Juan Carlos Munoz / Namib sand snake (Psammophis namibensis) in sand dunes, Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia.

Jordi Chias / Spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) just hatched from egg case that is on Seafan (Paramuricea clavata), Ullastres seamount, Costa Brava, Llafranch, Catalunya, Spain

Alex Mustard / Large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus) with a parasitic copepod (with two trailing egg ribbons) perched on Red whip coral. Whale Rock. Fiabacet Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram S...

Pete Oxford / Chupare Stingray (Himantura schmardae), Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize

Pete Oxford / Chupare Stingray (Himantura schmardae), Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize

Chien Lee / Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) juvenile, Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Juergen Freund / Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) with red whip coral. Osprey Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.

Pete Oxford / Diamond Stingray (Dasyatis brevis) digging in sand, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Diamond Stingray (Dasyatis brevis) pair fighting, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Daniel Heuclin / Red coachwip or Red racer (Masticophis flagellum piceus) eating Sceloporus lizard, Catalina foothill, Arizona, June.

Glenn Bartley / Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), Ontario, Canada

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a traditionally dressed estancia owner mounted on his stallion, during the Festa do Colete Encarnado (Red Waistcoat Festival), a bull running festival, in Vila Franca de Xira, District of...