Roger Powell / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) pair courting on rock, Great Saltee Island, Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June

Roland Seitre / Four Yellow-eared Parrots (Ognorhynchus icterotis) mutually grooming. Endangered. Tolima, Colombia, 2010.

Roland Seitre / Mother and baby Malayan / Javan / Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica). Mulhouse Zoo, France. Endemic to Thailand, Burma, Indonesia and other South-East Asian localities. Endangered due to hunting for the...

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) two nuzzling each other, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) mother and pup resting on pack ice. Antarctica, November.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) preening eachother. New Island, Falkland Islands.

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} playing, Rajasthan, India

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cattle (Bos taurus) French white-blue cow and calf in field, France

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cattle (Bos taurus) Parthenaise cow and calf, France

Yves Lanceau / Domestic cattle (Bos taurus) French white-blue cow with calf, France

Heather Angel / Blossom scarab beetle (Epicometis hirta) feeding on Ficaria flower (Ficaria fascicularis). In snow melt area, Turkey. May.