Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Lion (Panthera leo) male drinking at waterhole, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) family drinking from pool, Ranthambhore, India

Jordi Chias / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) drinking water from melting ice, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Lucas Bustamante / Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) drinking water inside an Amazonian claylick. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Ann & Steve Toon / Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Medium repro only

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Paul Hobson / Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) standing at a drinking pool. Hungary. May.

Ann & Steve Toon / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa August

Suzi Eszterhas / Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) parent and juvenile drinking at waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana

Juergen Freund / Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) catching a Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) flying to drink from a watering hole, Kimberley, Western Australia.

Juergen Freund / Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) trying to catch Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying to drink from a watering hole, Kimberley, Western Australia

Winfried Wisniewski / Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) drinking at waterhole, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at waterhole at night, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Addo National Park, South Africa

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / African Lion (Panthera leo) cubs drinking at waterhole, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Ann & Steve Toon / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) at waterhole drinking at night, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Elephants (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole drinking at night. One spraying water from trunk, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Elephants (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole drinking at night, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Christophe Courteau / Plains zebra (Equus burchelli) drinking in a dust storm, Boteti River, Kalahari Desert, Botswana.

Ingo Arndt / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor listeri) drinking freshwater on the wing, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory, November

Ingo Arndt / Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) drinking from pool of water, overwintering colony, Michoacan, Mexico

Ann & Steve Toon / Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) with goslings, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) with reflection at waterhole, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at waterhole at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Plains zebra (Equus quagga) drinking at waterhole at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Wim van den Heever / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) small herd at waterhole at sunset, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), herd drinking water and crossing Mountain River at dawn, Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Wim van den Heever / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) mother and calf having a drink at night with perfect reflections. Etosha National Park, Namibia. Taken with infrared camera.

Wim van den Heever / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) portrait, on frozen lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Japan, February.

Eric Baccega / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) bathing at waterhole at night with moon, Okaukuejo, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa. Taken with infrared camera.

Wim van den Heever / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) drinking from water, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Ann & Steve Toon / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) drinking, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, May

Roland Seitre / Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) flock drinking and bathing in water, Wannoo, Billabong Roadhouse, Western Australia.

Staffan Widstrand / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) drinking, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Common Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo) reflected in water whilst drinking, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bulls drinking, Shingwedzi River, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Juergen Freund / Flock of Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus ) drinking in an outback dam, Northern Territory, Australia.

Markus Varesvuo / Great white egret (Ardea alba) splashing, Hungary, January.

Espen Bergersen / Male Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) drinking on water with reflections of nearby buildings. Batsfjord, Norway. March.

Markus Varesvuo / Great White Egret (Egretta alba) with water splashing from beak, Hungary January

Theo Allofs / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) pair drinking at waterhole with Oryx (Oryx gazella) in background, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

Theo Allofs / Oryx (Oryx gazella) group drinking at waterhole, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

Vincent Grafhorst / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) pair of bulls at water hole, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana

Ben Cranke / Jaguar (Panthera onca) drinking from the river's edge, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. August.

Markus Varesvuo / Head portrait of juvenile Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) drinking, Hungary, May. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythopus) foraging, with head submerged in water, Summer plumage Loviisa, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) feeding in water, Loviisa, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Great spotted Woodpecker, juvenile reaching down to water to drink (Dendrocopus major) Hungary

Bence Mate / Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) drinking, reflected in water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February.

David Pattyn / Hanuman langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) drinking from a water tap at Ranthambore fort. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.

Nick Garbutt,Nick Garbutt / Tourist watching masses of butterflies drinking from temporary pools. Various species including Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), White-angled Sulphur (Anteo...

Bence Mate / Portrait of female Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) drinking at waters edge, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Denis-Huot / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd drinking in front of Voi lodge, aerial view, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Markus Varesvuo / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) drinking, Hungary, May. Fascinating birds bookplate.

Christophe Courteau / African lioness {Panthera leo} drinking at waterhole. Okavango delta, Botswana.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult male 'Kunga' aged 13 years drinking in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. November 2011.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years drinking from a river while sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years crosses bi-pedally, Bai Hokou, Dza...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years drinking from a river watched by sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' a...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years using her hand to scoop water from a river to drink, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Cen...

Anup Shah / African Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) herd drinking and wallowing in a river, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011.

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years drinking from a dirty pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Specia...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult male 'Kunga' aged 13 years crouching low to drink from a pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central Afr...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dominant male silverback 'Makumba' aged 32 years drinking from a pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central Afric...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years drinking from a pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republi...

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) sub-adult female 'Mosoko' aged 8 years and juvenile male 'Mobangi' aged 5 years drinking from a dirty pool of water in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Specia...

Andy Sands / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) drinking at water's surface from floating leaf. Captive, UK. 'Hidden Britain' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Eric Medard / Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) in flight low over water, drinking in flight. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) flying low over water to drink, with long-exposure star-trails. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle kuhlii) in flight low over water, with splash from drinking in flight. France, Europe, May.

Michael D. Kern / Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, (Uroplatus sikorae) captive from Madgascar

Andy Sands / Long Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) drinking by piercing surface tension with mouthparts. Captive, UK, July.

Roy Mangersnes / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) holding piece of ice after licking off freshwater, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August

Edwin Giesbers / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) drinking, The Netherlands, March

Uri Golman / Asiatic lionesses and cubs (Panthera leo persica) drinking from pool, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India. Water is scarce in the Gir, so Forest staff keep a network of drinking pools topped up for the wild...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) drinking from woodland pool, Scotland, UK, November

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) male at garden pool, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? The total combined size of the UKs gardens is bigger than all our National Nature Reserves put together!

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} drinking, Sariska NP, Rajasthan, India

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) drinking from the surface of a frozen lake, Derbyshire, UK, March.

Kim Taylor / Brown Long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from a lily pond , Surrey, UK. Overall WINNER of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View competition 2011

Stefan Huwiler / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) adult with reflection in lake. Grimsel, Bern, Switzerland, Europe, July.

B&S Draker / Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus) adult drinking. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, May.

David Welling / Desert Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii) drinking from a pond. Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, June.

Andy Rouse / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) drinking from a pool. Wales, UK, January.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) beak drinking, Fife, Scotland, UK, November

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male drinking water from the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) herd drinking from the Mara River - wide angle underbelly perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Chris Shields / Illustration of wildlife at African waterhole: Water buffalo (Syncerus caffer),gazelle,African lion (Panthera leo),African elephant (Loxodonta sp), weaver birds (Ploceidae).

Sharon Heald / African lion [Panthera leo] mother leading two very young cubs to water, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Tony Heald / White rhinoceros [Ceratotherium simum] at water, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Tony Heald / Black Rhinoceros [Diceros bicornis] drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Anup Shah / African lion cubs (Panthera leo) drinking from a puddle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dolgan reindeer / caribou herder carrying block of ice to be used for drinking water. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia, 2004.

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushman drinking water by squeezing root fibers that are rich in water, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008