Ashley Cooper / Needle ice on Holly leaves (Ilex europaeus) in a woodland in Ambleside Cumbria UK. December 2008

Todd Mintz / Great horned owlet (Bubo virginianus) talons Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. June 2013.

Pascal Tordeux / Aerial view of large rock formations, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey, March.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii exisa) displaying, Galapagos Islands.

Stephen Dalton / Close-up of holly leaf (Ilex aquifolium).

Markus Varesvuo / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight over water, Hanko, Finland, September

Chris & Monique Fallows / Indo Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) feeding on sardines, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile standing up with feet pointed inward, Jigokudani, Japan, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Detail of Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flower, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) and Indian Paintbrushes (Castilleja miniata) in bloom, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Gaillardia, coreopsis and pointed phlox, blowing in the wind, Texas

Ann & Steve Toon / Blue flax (Heliophila coronopifolia), Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) group feeding. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) hunting Sardine (Sardinops sagax), free divers taking photographs in background. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.

Pal Hermansen / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) at rehabilitation centre. Ski, Akershus, Norway. July.

Ashley Cooper / Mountains above Fortuna bay, South Georgia, southern Ocean. February 2014

Ashley Cooper / Rugged mountainous scenery in Drygalski fjord on the South East tip of South Georgia, Southern Ocean. February 2014

Ashley Cooper / Herdwick sheep feeding on hay during a cold snap near Tarn Hows in the Lake district UK. January 2009

Ashley Cooper / Hoar frost on vegetation near Tarn Hows in the Lake District Cumbria UK. January 2009

Ashley Cooper / Needle ice on Holly leaves (Ilex europaeus) in a woodland in Ambleside Cumbria UK. December 2008

Ashley Cooper / Needle ice on Holly leaves (Ilex europaeus) in a woodland in Ambleside Cumbria UK. December 2008

Ashley Cooper / Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) on the beach on Prion Island, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Joao Burini / Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae sp) on leaf tip, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Tony Heald / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with chicks in background. St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. October 2017.

Angelo Gandolfi / Pointed-snout wrasse (Symphodus rostratus) in Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) prairie, Western Mediterranean Sea, Ibiza UNESCO World Heritage Site, Spain.

Nick Upton / Footprints of Water voles (Arvicola amphibius), or possibly Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) pointed out on a muddy river bank, found during a survey for signs of Water voles, near Bude, Cornwall, UK, A...

Nick Upton / Waterbush / Pointed Boobialla (Myoporum tenuifolium) a species from Australia and New Caledonia invasive in Tenerife, with flowers and developing fruits in montane laurel forest, near Chamorga, Anaga...

Nick Upton / Waterbush / Pointed Boobialla (Myoporum tenuifolium) a species from Australia and New Caledonia invasive in Tenerife, with flowers and developing fruits in montane laurel forest, near Chamorga, Anaga...

Nick Upton / Waterbush / Pointed Boobialla (Myoporum tenuifolium) a species from Australia and New Caledonia invasive in Tenerife, with flowers and developing fruits in montane laurel forest, near Chamorga, Anaga...

Nick Upton / Waterbush / Pointed Boobialla (Myoporum tenuifolium) a species from Australia and New Caledonia invasive in Tenerife, flowering in montane laurel forest, near Chamorga, Anaga Mountains,Tenerife, May.

Edwin Giesbers / Green puddle frog (Occidozyga lima) captive, occurs in Asia.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Pointed iceberg seen through a hole in an iceberg near Pleneau Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Chris Mattison / Spotted Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima) captive from South East Asia

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pointed-nose grasshopper (Acrida ungarica) on flower, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Indo Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) feeding on sardines, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

Theo Bosboom / Flowering Bristly hair cap (Polytrichum poliferum), taken in Deeler Woud Nature Reserve, Veluwe, the Netherlands, January

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Pointed-nose grasshopper (Acrida ungarica) climbing over leaf, Orvieto, Italy. October. Winner of portfolio Wildlife in the Garden-International Garden Photographer of the Year . Meetyourneighbours.n...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pointed-nose grasshopper (Acrida ungarica) in a garden of Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, September

Charlie Summers / Large Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck in rutting condition - heavy neck and many-pointed antlers. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, December.

Charlie Summers / Large Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck in rutting condition - heavy neck and many-pointed antlers. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, December.

Tony Phelps / Mustard family, Sunflax (Heliophilla coronopifolia) DeHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting on an ice floe by a tall pointed iceberg. Antarctica.

Kristel Richard / Traditionally dressed Berber warriors, mounted on Barb and Arab Barb horses, galloping into battle with guns pointed down during the Fantasia in Dar Es Salam, Morocco, June 2010

Rolf Nussbaumer / Close up of Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Chadden Hunter / Cameraman, Mark Smith, waiting patiently for a sight of the elusive Snow leopard, with a range of binoculars, telescopes and cameras all pointed towards a cave the snow leopard is thought to use, for...

