Michel Roggo / Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) with some stems supporting clusters of Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland. Highly commended in the Plants category of the Wildlife Pho...

Will Burrard-Lucas / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum), portrait. Solio Game Reserve, Solio Ranch, Kenya. Taken with remote camera buggy / BeetleCam. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance

Alex Mustard / Dugong (Dugong dugon) male and juvenile Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) swimming over Seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) meadow. Marsa Nabaa, Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Alex Mustard / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) swimming close to surface. Brothers Islands, Egypt.

Shane Gross / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), two from below, one close up. Caribbean Sea off Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea), Hopkins Island, South Australia, Australia

Theo Bosboom / Star shaped sand pattern as photographed at low tide at Luskentyre beach, Lewis and Harris, Scotland, UK, October.

Staffan Widstrand / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) two, with one in foreground, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Jordi Chias / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting over an iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Jordi Chias / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) walking in line, returning to nesting area, Port Charcot, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Robert Valentic / Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) basking in mallee / heathland habitat on the Murrayville Track in the Big Desert Wilderness of north-western Victoria, Australia.

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

Ralph Pace / Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrhynchus) male caught on fishing line, California

Edwin Giesbers / Crown daisy (Glebionis coronarium) flowers against sky, low angle view. Cyprus. April.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) cooling off in a waterhole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) cooling off in a waterhole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) and resident female (T27) cooling off in a watering hole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) and resident female (T27) cooling off in a waterhole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female (T27) acting cautiously as dominant male (T29) approaches watering hole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) walking on mud dam wall. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) sub adult tigress resting at dusk. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) sub adult tigress resting at dusk. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigirs) tigress, stopping due to sound from camera while patrolling, Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) (T27) walking on bund / dam wall trail. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male approaching 'Beja pani' waterhole, Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) hunting for food amongst moss with loch and Celtic rainforest in back ground, Scotland, UK, October..

Franco Banfi / Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater fish including Cichlid between water plants and leaves. Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater fish including Mayan cichlids (Mayaheros urophthalmus) between aquatic plants and leaves, Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. MontPhoto Competition 2023 -...

Franco Banfi / Freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta venusta) swimming amongst Water lilies leaves, Gran Cenote, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Lorraine Bennery / Black lemur (Eulemur macaco macaco) female sitting in tree. Lokobe Reserve, Nosy Be, Madagascar.

Lorraine Bennery / Blue-eyed lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) male looking down from branch. Sahamalaza, Madagascar.

Lorraine Bennery / Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) jumping in forest canopy. Analamera National Park, Madagascar.

John Chan / Western gull (Larus occidentalis) feeding on a California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) on a mudflat at low tide, Southern California, USA, November.

Juergen Freund / Low angle view of crane used for studying tree canopy at Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015

Duncan Murrell / Coral formations at low tide in Prony Bay in the Southern Lagoon, Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems UNESCO World Heritage Site. New Caledonia.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) near water approaching - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio anubis) male approaching with curiosity - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) close up of leag approaching - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2015.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal approaching with curiosity - remote camera (Canis mesomelas). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at a waterhole - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Mixed herd of Common or Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) and Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Anup Shah / Vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) male scratching itself - remote camera . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Guy Edwardes / Great peacock anemone (Anemone pavonia), Meteora, Greece.

Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland canopy in winter, Cranborne Chase, Dorset, England, UK.

Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland canopy in winter, Cranborne Chase, Dorset, England, UK.

Franco Banfi / Diver exploring an iceberg in Greenland Sea. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April 2018.

Franco Banfi / Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) near iceberg, view upwards to gap in sea ice. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.

Pedro Narra / Aerial view of low tide in Sado estuary, Portugal. November

Donald M. Jones / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) drake flying, Montana

Pal Hermansen / Golden eagle (Aquila crysaetos) on dead Fox (Vulpes vulpes) carcass. Trondelag, Norway. March. Remote camera shot

Pal Hermansen / Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying in summer meadow amongst Knapweed (Centaurea sp). Hvaler, Ostfold, Norway. July.

Brian Bevan / Male Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) feeding young at nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Juvenile Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) leaving nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Male Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) feeding young at nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana). Chantang Wildlife Sanctuary. Ladakh, India,

Ingo Arndt / Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) flying, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Ingo Arndt / Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) flying low over snow in winter, Valais, Switzerland

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Robin Chittenden / Common swift (Apus apus) flying low to water while hunting, Norfolk, England, UK, July. Winner of Animal Behaviour Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2019.

Anup Shah / Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) curious male investigating camera, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd crossing river, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) smelling, Masai Mara, Kenya

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of a Strangler fig (Ficus virens) at night lit by the moon, known as the Curtain Fig Tree, this individual is over 500 years old, Atherton Tablelands, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Queens...

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Periwinkle snails (Littoraria) climbing up Mangrove (Rhizophora) roots at lowtide, Daintree, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Tracking timelapse of stars and the Milky Way seen through the rainforest canopy, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying from roosting tree at dusk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

David Perpinan / Male Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) arriving at nest to incubate eggs, female leaves, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, June.

David Perpinan / Rhea (Rhea americana) incubating eggs, gets up and turns one over, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

David Perpinan / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) incubating eggs on nest, alarm calling as a predator flies overhead, Scotland,UK, June.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Black and white image of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) female with extremely long tusks, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. Editorial use only.

Cyril Ruoso / Minden / Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) pair grooming, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand

Guy Edwardes / View from Colmer's Hill over countryside with low lying mist, Bridport, Dorset, England, UK. April 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Abstract view of woodland canopy, Cranborne Chase, Ashmore, Dorset, England, UK. March 2016.

Guy Edwardes / Fairy Pools and Black Cuillins, Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. February 2017.

David Fleetham / Silhouette of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) passes overhead. West Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Schooling Lemon / Milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) below kayakers off Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) viewed from below. West End, Grand Bahamas, Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) viewed from below. West End, Grand Bahamas, Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Looking upwards to schooling Lemon butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) near to surface. Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming towards surface, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA. National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest Grand Prize WINNER 2010.

David Pattyn / Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) hanging from branch, Vakona island, Andasibe area, Madagascar. Captive.

Michio Hoshino / Aurora borealis over forest, Alaska

Jordi Chias / Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) school, Kagi kandhu, ;North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Suwanee freshwater turtle (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) swimming beneath trees in a freshwater spring. Devil Spring, Ginnie Springs, High Springs, Florida, USA

Phil Savoie / Point-to-Point horse racing, low angle view of racehorses jumping fence, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March 2014.

Phil Savoie / Point-to-Point horse racing, low angle view of racehorses jumping fence, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March 2014.

Phil Savoie / Point-to-Point horse racing, low angle view of racehorse jumping fence, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March 2014.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying, Texas

Jack Dykinga / Twisted Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) with the Milky Way and distant glow of Phoenix lights, Sonoran Desert National Monument, South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Arizona, USA. September 2017.

Jack Dykinga / Twisted Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Catalina State Park, near Tucson, Arizona, USA, September.