David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adults courting and greeting each other to confirm their bond. Even with the young chicks already out they often show courtship behavior to each other, Valkenh...

Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis reflected in Polar Lake, conifers silhouetted at edge. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.

Espen Bergersen / Time lapse of people emptying plastic bags full of marine litter to show what has been collected during a beach clean, Tussoya, Troms, Norway, 2017.

Ben Hall / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock taken with slow shutter speed to show motion in the water, Galapagos islands, May.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Woman with stick at the Jumping of the bulls Hamer ceremony. This Hamer ceremony, is a right of passage into manhood for Hamer boys. During the ceremony young female relatives of the boys beg to be wh...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man feeding Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) at night in Harar City, this has been a tradition for several centuries, and has now become a show for tourists. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man feeding Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) at night in Harar City, this has been a tradition for several centuries, and has now become a show for tourists. Ethiopia, November 2014

David Tipling / Tribal performers from Hagen at Sing-sing, Mount Hagen Show in Western Highlands Papua New Guinea. Headress contains Papuan Lorikeet birds and King of Saxony plumes. August 2011

David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Tribal performer from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province Western Highlands Papua New Guinea performing at a Sing-sing, Hagen Show Western Highlands Papua New Guinea.With bird of paradise plumes in...

David Tipling / Member of Sing-sing group from Tambul, Western Highlands at Mount Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Roika Waria Sing-sing group from Hagen at the Hagen Show in Western Highlands Papua New Guinea. August 2011

David Tipling / Men of Mendi from the Southern Highlands at Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Head dress has King of Saxony plumes and breast shield of Superb Bird of Paradise plus plumes from Blue bir...

Andy Trowbridge / Great Tit (Parus major) perched on frost covered spruce branch with wings open in a show of aggression. Southern Norway, October.

Paul D Stewart / Restoration of the Iguanodon by Alice B. Woodward from Lydekker's The Royal Natural History' Frederick Warne and co, 1896. This is one of the first reconstructions to correctly show the Iguanodon's th...

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK. January. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Fossil records show Whooper swans w...

Mike Read / Cranes (Grus grus), imprinted from hatching to fly with a microlight. Hampshire County Show near Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England, July 2008.

Nick Turner / Gloucester old spot piglets (Sus scrofa domestica) suckling at the Cotswold Farm Show, Cirencester, UK, July 2008.

Nick Turner / Gloucester old spot piglets (Sus scrofa domestica) suckling at the Cotswold Farm Show, Cirencester, UK, July 2008.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), Herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) and Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding on landfill site, Pitsea, Essex, England, UK,...

Piotr Naskrecki / Fulgorid Planthopper (Fulgoridae) spreading wings to show aposematic coloration, Costa Rica

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Group of Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) photographed under blue light to show their fluorescence, Plymouth Sound, Devon, UK, July

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in mist on grazing marsh at dawn with cattle grazing in the background, Thames Estuary, Elmley Marshes RSPB reserve, North Kent, UK,, April 2011. Photographer quote: 'G...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) standing on ice feeding on fish bought by visitors from supermarket, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, UK. Photographer quote: "It's great to see herons in loca...

Juergen Freund / A sing-sing performance, known as laklakau in the Tigak language, by Enuk villagers. Villagers sing and dance to show off their traditional rituals and identity. The sing-sing is performed as a celebr...

Petra Wegner / Bearded Collie, with coat groomed for show, sitting on grass, and wind blowing coat.

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic dog, two Doberman Pinchers jumping over agility course hurdle, Rockford, Illinois, USA

Inaki Relanzon / Puppeteer, opperating traditional puppet show in Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional puppet show in Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional puppet show in Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional puppet show in Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Jack Dykinga / Heartleaf arnica {Arnica cordifolia} flowering in coniferous forest, tree trunks show charring from the great 1988 forest fire, Mount Washburn, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA

Kim Taylor / Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) male flying demonstrating how brilliant colours only show when the bird is viewed from the front, Digital composite, Trinidad.

ZSSD / African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) baby next to American dime to show scale, native to Africa

John B Free / Honey bee queen cells and pupae (Apis mellifera) - cells opened to show pupae

Kim Taylor / Honey bee {Apis mellifera} worker with full pollen sacs executing 'waggle dance' to indicate food source, UK

Kim Taylor / Honey Bee worker with full pollen sacs executing waggle dance, UK. {Apis mellifera}

Patricio Robles Gil / Aboriginal man with his face painted for the Mt Hagen cultural show, Papua New Guinea

Patricio Robles Gil / Aboriginal man wearing tribal headdress costume for the Mt Hagen cultural show, Papua New Guinea

Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species cleared and stained for show, bone (Red) and cartilage (Blue)

Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species cleared and stained for show, bone (Red) and cartilage (Blue)

Anup Shah / Cheetah female hunting Masai Mara Kenya. Sequence to show manoeuvring 2/3. Prey is Thomson's gazelle.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) young plant with early leaves and roots, uprooted and germinated seed split to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), close up of roots and cross section of germinated seed to show food reserve.

Ann & Steve Toon / Guide lifting trap door of spider burrow to show baby spiderlings inside, iMfolozi game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Tony Heald / Man of the Toda tribe lifting a heavy stone to show he is ready for marriage. Nilgiri Mountains, Tamil Nadu, India. 2014.

JIM CLARE / Fossilized whale, next to vehicle to show scale, in desert near Ica, Peru.

Heather Angel / Peach leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia) dissection, petals removed to show how stamens transfer pollen to style via secondary pollen presentation in bud stage. Focus stacked.

John Shaw / Dead lodgepole pines show their white 'bobby socks' from the mineral laden thermal water near Tangle Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

Marie Read / Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), female alighting at nest cavity entrance carrying pine needles as nest material, wide angle captured with remote camera to show habitat, New York, USA. M...

Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis above taiga and Polar Lake. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.

Shane P. White / Lyain tribe men performing, Enga Show, Wabag, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Andy Rouse / White-necked Jacobin hummingbird (Florisuga mellivora) hovering with tail erect to show aggression , Tobago

Andy Sands / Scarlet caterpillar club fungi (Cordyceps militaris) Excavated to show caterpillar with fungi fruiting from it, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Scarlet caterpillar club fungi (Cordyceps militaris) Excavated to show caterpillar with fungi fruiting from it, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Beech Tree (Fagus sylvatica) ancient coppice stool uncut for several generations self portrait to show scale, Essex, England, UK, November

Andy Sands / Photographer Andy Sands with Beech Tree (Fagus sylvatica) ancient coppard - old coppice stool that was then pollarded and has since not been cut for several generations self portrait to show scale, Es...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) screaming to show authority, climbing on trees in Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. September.

Ashley Cooper / The RAF Red Arrows flying over the Lake District during the Windermere Air Show, England, UK. July.

Ashley Cooper / The RAF Red Arrows flying over the Lake District during the Windermere Air Show, England, UK. July.

Ashley Cooper / Men with umbrellas in the rain at The Vale of Rydal Sheepdog Trials, in Ambleside, Lake District, UK. August 2010

Ashley Cooper / Men with umbrella in the rain at The Vale of Rydal Sheepdog Trials, in Ambleside, Lake District, UK. August 2010

Ashley Cooper / Office blocks lit up at night with Hong Kong, China. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Office blocks lit up at night and cars in Hong Kong, China. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Office blocks lit up at night in Hong Kong, China. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Office blocks lit up at night with Hong Kong, China. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Office blocks lit up at night with Hong Kong, China. February 2010.

Sue Flood / Marker to show geographical South Pole 90 degrees South with USA flag, near Scott-Amundsen base, Antarctica.December 2016

Oliver Hellowell / Photographers Oliver Hellowell and Ken Jenkins (Tennessee based photographer) being interviewed on film for the BBC programme The One Show. Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK. July 2018

Graham Eaton / Ripple marks in a bedding plane of Carboniferous age Sandstone, near Bude, Cornwall, UK, March. The ripple marks show that the sandstones were deposited in water.

David Fleetham / Two images of the same Alison's Cowrie (Cypraea alisonae) were digitally combined to show the animal in and out of its shell. This species reaches around an inch and a half in length. Hawaii.

TJ Rich / Elderly show cocker spaniel walking along wall, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

TJ Rich / Elderly show cocker spaniel portrait, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Ann & Steve Toon / Jacob sheep in pen, Appleby show, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Rook (Corvus frugilegus) calling while perched in a Willow tree and blinking to show its blue nictitating membrane, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) with light at angle where iridescence does not show. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tuscon, Arizona, USA, February.

Lynn M. Stone / Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola), beginning to show breeding plumage, foraging along beach, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. April.

Frederique Olivier / Zoom out shot of Black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) to show habitat, with others running around it. Pilgonaman Gorge, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia.

Frederique Olivier / Black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) habitat, zooming in to show Wallabies resting on rocks, Pilgonaman Gorge, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia.

Frederique Olivier / Black-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) group resting, zooming out to show habitat, Pilgonaman Gorge, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia.

Nick Upton / Tilt shot up from flooded pasture to show large flocks of Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) and Wigeon (Anas penelope) in flight due to the presence of a hunting Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Glouces...

Nick Garbutt / Male Indri (Indri indri) leaping through the rain forest canopy. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, eastern Madagascar. Endangered. (digital composite - 7 frames stitched together to show leaping sequen...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male, on back to show underside for pelage scoring. Inside The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms National Pa...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male, on back to show underside of chin for pelage scoring. Inside The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms Na...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male, on back to show underside for pelage scoring. Inside The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms National P...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male, on side to show flank for pelage scoring. Inside The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms National Park,...

Lynn M. Stone / Yorkshire terrier dog with long hair in show condition, standing in garden, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Yorkshire terrier dog with long hair in show condition, standing in garden, USA.

Andy Sands / Adder (Vipera berus) young Adder basking on log with Birch leaves to show scale, West Sussex, England, UK, April

Andy Sands / Adder (Vipera berus) young Adder basking on log with Birch leaves to show scale, West Sussex, England, UK, April

Andy Sands / Adder (Vipera berus) young Adder basking on log with Birch leaves to show scale, West Sussex, England, UK, April

Andy Sands / Heath assassin bug (Coranus subapterus) viewed from above to show camouflage against bare sandy ground, Surrey, England, UK, July

Charlie Summers / Elk (Cervus canadensis) bull fighting a bush in a show of dominance during the rutting season. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. September.