Kevin Schafer / Bumblebee (Bombus sp) on flower, Juneau, Alaska

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset, Monterey Bay, California

Chase Dekker / African Lion (Panthera leo) male, Masai Mara, Kenya

Chase Dekker / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub, Masai Mara, Kenya

Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) wading, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) pair fighting, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) orphan Larry playing in tree, Ape Action Africa, Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon

Winfried Wisniewski / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) on nest, Extremadura, Spain

Jami Tarris / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) bull, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) six week old cubs, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) six week old cub, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) male drinking at waterhole, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa