Mark Taylor / Cheeky ginger kitten, Ollie, 10 weeks, reaching up and batting the ear of Boxer puppy

DOC WHITE / Blue whale underwater close-up of head and mouth feeding with pouch inflated, Mexico

Piotr Naskrecki / Three-striped Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega trivittata) male carrying tadpoles, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Three-striped Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega trivittata) male carrying tadpoles, Suriname

David Tipling / Tourist photographing King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, November 2006. No release available.

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

Ernie Janes / Garden tools silhouetted in potting shed window. September, UK.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe male feeding {Giraffa camelopardis peralta}. Sahel, Niger.

Claudio Contreras / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) hibernating, Mariposa Monarca Special Biosphere Reserve, central Mexico, January.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Fosset, 10 weeks, with Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks running.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks, lying with head up.

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

MYN / Seth Patterson / Forbes' silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Various rockpool animals and seaweeds, photographed on a white background. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March. Digital composite.

Daniel Heuclin / Kramer's / Large Eyed Pit Viper (Cryptelytrops / Trimeresurus macrops). Captive. Endemic to South East Asia.

Fabrice Cahez / Common crane (Grus grus) standing in line on snow covered lake, Lake du Der, Champagne, France, February.

Ernie Janes / Two large white piglets (Sus scrofa domestica) at 3 weeks in sty, UK

Nick Turner / Goose eggs in boxes on a blue checked tablecloth, Cirencester Farmers Market, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK, July 2011.

Petra Wegner / Briard / Berger de Brie, head portrait with plaited hair between eyes.

Petra Wegner / Siberian Husky, puppy, 11 weeks, lying down.

Petra Wegner / Ogar Polski / Polish Hound, short haired male, head portrait.

Petra Wegner / Ogar Polski / Polish Hound, short haired bitch, head profile.

Brent Stephenson / Huge iceberg with streaked sky under expansive open sky. Drake Passage, near the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, December.

Doc White / Steam from underwater volcanic activity. Socorro Island, Baja Mexico.

Doc White / Girl in aquarium watching Beluga / White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in aquarium. Captive. Model released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on trunk of Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Nick Garbutt / Herd of White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus) with calves in Long Gully near Ndutu on their annual migration. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania. (Digit...

Andy Rouse / Man playing in deep snow with dogs (two German shepherds and a spaniel) on closed road on Caerphilly Mountain, Caerphilly, South Wales, UK, December 2010, Model released

Bence Mate / Confrontation between a great egret (Ardea alba) and grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.

Doug Perrine / Swarm / aggregation of venomous Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, USA, July

David Maitland / Long-headed Poppy (Papaver dubium) flowers and seedheads against sky, growing on wasteland next to car-park, Calne, Wiltshire, UK, June. SPECIALLY COMMENDED, In Praise of Plants category, WILDLIFE PH...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in line in snow storm, South Georgia, November, Specially commended, ANIMALS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION an...

Jane Burton / Black Labrador with two puppies.

Jane Burton / Black Labrador and two puppies.

Jane Burton / Yellow Labrador retriever, new born puppy sleeping.

Jane Burton / Black Labrador retriever puppy sitting, 8 weeks.

Jane Burton / Yellow Labrador retriever puppy lying with paws crossed, 8 weeks.

Jane Burton / Yellow Labrador Retriever pup, 8 weeks, lying with paws crossed.

Jane Burton / Chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy, sitting and looking up.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 7 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppies, 9 weeks, play-fighting.

Mark Taylor / Chocolate Labrador puppy, 3 months, lying.

Juergen Freund / Convict blennies / False catfish, juvenile, (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) amidst a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / True clownfish / Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) tending its eggs. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) large male on pack ice. Svalbard, Norway, Europe, February.

Mark Taylor / Flemish giant rabbit with ears erect.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) in flight, long exposure, winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, October. Did you know? The Wash Estuary in Norfolk is estimated to have a...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Roosting flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) long exposure, winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, October. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Roosting flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) long exposure, winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, October

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. October

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. October

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. October

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus) and Common / Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) running away from the Mara River after crossing - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara N...

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September 2009.

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running, rear view, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running after crossing Mara river, wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Chris Shields / Illustration of British bumblebees (Bombus sp): (Across rows) Adrena fulva,Bombus hypnorum,B. terrestris,B. lacornum,B. pratorum,B. lapidarus,B. ruderatus,B. humilis,B. muscorum,B. barbutellus,B. sylv...

Chris Shields / Illustration of British native ladybirds. From top left to right: Sixteen or 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata); Thirteen or 13-spot ladybird (Hippodamia 13-punctata); Bryony ladybird (Epilach...

Orsolya Haarberg / Snow covered landscape with Vik church in the background, the large stones in the foreground have been covered with volcanic ash from the Eyafjallajokull volcano, Iceland, April 2010

Ernie Janes / Dalmation dogs playing on beach, Norfolk, UK, August

Anup Shah / Eastern white-bearded wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus) waiting to cross the Mara River. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Ernie Janes / Aylesbury ducks following in a line on village green, Weedon, Buckinghamshire, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow and piglets in sty, UK, September 2010

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow in free-range conditions, UK, September 2010

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow in free-range sty, UK, August 2010

Petra Wegner / Smooth haired Dachshund, black and tan, with with Whippet standing over

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) portrait, revealing the size of its enormous feet as it crosses a frozen lake. Derbyshire, UK, January (non-ex) Highly commended in the Portfolio category of the BWPA Competition 20...

Daniel Heuclin / Arizona mountain kingsnakes (Lampropeltis pyromelana) Found in Chiricahua mountains, SE Arirona. Controlled conditions

Jane Burton / Young blonde haired girl playing with two Golden Retriever puppies. Model released

Jane Burton / Portrait of young blonde haired girl sitting with Golden Retriever puppy. Model released

Jane Burton / Portrait of young blonde haired girl, lying down with with two Golden Retriever puppies. Model released

Jane Burton / Baby girl aged 6 months, wearing a spotty outfit, and lying down with a male Dalmatian and his young puppy. Model released

Jane Burton / Golden Retriever, Jez, carrying toys in a basket, with a baby girl aged 6 months riding on his back. Model released

Alex Mustard / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) portrait, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Hyde / Social Wasp colony {Hymenoptera} photographed against white background. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Close-up of the extendable silk net of the Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp}, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Mary McDonald / Flock of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in roosting trees at dusk, Imba Ndutu, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa.

Petra Wegner / Group portrait of five dogs sitting, from left to rt: two mongrels, Rough Collie, Bobtail (Old English Sheepdog) and longhaired Chihuahua.

Petra Wegner / Bobtail / Old English Sheepdog, lying with a longhaired Chihuahua, tan and white coated.

Petra Wegner / Bobtail / Old English Sheepdog, sitting alongside a longhaired Chihuahua, tan and white coated.

Petra Wegner / Dalmatian, head portrait, male aged 4 years.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, double portrait in profile together.

Petra Wegner / Magyar Vizsla / Hungarian Pointer, head portrait of smooth coated, tan coloured male, sitting.

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica), Nienhagen, Germany.

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) in snow, Nienhagen, Germany. RUNNER-UP: Creative Visions of Nature - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Neil Lucas / Large flock of White fronted geese (Anser albifrons) feeding and flying with wind turbine in background, the Netherlands, February 2010

Jeff Rotman / Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming with symbiotic Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) and schooling Mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus) Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Stephen Dalton / Large white butterfly {Pieris brassicae} in flight over cabbage plant, UK

Andy Rouse / Large flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Andy Rouse / Common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) gathering to cross river on migration, Masai Mara, Kenya

Mark Taylor / Brown Roan Italian Spinone puppy, Riley, 13 weeks, sitting looking up