Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of herd of female Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on ridge at dawn, RSPB Forsinard Flows, Flow country, Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Did you know? Red deer are essentially forest...

David Maitland / Close up of head of a male miniature Blue-winged olive mayfly (Acentrella sp). The male mayflys head is dominated by its remarkable red 'Turbinate' compound eyes which, directed upwards and phenomenal...

Chris Gomersall / Desert adapted African elephants (Loxodonta africana) walking in line, Huab river valley, Damaraland, Namibia, November

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) taking flight from the roof an office block, Bristol, England, UK, May. Did you know? Peregrine falcons have specially adapted nostrils to prevent the...

Kevin Schafer / Waterfall / Torrent Treefrog (Litoria nannotis), Wild frog in waterfall spray, ENDANGERED, Atheron Tablelands, Queensland - Threatened frog is adapted to life in falling water and slippery rocks.

Georgette Douwma / Shrimpfish or Razorfish (Aeoliscus punctatus / strigatus) have adapted to a vertical posture and swim with their head downward. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Shrimpfish or Razorfish (Aeoliscus punctatus) have adapted to a vertical posture and swim with their head downward. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tom Clarke / Cameraman in a 'cinebulle' (a hot air balloon adapted for filming) to film the landscape without disturbing the snow, Lapland, Finland for BBC series Planet Earth.

Tom Clarke / Cameraman in a 'cinebulle' (a hot air balloon adapted for filming) to film the landscape without disturbing the snow, Lapland, Finland for BBC series Planet Earth.

Stephen Dalton / Water Boatman (Corixa sp.) showing swimming adapted "oars" and patterning on carapace. UK, October.

Stephen Dalton / Backswimmer Water Boatman (Notonecta sp.) under water surface in upside-down posture, showing legs adapted to be swimming "oars". UK, October.

Stephen Dalton / Backswimmer Water Boatman (Notonecta sp.), showing legs adapted to be swimming "oars". UK, October.

Stephen Dalton / Water Beetle (Acilius sulcatus) female swimming using legs adapted to be "oars". UK, September.

Nick Upton / Diepholzer Moorschnucke / Moorland sheep (Ovis aries), a rare ancient breed adapted to moorland feeding, Rehdener Geestmoor, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Nick Upton / Hornless rams of Diepholzer Moorschnucke / Moorland sheep (Ovis aries), butting one another. A rare ancient breed adapted to moorland feeding, Rehdener Geestmoor, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany.

David Woodfall / Welsh Black cattle, a traditional rare breed species adapted to upland pastures, Snowdonia NP, North Wales, August 2009

Patricio Robles Gil / Seeds and fruit on forest floor, seeds are adapted for wind dispersal, floating down from the canopy, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico, April

Chris Gomersall / Desert adapted African elephants (Loxodonta africana) walking, Huab river valley, Damaraland, Namibia, November

Chris Gomersall / Desert adapted African elephant (Loxodonta africana) group walking in line, Huab river valley, Damaraland, Namibia, November

Chris Gomersall / Desert adapted African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing, Huab river valley, Damaraland, Namibia, November

Chris Gomersall / Desert adapted African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking from village water tank, Huab river valley, Damaraland, Namibia, November

Chris Gomersall / Desert adapted African elephants (Loxodonta africana) Huab river valley, Damaraland, Namibia, November

Roy Mangersnes / Hairy Lousewort (Pedicularis hirsuta) has adapted to the cold climate in northern Norway by growing fur. July

Roy Mangersnes / Hairy Lousewort (Pedicularis hirsuta) has adapted to the cold climate in northern Norway by growing fur. July

Jouan & Rius / Woman holding a mushroom which has a long root especially adapted to dry places, Bushmanland, Namibia

Robert Valentic / Splendid tree frog {Litoria splendida} with feet adapted for clinging to the slippery sandstone rock surfaces of the Kimberley Gorges, Western Australia

Robert Valentic / Splendid tree frog {Litoria splendida} female, with feet adapted for clinging to the slippery sandstone rock surfaces of the Kimberley Gorges, Western Australia

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Photographer EA Kuttapan filming Tigers from a specially adapted high tripod / stool, Elephant also being used for filming, Bandhavgarh NP, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Photographer EA Kuttapan filming Tigers from a specially adapted tripod, Bandhavgarh NP, India

Warwick Sloss / Cameraman Warwick Sloss in specially adapted hot air balloon, preparing to film Baobab trees in Morondava, Western Madagascar for BBC series Planet Earth 'Forests'

Warwick Sloss / Cameraman Warwick Sloss in specially adapted hot air balloon, preparing to film Baobab trees in Morondava, Western Madagascar for BBC series Planet Earth 'Forests'

Warwick Sloss / Cameraman Warwick Sloss in specially adapted hot air balloon, filming Baobab trees in Morondava, Western Madagascar for BBC series Planet Earth 'Forests'

Constantinos Petrinos / Giant frogfish {Antennarius commerson} Sulawesi Note - Pectoral fin adapted for 'walking'.

John Downer / Golden eagle with specially adapted camera for filming 1997

John Downer / Golden eagle with specially adapted camera for filming 1997

Nature Production / Rough Cocklebur's nut {Xanthium strumarium} adapted for dispersal by animals, Japan

Nature Production / Geranium seed {Pelargonium graveolens} adapted for wind dispersal

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red-eyed Snail-eater Snake (Sibon lamari) predating a snail, has specially adapted teeth for biting through shells, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...

Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...

Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...

Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...

Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} head profile, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa. Note enlarged rostral scale especially adapted for burrowing.

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} displaying tongue, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa. Note enlarged rostral scale especially adapted for burrowing

Tony Phelps / Cape Legless Skink {Acontias meleagris} Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, South Africa. Note enlarged rostral scale especially adapted for burrowing.

Tony Heald / African elephant walking across desert {Loxodonta africana} Kaokoland, Africa

Constantinos Petrinos / Giant frogfish - pectoral fin adapted for 'walking'. Sulawesi {Antennarius commerson}

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Egg-eating Snake (Dasypeltis sp) opens it's mouth to swallow a bird egg, specially adapted to eat bird eggs, native to Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma notata) feet showing scales on toes adapted to running on loose sand, sand dunes, Colorado Desert, North America

Norbert Wu / Bleeker's Parrotfish (Scarus bleekeri) sleeps in mucus net for defense, beak adapted for crunching coral, Fiji

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) male, adapted to sparsely vegetated Andean altiplano, Pampa Galeras National Reserve, Peru

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, flock feeding, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Laguna Colorada, Andean altiplano above 4,000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, pair feeding in Laguna Colorada, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Andean altiplano above 4000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, pair feeding in Laguna Colorada, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Andean altiplano above 4,000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, feeding in Laguna Colorada, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Andean altiplano above 4,000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, wading, Laguna Colorada, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Andean altiplano above 4,000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, feeding in Laguna Colorada, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Andean altiplano above 4,000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) rare, feeding in Laguna Colorada, highly adapted to feed on microscopic diatoms, Andean altiplano above 4,000 meters elevation, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) stilt-like legs adapted for roaming long distances in tall grass habitat, Serra de Canastra National Park, Brazil

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) portrait, superbly adapted to high Andean desert environment, Lauca National Park, Chile

Mark Moffett / Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander) is well adapted to canopy life with gripping hands, Costa Rica

Tui De Roy / Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) stilt-like legs adapted for roaming long distances in tall grass habitat, Serra de Canastra National Park, Brazil

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Morgan's Sphinx (Xanthopan morgani) moth portrait with coiled long tongue specifically adapted to pollinate and feed at Comet Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) found only in Madagascar, flower's nectar...

John Downer / Golden eagle flying with specially adapted 'eaglecam' camera to film in flight for BBC tv programme about eagles

John Downer / Golden eagle with specially adapted video camera for filming in flight for BBC TV programme 'Eagle', 1997

Anup Shah / Sloth bear head close-up - nostrils can be closed and mouth parts are adapted to suck up termites. Native to India.

LYNN M. STONE / Aye Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) on branch, captive. Note specially adapted finger.

Paul D Stewart / Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Naturalistic Philosopher (28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778); steel engraving by Thevenin after a design by Gleyre with later colouring, after the 1764 portrait by M. Quent...

Rick Tomlinson / Kariba Dam, Zimbabwe is located approximately halfway down the Zambezi River. The dam was surrounded by controversy, both environmentally and socially, it is an impressive monument to man's engineerin...

John Downer / Producer John Downer with Goose, fitted with specially adapted video camera 'goosecam' for filming during flight. BBC series "Supernatural", 1999

John Downer / Goose in flight with specially adapted video camera 'Goosecam' for flight filming, BBC series Supernatural, 1999

Mark Moffett / Rainforest fruits eaten variously by monkeys, orangutans, bats, squirrels, hornbills and songbirds, each adapted to a particular animal, Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia