habitat, Samara private game reserve, Karoo, South Africa, January 2011

Alex Hyde / Close up of coiled tail of Parson's chameleon {Calumma parsonii} showing scales and strong green colouration. Tropical rainforest, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

TJ Rich / Mountain gorilla {Gorilla berengei berengei} lying down portrait, Parc des Volcans NP, Rwanda

Peter Blackwell / Back view of Crested porcupine {Hystrix cristata} walking away, Central Kenya

David Tipling / Superb Starlings (Lamprotornis superbus) fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa

David Tipling / Leopard (Panthera pardus) blurred shot, Masai Mara, Kenya

David Tipling / Lesser Flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) in flight over Lake Nakuru, Kenya

David Tipling / Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus babatus) scavenging for scraps on table in safari lodge, Masai Mara, Kenya