Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) and Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) on the Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) on the Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) on the Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) and Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) on the Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May, 2009.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) close up of stamens and stigma, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) taking off, Denmark, May

Markus Varesvuo / Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) preening in snow,Hokkaido, Japan, February

Markus Varesvuo / Blakiston's Fish Owl (Ketupa blakistoni) perched, Hokkaido, Japan, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Steller's Eagle (Haliaeteus pelagicus) in flight over snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February

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

Markus Varesvuo / Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) displaying with breath vapor at dawn, Utajarvi, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / African Blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae) Morocco, February

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Doyok' sitting on bench made for tourists - wide angle perspective. Pondok Tanggui, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, In...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) baby aged 2-3 months belonging to Tata not yet named. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. June 2010. Rehabilita...

Edwin Giesbers / Female Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) sitting, holding two young. One is her own offspring, the other was rejected by its birth mother, and so this female has adopted it. Both young are 3 months old.Capt...

Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) next to signs which say 'Silence please. Respect the orangutans' and 'No Smoking' Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia.

Andrew Walmsley / Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) mother and baby Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra.

Jabruson Motion / Conservation workers carrying a sedated Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) towards vehicles and a transport box, part of a relocation programme, Sei Serdang, Prima, Batang Serangan, Langkat, North Suma...

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis). Togus, adult flanged male Batang Toru Forest Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project North Sumatran Province Indonesia

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis). Togus, adult flanged male. Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) Beti, juvenile female, daughter of Beta, in the trees, Batang Toru Forest, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia

Tim Laman / Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) Togus, adult flanged male, Batang Toru Forest. Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, North Sumatran Province, Indonesia.

Tim Fitzharris / Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) male, native to Sumatra

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Princess' walking along a trail carrying her daughter 'Putri' aged 2 years on her back. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan...