Mark Taylor / Sandy Lop rabbit sitting up on its haunches.

Konrad Wothe / Common cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) nesting on a power pylon, Bulgaria, June

Roland Seitre / Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) feeding from coconut. Refuge Las Pumas, Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Erlend Haarberg / Brown / European hare (Lepus europaeus) feeding, Skane, Sweden, October

Erlend Haarberg / Male Willow ptarmigan / grouse (Lagopus lagopus) looking at twig, Sweden, May

John Cancalosi / Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) with food in its beak. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.

John Cancalosi / Blacktail Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) alert on sentinel duty, Wyoming, USA, July

John Cancalosi / Blacktail Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) feeding on grass, Wyoming, USA, July

John Cancalosi / Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) with insect prey for young at nest hole, in Saguaro cactus. Arizona, USA

John Cancalosi / Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus / Elaphe guttata) feeding on a mouse, captive

John Cancalosi / Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus / Elaphe guttata) feeding on a mouse, captive

John Cancalosi / Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) with nut in paws, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeding on nut, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) investigating shed Snake skin, Arizona, USA

Tim Laman / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus wallebaeki) scratching its face with its tail, Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands.

Bernard Castelein / Blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) male yawning, Jozani Chwaka Bay NP, Zanzibar, Tanzania

John Cancalosi / Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) preening, Mexico

Tim Laman / Collared Lory (Phigys solitarius) feeding on Cassava buds in garden, Viti Levu Island, Fiji. Endemic to Fiji.

Tim Laman / Immature yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) sunning, Genovesa / Tower Island, Galapagos, June

John Cancalosi / Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) sunbathing, by erecting its feathers the sun is able to strike directly on black skin, Arizona, USA

John Cancalosi / Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) sunbathing, Arizona, USA

TJ Rich / African lion {Panthera leo} pride on the move in dried river bed, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

TJ Rich / African lion {Panthera leo} pride on the move in dried river bed, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

TJ Rich / African lion {Panthera leo} lioness drinking from dry pool, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

Shattil & Rozinski / Broadtail hummingbird {Selasphorus platycercus} hovering and feeding at Indian Paintbrush flower, Colorado, USA

Juergen Freund / Whip goby {Bryaninops sp} pair on whip coral with their eggs, Indo-pacific

John Cancalosi / Louisiana crayfish / crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) defensive posture, Louisiana, USA

John Cancalosi / Red-winged Blackbird {Agelaius phoeniceus} male singing, NY, USA

John Cancalosi / Canadian River Otter (Lutra canadensis) feeding on Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) Montana, USA

John Cancalosi / Juvenile Roundtail Ground Squirrel (Citellus tereticaudus) feeding, Arizona, USA.

John Cancalosi / Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) with seed pod in beak, Mexico

Shattil & Rozinski / Wyoming ground squirrel {Spermophilus elegans} reaching up to feed, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Black howler monkey {Alouatta caraya} hanging upside down feeding, Belize

Shattil & Rozinski / Abert's squirrel {Sciurus aberti} descending tree trunk, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} feeding chick in nest under eaves, USA

Richard Du Toit / Portrait of Yellow billed stork (Mycteria ibis) preening feathers, Moremi WR, Botswana

John Cancalosi / Barbary ape {Macaca sylvanus} climbing over car, Gibraltar

Shattil & Rozinski / Osprey {Pandion haliaetus} drying wings , USA

John Cancalosi / Giant otter {Pteronura brasiliensis} feeding on fish, Venezuela, captive, endangered species

Tom Vezo / Californian sealion {Zalophus californianus} pup, Galapagos

DAVID TIPLING / Kittiwakes {Rissa tridactyla} nesting on the side of Tyne bridge, Newcastle City Centre, UK.

DAVID TIPLING / Rufous tailed Hummingbird {Amazilia tzacatl} flying to flower, El Valle, Panama.

Tom Vezo / Pied-billed grebe incubating eggs on nest {Podilymbus podiceps} Texas, USA

Nick Garbutt / Leaf-tailed gecko threat display. Nosy Mangabe, North East Madagascar