Hermann Brehm / Leopard head portrait, Namibia. Captive animal

Hermann Brehm / Red-and-Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of trilobuite (Paradoxides bohemicus), Plate 1. From 'Organization of the Trilobites' by Hermann Burmeister, appearing in the Ray Society translation of his work published in 1846. The Il...

Hermann Brehm / A young female Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) walking into water. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Hermann Brehm / A young female Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) walking into water. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Hermann Brehm / Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) alighting on a branch. Hamra, Sweden, September.

Hermann Brehm / A Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Decdrocops major) fighting on a tree stump. Bavaria, Germany, November.

Hermann Brehm / Young Tigress (Panthera tigris), 22 month, being frightened by a dead leaf. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Hermann Brehm / Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) on Guelder Rose branch with red berries. Bavaria, Germany, December.

Hermann Brehm / Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) displaying. Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Peru, August.

Hermann Brehm / Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) displaying. Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Peru, August.

Hermann Brehm / Great Tit (Parus major) in flight. Bavaria, Germany, December.

Hermann Brehm / Crimson breasted shrike / Burchell's gonolek (Laniarius atrococcineus) Namibia

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Hermann's / Dalmatian tortoise (Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis) near Svitava Lake, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in a meadow, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in a meadow, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) Shebeniku-Jabllanica National Park, Albania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Close-up of Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) head, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) portrait, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) portrait, near Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) portrait, near Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) near Meteora, Greece, October 2008

Hermann Brehm / Alert adult Leopard {Panthera pardus} on tree trunk, Botswana

Hermann Brehm / Argentine grey / Patagonian fox suckling young {Pseudolopex griseus} Torres del Paine NP, Chile

Hermann Brehm / Guanaco resting with baby {Lama guanicoe} Torres del Paine NP, Chile

Hermann Brehm / Oryx in the dunes of the Namib Desert, Namibia. (Oryx gazella)

Hermann Brehm / Leopard camouflaged against rock {Panthera pardus} Okonjima Namibia, Southern Africa

Hermann Brehm / Mouflon male {Ovis musimon} Germany, captive

Hermann Brehm / Southern lapwing {Vanellus chilensis} Torres del Paine NP, Chile

Hermann Brehm / Hyacinth macaw pair {Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus} Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Hyacinth macaw emerging from nest hole {Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus} Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / African elephant male in musth charging {Loxodonta africana} Botswana

Hermann Brehm / Grand Prismatic Spring in Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA.

Hermann Brehm / Red and yellow barbet 'doing the splits'. Tarangire NP, Tanzania {Trachyphonus erythrocephalus}

Hermann Brehm / Blue and yellow macaws looking out of nestholes {Ara ararauna} in tree trunk, Tambopata reserve, Peru

Hermann Brehm / Blue and yellow macaws pair {Ara ararauna} Tambopata reserve, Peru, South America

Hermann Brehm / European / Brown hare grooming foot {Lepus europaeus} Germany

Hermann Brehm / Leopard portrait, Namibia, captive

Hermann Brehm / Oryx (Oyrx gazella) in the dunes. Namib Desert, Namibia, Southern Africa

Hermann Brehm / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult brings food to chicks on mate's back, Germany

Hermann Brehm / Sambar with White breasted kingfisher on its back, India.

Hermann Brehm / Mute swan with cygnets (Cygnus olor). Germany, Europe

Hermann Brehm / Coquerel's sifakas climbing tree (Propithecus verreauxi coquereli) Madagascar.

Hermann Brehm / Chestnut eared aracari {Pteroglossus castanotis} Peru

Hermann Brehm / Electric eel {Electrophorus electricus} Llanos del Orinoco, Venezuela

Hermann Brehm / Common starling and chick at nest hole {Sturnus vulgaris} Germany

Hermann Brehm / Indian Elephant in path of fire. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, North East India.

Hermann Brehm / Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) calling in courtship display, Germany

Hermann Brehm / Buff-necked ibis (Theristicus caudatus hyperorius) foraging, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Red-and-Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) at the nest, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Red-and-Green Macaws (Ara chloropterus) at the nest, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Red-and-Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Red-and-Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Red-and-Green Macaws (Ara chloropterus), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops), Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella) female, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella) female, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella) dominant male, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella) dominant male, Mato Grosso do sul, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) perched on branch in the middle of river, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Common Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) investigating kingfisher nest-hole for prey, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) eating nuts of Acari Palm, one of their favourite foods, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Long-nosed Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) at daytime roosting site, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) eating fish, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis) male, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Striated Heron (Butoriodes striatus) on Giant water Lily, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) calling, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) investigating termite mound, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) investigating termite mound, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) investigating termite mound, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) investigating termite mound, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) investigating termite mound, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Grey-necked Wood-rail (Aramides cajanea), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis), Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Little Woodpwecker (Veniliornis passerinus) male, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Little Woodpwecker (Veniliornis passerinus) female, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Green-Barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) male, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male yawning, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male walking, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male walking near waters edge, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male walking and snarling, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male standing near river edge, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) female snarling, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) female rolling, Pantanal, Brazil

Hermann Brehm / Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) pair at nest hole, left female, right male, Germany, March

Hermann Brehm / Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) pair at nest hole, female on left, male on right, Germany, March

Hermann Brehm / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) male in the rain, Germany, February

Hermann Brehm / Hawfinches (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) fighting, Germany, February