Fred Bavendam / Spotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus picus), Gili Islands, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Spotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) juvenile, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Spotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) juvenile, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Piotr Naskrecki / Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus marmoratus) has narrow pointed head that helps them bury themsleves with a great speed, they feed mostly on termites and other small insects, Mamang River Forest Res...

Rolf Nussbaumer / Live Oak (Quercus virginiana), Squaw Weed (Senecio ampullaceus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, USA, March 2007

PREMAPHOTOS / Red veined dropwing / Darter dragonfly {Trithemis arteriosa} in the obelisk position with his tail end pointed towards the sun to reduce heat absorption, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata)

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora), and Squaw-weed (Senecio aureus) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) blooming in grassy field, North America

Jose B. Ruiz / Sharp pointed rush (Juncus acutus), Alicante, Spain

Philippe Clement / Close up of head of Shrew (Sorex sp), showing nose, whiskers and teeth, Belgium

Tim Fitzharris / Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) and Indian Paintbrushes (Castilleja miniata) in bloom, Hill Country, Texas

Fred Bavendam / Spotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus picus), Loloata Resort, Papua New Guinea

PREMAPHOTOS / Pointed snails (Cochlicella acuta) roosting inside empty shell of Common snail (Helix aspersa) UK

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Plox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Plox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Texas

Chien Lee / Forsten's Pointed Snake (Calamaria sp), Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tim Fitzharris / Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flowering, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), White Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora), and Squaw-weed (Senecio aureus) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Laelaps (Dryptosaurus) confronting Elasmosaurus with Hadrosaurus foraging in the background. From Edwin Drinker Cope 'The fossil reptiles of New Jersey' in 'American Naturalist' vol 3...

Tim Fitzharris / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Texas

Angelo Giampiccolo / Interior of Monreale Cathedral (officially Santa Maria la Nuova), Sicily, formed from a fusion of artistic styles. ^^^The Normans conquered Sicily from about 1061 to 1091. This cathedral was built at...

Roberto Rinaldi / A popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. A long pointed paddle is held overboard in the wake of the canoe to act as a rudder.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man on a popow, the traditional outrigger canoe used on Yap, Micronesia. A long pointed paddle is held overboard in the wake of the canoe to act as a rudder.

Nature Production / Spear-pointed Leaf-tailed Gecko {Uroplatus ebenaui} close-up, Japan

Chris Newbert / Beaked Leatherjacket (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) uses long pointed snout to extract Coral polyps, 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Bradley's Starfish (Mithrodia bradleyi) is flexible, rubbery Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Nick Upton / Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) climbing dead tree, New Forest, Hampshire, UK, January.

Tim Laman / Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) male perched in Strangler fig (Ficus dubia) tree amongst figs, Halabala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat, Thailand.

Tim Laman / Casques of Helmeted hornbills (Rhinoplax vigil) confiscated by Natural Resources Conservation Agency, Samarinda, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Confiscated from an attempted air cargo shipment in 2014...

Doug Perrine / Mauna Kea silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) in flower on slope of Mauna Kea volcano, with Pu'u Kole cinder cone and Mauna Loa volcano behind, Big Island, Hawaii, USA.

Oriol Alamany / Hals farm, -xnadalur valley, Drangafjall mountains, Iceland, March, 2022.

Tui De Roy / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) newly emerged hatchling with sharply pointed 'egg tooth' and serrated jaw visible, head portrait, Grande Riviere, Trinidad Island, Trinidad & Tobago...

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female surfacing with its fin pointed towards the surface, Tubuai, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) breathing close up, Zoologico Nacional de Chile. Endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) breathing and opening mouth, Zoologico Nacional de Chile. Endangered. Captive.

Will Watson / Hair-pointed Feather-moss (Cirriphyllum piliferum), woodland, Herefordshire, England, UK. February.

Nigel Cattlin / Maturing summer pointed cabbage crop, leaf vegetable greens in a market garden farm, Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Flowering musk thistle (Carduus nutans) flower bud with pointed bracts radiating out on plant on downland pasture, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars damaging a pointed cabbage plant leaves, Devon, September

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars and damage to pointed cabbage plant leaves , Devon, September

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) and Small white butterfly (P. rapae) caterpillar damage to pointed cabbage plant leaves Devon, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / A germinating cabbage (Brassica oleracea) seed on soil with main root and root hairs developing from split seed coat

Nigel Cattlin / A germinating cabbage (Brassica oleracea) seed on soil with main root and root hairs developing from split seed coat

Jean E. Roche / Spiny rush (Juncus acutus) in flooded marsh after heavy rains, Marais du Verdier, Sambuc, Camargue, France. November 2018.

Nigel Cattlin / Section through a male pollen cone on a Blue spruce, Picea pungens 'Glauca', an ornamental garden tree with rigid sharply pointed needles, Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Section through a male pollen cone on a Blue spruce, Picea pungens 'Glauca', an ornamental garden tree with rigid sharply pointed needles, Berkshire, England, UK. April.