Warwick Sloss / Fallen leaves caught up in flowing river, UK

Warwick Sloss / Fallen leaves caught up in flowing river, UK

Warwick Sloss / Hippotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} large group wallowing in a drying river bed, Katavi National Park, Tanzania, December.

Warwick Sloss / Eggs attached to the underbelly of the male Weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) wild-caught but filmed in captive conditions under licence, from the coast around south Australia

Warwick Sloss / African lion {Panthera leo} male covered in mud and blood after feeding on a hippo kill, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, winter, Somerset, UK Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, winter, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perching on fence post in snow, winter, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} sniffing at occupants of filming vehicle, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Filming BBC's 'Nature's Great Events' 2007

Warwick Sloss / Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} at sunset Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Warwick Sloss / Male Red kangaroo {Macropus rufus} feeding, Fowlers Gap Research Station, New south wales, Australia

Warwick Sloss / Baobab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} Morondava, Western Madagascar, on location for BBC Planet Earth 'Forests'

Warwick Sloss / Grey seal {Halichoerus grypus} female, Lerwick harbour, Shetland, Scotland, UK

Warwick Sloss / Kittiwake {Rissa tridactyla} adult and chick on nest, Staple Island, Farne Islands, UK

Warwick Sloss / Common bluebottle fly {Calliphora vomitoria} drinking, UK

Warwick Sloss / Flower on Bottle baobab tree {Adansonia rubrostripa} Kirindy forest, Madagascar. Note - on location for BBC Planet Earth 'Forests'

Warwick Sloss / House spider {Tegenaria gigantea} by bath plug, UK

Warwick Sloss / Brown rat {Rattus norvegicus} in sewer, captive

Warwick Sloss / Tadpoles of Common frog hatching from frogspawn {Rana temporaria} sequence 5/6

Warwick Sloss / Plant {Chrysactinium sp} flowering in volcanic rock Villarica volcano, Chile

Thoswan Devakul / Asiatic black bear in tree(Ursus thibetanus) Huai Kha Khaeng WS, Thailand

Doug Wechsler / Rainforest with Eugenia sp. Lanjak-Entimau WS, Malaysia

Warwick Sloss / Mudcrab {Scylla serrata} amongst mangroves at low tide, Darwin, NT, Australia

Warwick Sloss / Mudcrab {Scylla serrata} amongst mangroves at low tide, Darwin, NT, Australia

Warwick Sloss / Mudcrab {Scylla serrata} amongst mangroves at low tide, Darwin, NT, Australia

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Liontail macaque climbing tree trunk {Macaca silenus} Anamalais WS, Tamil Nadu, India

Warwick Sloss / Three spined stickleback in aquarium

Warwick Sloss / Mosquito {Anopheles gambiae} female sucking blood from human

Warwick Sloss / Common bluebottle fly adult feeding close-up

Warwick Sloss / Common house fly maggots {Musca domestica}

Doug Wechsler / Alluvial rainforest understorey. Lanjak-Entimau WS Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Warwick Sloss / Brown Rat jumping from dustbin. (Rattus norvegicus) England

Warwick Sloss / Brown rat on dustbin (Rattus norvegicus) UK

Warwick Sloss / Grey squirrel in Brandon Hill Park, Bristol, England, UK

Thoswan Devakul / Stream in hill forest. Phu Luang WS. Thailand.

Warwick Sloss / Common garden snail (Helix aspera) at night in garden. England, UK, Europe

Warwick Sloss / Gannet with chick, Bass Rock, UK

Warwick Sloss / Gannet nesting colony, Bass Rock, UK

Warwick Sloss / Robin {Erithacus rubecula} hunts for prey by garden spade

Warwick Sloss / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) on dustbin, Europe

Benoit Stichelbaut / Imoca 60ft Monohull "Great American III", skippered by Rich Wilson, Vendee Globe 2008-2009, Les Sables D'Olonne, France, October 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Imoca 60ft Monohull "Great American III", skippered by Rich Wilson, Vendee Globe 2008-2009, Les Sables D'Olonne, France, October 2008.

Benoit Stichelbaut / 60ft monohull Imoca "Akena Verandas", skippered by Arnaud Boissieres, during single-handed Vendee Globe race 2008/2009, 22 September 2008

Rick Tomlinson / Melges 32 sailing downwind off Miami Beach during a race at the 2009 Acura Miami Grand Prix, day 3, 7th March.

Rick Tomlinson / Farr 40 start, during a race at the 2009 Acura Miami Grand Prix, day 3, 7th March. "Joe Fly" is the windward boat.

Rick Tomlinson / Farr 40 Class downwind off Miami Beach during a race at the 2009 Acura Miami Grand Prix, day 3, 7th March.

