Paul D Stewart / Copperplate engraving of rays with contemporary hand colouring from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch, Weimar, 1795. This book set out to explain and illustrate a range of topics for children.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Konik horse (Equus caballus) two stallions fighting, wild herd in rewilding project, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, June 2011. Photographer quote: "Koniks are a rare Polish horse used as surrogate gr...

Alex Hyde / Lowland rainforest viewed from canopy platform, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar, October 2009

Jabruson / Western lowland gorillas and Forest elephants in clearing in tropical rainforest, Obandas Bai, Odzala NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Georgette Douwma / Crown of thorns starfish and butterflyfish on coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt.

Doug Wechsler / Mossy forest (Cloudforest) on Mt. Apo, Mindanao, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Coral reef scenery with orange Scalefin anthias fish {Pseudanthias squamipinnis} Red Sea, Eygpt

Doug Wechsler / Sub tropical montane forest at 1,500m. Western. Andes, Ecuador

Staffan Widstrand / Interior of tropical rainforest understorey, Aguarico, Ecuador. South America

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Oak woodland (Quercus robor) canopy against winter sky. Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK, May. Did you know? Oak trees support the largest diversity of insects of any UK plant species.

Tui De Roy / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), Swallow-tailed gulls (Creagrus furcatus) and Nazca boobies (Sula granti) nesting as a mixed colony. Punta Cevallos, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands, E...

Solvin Zankl / The white carbonate sand from Raja Ampat, Indonesia, is generated by a vast diversity of organisms: e.g. foraminifera, sponges, brachiopods, echinoderms, bryozoa and mollusks. Diagonal of frame approx...