Sam Hobson / Blood samples collected by scientists working with urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany, May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Jabruson / Hammer Headed bats (Hypsignathus monstrosus) in gloved hand - live mist net catch for blood sampling in search of the unknown reservoir host for Ebola virus. Ebola outbreaks in Mbomo in 2003 killed 12...

Doug Gimesy / Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) blood taken from an anaesthetised platypus captured in field. It will be put into a test tube for later analysis. Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018.

Doug Gimesy / Scientist taking blood sample from Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018. Model release supplied.

Doug Gimesy / Scientist taking blood sample from Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018. Model release supplied.

Doug Gimesy / Two researchers examine an anaesthetised platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Body measurements, blood, urine and DNA samples will be taken, and a temporary radio transponder could be glued to its t...

Theo Bosboom / Scientists with stranded Guillemot (Uria aalge), taking a blood sample to investigate the health of the bird and to control if it is ready to be released, Texel, the Netherlands. February 2019.

Francisco Marquez / Researcher collecting a blood sample from a Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) juvenile's leg during the ringing process, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.

Karine Aigner / Blood sample collecting from Kirkland's warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii) Cat Island, Bahamas. April 2017.

David Perpinan / Field workers collecting blood from Blue-fronted amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) chicks, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Ashley Cooper / Medecins sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria. A result of the January 2015 floods, the drying up flood waters provided an ideal breeding grounds for...

Jen Guyton / Ayla Kaltenecker releases an African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) that was captured in a leg-hold trap to be studied by raptor biologists. The researchers took measurements and a blood sample befor...

Terry Whittaker / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) being anaesthetised for health check, prior to release into the wild. Head Vet Nurse Leasa Neame and Vet Nurse Laura Wilson check the vole's heart rate and warm its tai...

Eric Baccega / Veterinarian taking a blood sample from female Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) under anaesthetic, before a check with an MRI scanner, Beauval Zoo, France, October 2017.

Doug Perrine / Volunteers restraining a recently weaned male Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) while Marine Mammal Center veterinarian Michelle Barbiers takes a blood sample prior to tagging. Keokea Bea...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Vet from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS taking a blood sample from a sedated Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male. Inside RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms Nation...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Veterinarian from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS with blood sample from Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia). To be used for genetic testing. Inside RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsp...

Nick Upton / British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) vet Darryl Thorpe takes a blood sample from an injured grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Jenga', at BDMLR seal pup treatment facility before its transfer to...

Nick Upton / British Divers Marine Life Rescue vet Darryl Thorpe taking a blood sample from an injured grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Jenga' in a cubicle at a BDMLR seal pup treatment facility before its tran...

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) stranding supervisor, Halley Werner, taking blood sample from three week old orphaned pup, Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska

Nick Upton / Veterinarian Romain Pizzi of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland taking a blood sample from the tail of an Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). Beaver from an escaped population on the Otter River. Pr...

Sam Hobson / Blood sample collected by scientists working with urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany. May 2014.

Sam Hobson / Blood samples collected by scientists working with urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany. May 2014.

Jabruson / People in biohazard suits taking blood sample from bat, in search for the reservoir host of Ebola virus. Ebola Virus Disease killed 128 people in 2003 in Mbomo and in 2005 killed 95% of Odzala Nationa...

Jabruson / Person in biohazard suits taking blood sample from bat, in search for the reservoir host of Ebola virus. Ebola Virus Disease killed 128 people in 2003 in Mbomo and in 2005 killed 95% of Odzala Nationa...

Jabruson / People in biohazard suits taking blood sample from bat, in search for the reservoir host of Ebola virus. Ebola Virus Disease killed 128 people in 2003 in Mbomo and in 2005 killed 95% of Odzala Nationa...

Laurent Geslin / Checking samples from Simien jackal {Canis simensis} Bale Mts NP, Ethiopia, 2004 Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Project

Laurent Geslin / Checking samples from Simien jackal {Canis simensis} Bale Mts NP, Ethiopia, 2004 Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Project

Tui De Roy / Wolf Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) having blood sample removed for DNA analysis, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) having blood taken by researchers, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Japanese Horseshoe Crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) blood which is blue due to copper-based hemocyanin and is widely used in the medical field, Japan

Mark Carwardine / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) - darted and being prepared for translocation by rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service - taking blood sample, Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Endangered / threatene...

Pete Oxford / Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) getting blood drawn, part avian pox research, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Small Tree-Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) studied for avian pox having blood drawn, highlands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sami man helping biologist take blood sample from Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Karasjok, Sapmi, Norway, 2000.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Scientist taking blood sample from Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) at research station near Inari, North Finland, 1996.

Tui De Roy / Volcan Wolf Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki) having blood taken for DNA analysis, this subspecies shows genetic markers from Pinta and Floreana Island subspecies, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Researcher marks up blood sample taken from upland Water vole (Arvicola terrestris) as part of Cairngorms Water Vole Conservation Project, Scotland, UK, JulY 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / Researcher from the Hellenic Ornithological Society collecting blood sample from an Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) Andros, Greece, September 2008

Jeff Rotman / Taking blood sample from Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} Red Sea, Israel Model released.

Suzi Eszterhas / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) researcher Nick Lunn collects blood sample from an anesthetized adult female, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Suzi Eszterhas / Polar Bear {Ursus maritimus} blood sample being collected from an anaesthetised adult female, Wapusk NP, Manitoba, Canada

John Cancalosi / Researchers sample blood from Mute swan {Cygnus olor} for lead poisoning. UK

Pete Oxford / Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) having blood sample being taken by veterinarian Kathy Dreyer before transport to new reserve, Great Fish River Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) having blood taken by researchers, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Yves Lanceau / Domestic dog, Irish Wolfhound at veterinary practice, taking a blood sample

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Team of aquatic veterinarians extract blood sample from the base of the tail of a Giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) captured in Mae Klong river for research purpose, Samut Songkhram Provi...

Doug Gimesy / Boobok owl (Ninox boobook) chick held by veterinary nurse while blood is taken for analysis. Chick treated for head trauma, likely caused by bird attack. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast, Queen...

Terry Whittaker / Scientists taking a blood sample from a Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). Staff from Natturustofa Noroausturlands (Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre) catch seabirds at Skoruvikurbjarg bird cliffs o...

Terry Whittaker / Scientist taking a blood sample from a Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). Staff from Natturustofa Noroausturlands (Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre) catch seabirds at Skoruvikurbjarg bird cliffs on...

Doug Gimesy / Veterinarian and koala expert, Jon Hanger from the Endeavour Ecology Center, looking at a slide with a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) blood sample. Toorbul, Queensland, Australia. April, 2017. Edito...