Rick Tomlinson / Farr 40s off Miami Beach. during a race at the 2009 Acura Miami Grand Prix, day 4, 8th March.

Rick Tomlinson / IRC Class 1 start, "Rio" and "Ran", during a race at the 2009 Acura Miami Grand Prix, day 2, 6th March.

Rick Tomlinson / "Telefonica Black" arriving in Cape Town in 8th (last) place with a broken rudder and bow sprit. The 10th Volvo Ocean Race, 2008-2009. November 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / "Telefonica Black" arriving in Cape Town in 8th (last) place with a broken rudder and bow sprit. The 10th Volvo Ocean Race, 2008-2009. November 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / "Green Dragon" rounds the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, during the 10th Volvo Ocean Race (2008-2009), October 23rd 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / "Green Dragon" rounds the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, during the 10th Volvo Ocean Race (2008-2009), October 23rd 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / "Puma" rounds the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, during the 10th Volvo Ocean Race (2008-2009), October 23rd 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / "Puma" reaching over 25 knots just a few hours after leaving Alicante, Spain, on leg one of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, October 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / JV52 "Anema & Core" during a race at the 2009 Acura Miami Grand Prix, day 3, 7th March.

Warwick Sloss / Koala feeding on eucalyptus leaves (Phascolarctos cinereus) Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia

Warwick Sloss / Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) on flower pot in shed, UK

Warwick Sloss / Fallen leaves caught up in flowing river, UK

Warwick Sloss / Fallen leaves in river, UK

Warwick Sloss / Leaves caught up against stone in flowing river, UK

Warwick Sloss / Bearded fireworm {Hermodice carunculata} collected in shallow waters off the coast of Little San Salvador, Bahamas and photographed under captive conditions, photographed under blue light to show natu...

Warwick Sloss / African lion {Panthera leo} female covered in mud and blood after feeding on a hippo kill, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / African lioness {Panthera leo} playing with a young buck that she has recently caught and is about to kill and eat, Katavi National Park, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) Katavi National Park, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / African lion cubs {Panthera leo} feeding on a hippo kill, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Hippotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} showing scarred face, Katavi National Park, Tanzania, December.

Warwick Sloss / Yellow-throated sand grouse {Pterocles gutturalis} flock in flight, females with speckled chests, Katavi National Park, southern Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Eggs attached to the underbelly of the male Weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) wild-caught but filmed in captive conditions under licence, from the coast around south Australia

Warwick Sloss / Hippotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} fighting in a drying river bed, Katavi National Park, Tanzania, December.

Warwick Sloss / African lions {Panthera leo} feeding on hippo kill in drying river bed, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Weedy sea dragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) babies, with yolk sacs still visible, wild-caught but filmed in captive conditions under licence, from the coast around south Australia

Warwick Sloss / African lion {Panthera leo} male covered in mud and blood after feeding on a hippo kill, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Yellow-throated sand grouse {Pterocles gutturalis} pair in flight, male on right, female on left, Katavi National Park, southern Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, winter, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Great tit (Parus major) perching on fence, winter, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) portrait, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) perched on twig, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) portrait, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Marsh tit (Poecile / Poecile palustris) on twig, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) perched on twig, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) perched on twig, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in tree, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Marsh tit (Poecile / Poecile palustris) perched on twig, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on twig, autumn, Somerset, UK

Warwick Sloss / African lioness {Panthera leo} snarling to protect her kill of a young buck that she has recently caught and is about to eat, Katavi National Park, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) feeding on fresh Lion dung, Katavi National Park, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / African lions {Panthera leo} feeding on hippo kill in drying river bed, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Hippotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} juvenile at water, Katavi National Park, Tanzania, December.

Warwick Sloss / Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) wild-caught but filmed in captive conditions under licence, from the coast around south Australia

Warwick Sloss / Hippotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} pair at drying river bed, one with Red Oxpecker, Katavi National Park, Tanzania, December.

Warwick Sloss / Johnson Sea Link exploration submarine employed by NOAA Ocean Explorer, being loaded back on to its support vessel after a dive

Warwick Sloss / Yellow-throated sand grouse {Pterocles gutturalis} flock in flight, Katavi National Park, southern Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / African lion {Panthera leo} snarling female covered in mud and blood feeding on a hippo kill, Katavi NP, Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Yellow-throated sand grouse {Pterocles gutturalis} pair at water, male on right, Katavi National Park, southern Tanzania.

Warwick Sloss / Eggs attached to the underbelly of the male Weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) wild-caught but filmed in captive conditions under licence, from the coast around south Australia

Warwick Sloss / Weedy sea dragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) babies, with yolk sacs still visible, wild-caught but filmed in captive conditions under licence, from the coast around south Australia