Mark Taylor / German Shepherd Dog bitch pup, Coco, 14 weeks old, with raised paw.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, running up a snow-covered slope, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? Mountain hares' feet act like snowshoes, spreading out the animal's weight over th...

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Christophe Courteau / Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) hand and foot of young gorilla, Kahuzi Biega NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close-up of group of toadstools (Mycena sp) autumn. Leicestershire, UK. November. Photographer quote: 'It is all too easy to overlook the fascinating miniture world underneath our feet - mosses,...

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) walking beside lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Juan Carlos Munoz / Close-up of the talons of a Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, Captive

Pete Oxford / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on leaf of Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, puppy, blenheim coated, aged 10 weeks, curled up on human feet. Model released

Floris van Breugel / Twilight descends on photographer's mountain camp with light inside tent, in Oregons highest mountain forest on Drake Peak at 8,500 feet. Oregon, USA, January 2010.

Bence Mate / Head portrait of Satiny Parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) swallowing frog, Hungary, Europe

Jane Burton / Tawny Owl chick (Strix aluco) stretching its wings.

Alex Hyde / Close up of fore foot of Red fronted brown lemur {Lemur fulvus rufus}, Kirindy forest, West Madagascar

Alex Hyde / Close-up of the underside of foot of Leaf-tailed gecko {Uroplatus sikorae} as it walks on vertical glass. The finely divided setae on the toe pads stick the gecko to the smooth surface through van der...

Alex Hyde / Madagascar reed frog {Heterixalus madagascariensis} underside viewed through glass, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Close up of Parson's chameleon {Calumma parsonii} foot gripping branch. The 5 toes of each foot are fused into opposing groups in a 2:3 arrangement. Madagascar.

Michael D. Kern / Zoo Atlanta / White-spotted leaf frog (Cochranella albomaculata) captive, from Central America. Please credit Michael Kern / Zoo Atlanta.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit grooming, on grass in park, with the Arc de Triomphe behind, Paris, France, April 2010.

Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) rear view of bird hanging in air over steep cliffs, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. HIGHLY COMMENDED - Animals in their environment - Wildlife Photographer of the Year c...

Michel Roggo / Chub fish (Leuciscus cephalus) and Mute swan (Cygnus color) swimming over, Rhine river, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. RUNNER-UP - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010.

Bence Mate / Low angle view of grey heron feet (Ardea cinerea), leaping to attack gret white egret (Egretta alba), egret wings visible. Hungary. WINNER: Erik Hosking Award portfolio image 1/6 - Wildlife Photograph...

Tim Laman / Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) on tree trunk in lowland rainforest showing webbed feet, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Stephen Dalton / Gecko (Tarentola sp) close up of feet gripping glass, controlled conditions

Edwin Giesbers / Common tree frog {Hyla arborea} climbing vegetation 'doing the splits', the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Common tree frog {Hyla arborea} on vegetation, the Netherlands

Sue Flood / Woman tourist relaxing in hammock on tropical beach, Deadman's Bay, Peter Island, British Virgin Islands, April 2008, Model released

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing carrying Sand eels in beak, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Stephen Dalton / Wallace's / Abah river flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) gliding, controlled conditions, showing use of webbed feet, from Malaysia and Indonesia

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, winter, Somerset, UK Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Graham Eaton / Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) feeding on sandeel, underwater shot, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, June

Mark Taylor / Baby Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) with feet wide apart

Mark Taylor / British Shorthair Brown Spotted cat, Tiger Lily, reaching out.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Close-up of White stork (Ciconia ciconia) foot, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, March 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Close up of foot of a hiker on the caldera rim of Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, January 2009. Model released.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Common frog (Rana temporaria) close-up, Yli-Vuoki old forest reserve, Suomussalmi, Finland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Common frog (Rana temporaria) close-up, Yli-Vuoki old forest reserve, Suomussalmi, Finland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Common frog (Rana temporaria) close-up, Yli-Vuoki old forest reserve, Suomussalmi, Finland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) close up of paw while investigating remote camera, Kuhmo, Finland, July 2008

Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) close up of feet showing toe curled around branch, Volcanoes NP, Virunga mountains, Rwanda

Solvin Zankl / Close up of underside of foot of Web-footed gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) Namib Desert, Namibia

Nick Garbutt / Close-up of foot of chained domestic Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Chris Newbert / Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) school, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) female 50 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Black-rayed Shrimpgoby (Stonogobiops nematodes) with Shrimp guarding burrow, 80 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) in a Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Papuan Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Jean-Pierre Zwaenepoel / Indian elephant {Elephas maximus} close up of trunk and feet at water edge, Manas NP, Assam, India

LYNN M. STONE / American bald eagle landing close up {Haliaeetus leucocephalus} Alaska, USA.

Staffan Widstrand / Close up of Black caiman leg and foot. {Caiman niger} Manaus, Brazil

Mark Raycroft / Golden Retriever (Canis familiaris) portrait of a puppy with front paws up on a log

Mark Raycroft / Golden Retriever (Canis familiaris) puppies together with front paws up on a log

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) showing underside of feet

Chris Newbert / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) pair cleaning a Moray Eel (Gymnothorax ocellatus) 80 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Flip Nicklin / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) paw showing black pads and thick fur, Canada

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) detail of underside of paw, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) baby stretching at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) baby at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Katherine Feng / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong Nature Reserve, China

Chris Newbert / Freckle Face Blenny (Istiblennius chrysospilos) in burrow, five feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Cuttlefish (Sepia sp) portrait, 50 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Birgitte Wilms / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) in bleached Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) host, 30 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) in a spiraling school at 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) 30 feet deep, Hawaii

Chris Newbert / Yellow-striped Cardinalfish (Apogon cyanosoma) male with eggs in mouth, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans), 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Hermit Crab (Paguritta gracilipes) in Hump Coral (Porites sp) 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) the fish will bite the Anemone causing it to ball-up so the fish can lay or tend to their eggs at the foot o...

Chris Newbert / Papuan Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Black-striped Salema (Xenocys jessiae) group schooling, and two Galapagos Sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) 50 feet deep, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Norbert Wu / Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas) reaches five feet and 50 pounds, a voracious carnivore, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Chris Newbert / Rosy-lipped Batfish (Ogcocephalus sp) portrait, 100 feet deep, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Chris Newbert / Reef scenic, many species of Soft Coral and Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, 50 feet deep Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) swimming over reef, 20 feet deep, Red Sea

Chris Newbert / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over coral reef, 40 feet deep, Red Sea, Egypt

Chris Newbert / Corallimorpharian (Discosoma sp) mouth, 70 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Birgitte Wilms / Blackfinned Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) in bleached Sea Anemone host, 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Feather Star (Colobometra perspinosa) on Sea Fan (Melithaea sp) and Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp) 70 Feet Deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) school, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) spiraling school, 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Feather Duster Worm (Sabellastarte sp) in the shape of a heart, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Mitsuaki Iwago / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult attends to its single egg balanced on its feet, South Georgia Island

Mitsuaki Iwago / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) forepaw detail, Kangaroo Island, Australia

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) foot pads showing scales which enable it to climb vertical surfaces by using an intermolecular force called Van der Walls force, southeast Asia

Mark Moffett / Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko) close-up detail of the underside of its foot with natural adhesive properties

Michael Richards / John Downer / Eagle cannot open a tortoise's shell so it has to pick it up in talons and drop it on stones to break open (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Kevin Schafer / Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii), close up of feet. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) on leaf, captive, from South America

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), close-up of the foot. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing on ground, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Ingo Arndt / Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) feet, Germany

Mark Carwardine / Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) close up of foot. Captive-Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, within Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia

Mark Carwardine / Close up of feet climbing up tree of Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Perinet), eastern Madagascar, Semi-captive

Mark Carwardine / Close-up of a straw-coloured fruit bat's (Eidolon helvum) leg showing the claws used for hanging onto tree, Kasanka National Park, Zambia, Africa

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Close-up of the front wheel of a bicycle taxi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2012.