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

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding on Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California

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

Chase Dekker / African Lion (Panthera leo) male, 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

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

Gerry Ellis / Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) silverback, Limbe Wildlife Centre, Cameroon

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

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) cooling off, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

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

Jami Tarris / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) hunting Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) pup, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway