Ben Cranke / Conifer tree bending over under weight of snow, Kuusamo, Finland. February 2011.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A nudibranch (Flabellina nobilis) feeding on a solitary hydroid (Tubularia indivisa), note how the hydroid is bent back as it is pulled into the nudibranch's mouth. Gulen, Bergen, Norway. North East A...

Barrie Britton / Conifer tree bent under the weight of snow, Kuntivaara, Finland. Photograph taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, March 2010

Konstantin Mikhailov / Birch trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual phenom...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Water bent grass (Agrostis semiverticillata) and Eschers blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directly on sc...

David Shale / Bent nosed rabbitfish {Harriotta raleighana} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2600m

David Noton / Dartmoor National Park moorland and tree bent by prevailing wind, near Tavistock, Devon, England.

Robert Valentic / Coastal ring-tailed gecko (Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus) from Black Mountain near Cooktown in far north Queensland, Australia.

Robert Valentic / Langkawi Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus langkawiensis) from Mt Raya on Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Wet season. Endemic.

Robert Valentic / Langkawi Island Bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus langkawiensis) hatchling, from Mt Raya on Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Wet Season.

Robert Valentic / Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus) from elevated rainforest habitat on the summit trail, Phong Lan, Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam. Dry season.

Robert Valentic / Roesler's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus roesleri) juvenile, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam. Dry season.

Robert Valentic / Phong Nha Ke Bang slender-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis) Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the Quang Binh Province of central Vietnam. Dry season.

Guy Edwardes / Trees bent in snow, Riisitunturi in winter, Kuusamo, Lapland, Finland. January 2016

Naskrecki & Guyton / Bent winged bat (Miniopterus) in flight, Gorongosa National Park, Sofala, Mozambique. Controlled conditions

Naskrecki & Guyton / Bent-winged bat (Miniopterus) in flight, Gorongosa National Park, Sofala, Mozambique. Controlled conditions

Piotr Naskrecki / Lesser long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fraterculus, Miniopteridae) in flight, with a parasitic wingless fly (Penicillidia sp, *** Bent-winged bat (Miniopterus) in flight, with Bat fly (Penicillidia) in...

Ashley Cooper / Windswept tree at Brimham Rocks, Nidderdale, Yorkshire, England, UK, October 2009.

Ashley Cooper / Hawthorn tree (Crataegus monogyna) bent over by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point above Morecambe Bay near Grange over Sands, England, UK. November 2006

Ashley Cooper / Hawthorn trees (Crataegus monogyna) bent over by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point above Morecambe Bay , Grange over Sands, England, UK. November 2006

Ashley Cooper / Old house at Recherchefjorden, Van Keulenfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is gradually sliding down slope due to solifluction and permafrost melt. Norway, July 2013.

Ashley Cooper / Old house at Recherchefjorden, Van Keulenfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is gradually sliding down slope due to solifluction and permafrost melt. Norway, July 2013.

Bernard Castelein / Western reef egret (Egretta gularis) hunting fish caught in pools at low tide, Gambia.

Dietmar Nill / Common bentwing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight, Germany, captive.

Jack Dykinga / Aspens with bent trunks shaped by heavy snow load. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA, August.

John Abbott / Bent-winged owlet moth (Bleptina caradrinalis) on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

Yashpal Rathore / Deccan ground gecko (Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus) , on forest floor. Amboli, Maharashtra, India. Endemic to Western Ghats.

Yashpal Rathore / Deccan ground gecko (Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus) on forest floor. Amboli, Maharashtra, India. Endemic to Western Ghats.

Yashpal Rathore / Deccan ground gecko (Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus) on forest floor. Amboli, Maharashtra, India. Endemic to Western Ghats.

Yashpal Rathore / Deccan ground gecko (cyrtodactylus albofasciatus) on forest floor, backlit with water droplets. Amboli, Maharashtra, India. Endemic to Western Ghats.

Yashpal Rathore / Deccan ground gecko (Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus) , backlit on leaf. Amboli, Maharashtra, India. Endemic to Western Ghats.

Richard Du Toit / Two Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) standing, one with neck bent, Itala Game Reserve, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Flat-top acacia tree (Acacia abyssinica or Vachellia abyssinica) over a dirt road, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

Solvin Zankl / Boxer snipe eel (Nemichthys curvirostris) specimen, from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 800-900m.

Chien Lee / Grooved Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus), Malaysia

Roland Seitre / Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing, with bent fin. Captive at Loro Parque, Canarias, Spain.

Ben Cranke / Conifer trees bending over under weight of snow, Kuusamo, Finland. February 2011.

Ben Cranke / Conifer trees bending over under weight of snow, Kuusamo, Finland. February 2011.

Erlend Haarberg / Winter landscape with snow covered Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees bent over under weight of snow in forest, in forest, Riisitunturi National Park, Lapland, Finland, February 2007

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bat (Miniopterus australis) colony roosting in cave, Touaourou mission, Yate, New Caledonia.

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bat (Miniopterus australis) large colony roosting in cave, Touaourou mission, Yate, New Caledonia.

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bat (Miniopterus australis) roosting in cave, Touaourou mission, Yate, New Caledonia.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Little crake (Porzana parva) walking along bent over vegetation, Polvijarvi Finland, May.

Michael Durham / Nightstalker gecko (Cyrtodactylus intermedius) on rock, captive from Malaysia and Thailand.

Michael Durham / Nightstalker gecko (Cyrtodactylus intermedius) portrait, captive from Malaysia and Thailand.

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bats (Miniopterus australis) in cave,Touaourou mission, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bats (Miniopterus australis) in cave,Touaourou mission, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bats (Miniopterus australis) in cave,Touaourou mission, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Little Bent-winged Bats (Miniopterus australis) in cave,Touaourou mission, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia

Sven Zacek / Old woodland path almost hidden by new trees bent by winter snow and new growth. Estonia, August.

Danny Green / Trees bent over by weight of snow Finland, February 2012.

Eric Medard / Schreiber's Long Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Schreiber's Long Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Schreiber's Long Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Schreiber's Long Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Schreiber's Long Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Schreiber's Long Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.

Ross Hoddinott / Hawthorn (Crataegus sp )bent by prevailing wind, near Belstone Tor, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK, March 2012.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Forest trees bending over with weight of ice after "ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls, many trees have been broken and bent up to the ground as result of increased weight of the crowns. Janua...

Chien Lee / Grooved Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus) showing vertical pupil, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Konstantin Mikhailov / The forest after" ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls when many trees have been broken and bent up to the ground as result of increased weigt of the crowns. January 2011. Central part of Russi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / The forest after" ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls when many trees have been broken and bent up yo the ground as result of increased weigt of the crowns. January 2011. Central part of Russi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / The forest after" ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls when many trees have been broken and bent up to the ground as result of increased weigt of the crowns. January 2011. Central part of Russi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Tree branches weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusua...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Birch tree weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual p...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual phenom...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual phenom...

Tim Laman / Adult female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) sitting on a bent tree eating fruit. Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Balu Bow-fingered Gecko (Cyrtodactylus baluensis), Mount Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Stephen Dalton / Common / Colonial bent grass {Agrostis capillaris} in seed, UK

Stephen Dalton / Common / Colonial bent grass {Agrostis capillaris} in seed, UK

Chien Lee / Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus sp) on tree trunk, Indonesia

David Shale / Bent nosed rabbitfish {Harriotta raleighana} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2600m

David Shale / Bent nosed rabbitfish {Harriotta raleighana} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2600m

David Shale / Bent nosed rabbitfish {Harriotta raleighana} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2600m

Juergen Freund / Greenough Leaning Tree - a River red eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) bent over by the prevailing winds, Western Australia

Nick Garbutt / Bent-toed Gecko (Gonydactylus sp.) on mossy bark, night-time. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

PREMAPHOTOS / Stick insect / walkingstick {Phasmid sp} camouflaged against detritus in rainforest, Madagascar. Note - during daytime sits with body bent into a curve among a clump of carefully chosen, matching detr...

PREMAPHOTOS / Stick insect / walkingstick {Phasmid sp} with body bent into a curve and camouflaged amongst detritus, Madagascar

Simon Colmer / Spikelets of Colonial Bent Grass (Agrostis capillaris) UK

Doug Perrine / Dividivi tree {Libidibia coriaria} bent over by the wind, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Tony Heald / Giraffe drinking at waterhole {Giraffa camelopardalis} Etosha NP, Namibia, Southern Africa

Tony Heald / Kori bustard bird drinking {Choriotis kori} legs bent, Etosha NP, Namibia

Thomas Marent / Moeschler's Bent-Skipper (Cycloglypha enega) butterfly, Rio Claro Nature Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia

Nick Upton / Velvet horn / Spongeweed (Codium tomentosum) fronds bent over by water currents as the tide rises, Wembury, Devon, UK, August.

Nick Garbutt / Bottle palm {Hyophorbe amaricauli} bent over by wind Round Is Mauritius.

Bruce Thomson / Ring-tailed gecko (Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis) resting on rock at night, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia.

Bruce Thomson / Ring-tailed gecko (Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis) resting on rock at night, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia.

Bruce Thomson / Ring-tailed gecko (Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis) resting on rock at night, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Giant banded gecko (Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis) portrait, private collection, Pt Alam Nusantara Jayatama. Captive, occurs in Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.