Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Oriental Flying Gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) with pectoral fins extended in defense posture, Anilao, Philippines

Bernard Castelein / Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) drying wings, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Tim Fitzharris / Butterflyfish (Chaetodon sp) and Sergeant Major Damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) school, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

Alex Mustard / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) pair. South Ari Atoll, Madlives. Indian Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Roland Seitre / Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) calf Oriental Great Erg sand dunes, Jbil National Park, Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Sand viper (Cerastes vipera) sidewinding on sand dunes. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) adult at night digging for prey among the roots of Retam broom shrub. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. Taken with remote camera trap.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) foraging at night, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia. Taken with remote camera trap.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) adult at night in sand dunes with starry sky, Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. Camera trap image

Bruno D'Amicis / Tenebrionid beetle (Tenebrionidae) crossing Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) tracks on sand. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.