Ingo Arndt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery crowded with nesting birds incubating eggs or protecting their small chicks, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, February 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Small group of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) silhouetted at sunrise, Cabaeros National Park, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, September.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod hunting common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) False Bay, South Africa.

Roland Seitre / Kagus (Rhynochetos jubatus) standing on log, Parc Provincial de la Riviere Bleue / Blue River Provincial Park, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia. Endangered species

Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) females gather at one end of the hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan, February

Eric Dragesco / Small herd of Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus) running, Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) breeding herd led by matriarch. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) small pod in within Midway atoll, Midway, Pacific.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) Hirwa group led by the silverback dominant male Munyinya, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, elevation 2610 m

Roy Mangersnes / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight with others on water, Norway, July

Doug Perrine / Hawaiian / Gray's / Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris longirostris) with mother and young calf. Keauhou, Kona, Hawaii, Central Pacific Ocean.

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Mammals category in GDT competition 2013. 2nd Prize in the Mammals Category of M...

Sven Zacek / Small herd of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) looking back at the photographer against forested background. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.

Nuno Sa / Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) at the sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, August.

B&S Draker / Familiar Bluet Damselflies (Enallagma civile) males perched along a stem. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, April.

Anup Shah / Troop of Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) walking on their hindlegs through the mudflats revealed at low tide. Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, March 2010.

Jeff Vanuga / Wild Horses (Equus caballus) grazing in evening light. Pryor Mountain, border of Montana and Wyoming, USA, June.

Diane McAllister / Newly hatched Western scrub jay chicks (Aphelocoma californica) huddling together in their nest near one last egg. This nest is in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, June

Juergen Freund / A parade of giant manta rays (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Oceanic sunfish (Mola mola) with bannerfish and angelfish cleaning it. Taken at 42 meters. Nusa Penida, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia,

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) cubs aged 6-9 months approaching with curiosity watched by their mother, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and Black-back jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya...

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) close up view of under belly - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Chris Shields / Illustration of Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), four colour variants.

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) sow and piglets foraging in a city garden, Argentinischen Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Orsolya Haarberg / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) walking through snowstorm, Vadso, Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, February 2006

Ernie Janes / Three Domestic ducklings in green wooden shed

Ernie Janes / Four Domestic ducklings and one duck egg

Anup Shah / Warthog female (Phacochoerus africanus) feeding with piglets. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2009

Charlie Summers / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) raft in the face of a wave close to shore. Falkland Islands, December

Charlie Summers / Three Cape Ground Squirrels (Xerus inauris) standing together at sunset. Kgalagadi TB Park of South Africa

Ernie Janes / Boer domestic goat (Capra hircus) waiting to be fed, Norfolk, UK, September

Ernie Janes / Domestic sheep, lambs playing in a field, Norfolk, UK, March

Ernie Janes / Four Ducklings in shed, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Small flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on a house TV aerial. Nottinghamshire, UK, January. (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) small flock in winter plumage, backlit by evening sun, taking off from lake. Derbyshire, UK, March (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Greylag geese (Anser anser) and chicks spotlit by dawn sunlight near a small weir. Nottinghamshire, UK, May (non-ex)

Mary McDonald / Pumas (Felis concolor) feeding on kill, camouflaged in tall grassland,Torres del Paine, Chile, South America

Mary McDonald / White-headed Mousebirds (Colius leucocephalus) clustered together in tree to keep warm in the Upper Mara, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" on a stormy North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Staffan Widstrand / Plains / Common Zebra (Equus quagga / burchelli), galloping through trees, silhouetted at dusk, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa, January

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) female with cubs aged two years travelling along a barrier island during autumn freeze up, Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Claudio Contreras / Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) colony on beach, with juvenile / weaner in the surf, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) small flock of juveniles taking flight over the frozen, snow covered pastureland on a foggy winter morning. These Cranes were released by the Great Crane Project...

Petra Wegner / Group portrait of five dogs sitting, from left to rt: two mongrels, Rough Collie, Bobtail (Old English Sheepdog) and longhaired Chihuahua.

Onne van der Wal / Shoal of fish beneath nets and small fishing boats in the Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.

Jeff Rotman / Group of Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) surfing thorugh and leaping out of the waves, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Pete Cairns / Landscape with Bison {Bison bison} and steam from geysers, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA

David Kjaer / Bewick's swans (Cygnus columbianus) small flock in flight, Gloucestershire, UK February

Richard Du Toit / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick pecking ground near the legs of two adults walking, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, October.

Anup Shah / Topi (Damaliscus lunatus) small herd on plains, one looking into remote camera, wide angle perspective, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Suzi Eszterhas / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) juvenile amongst adults, Monterey Bay, California, USA, June.

Eric Baccega / Pet reindeer ""akva"" (Rangifer tarandus) with Nenet herders resting before spring migration. Yar-Sale district, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia. April 2016.

Eric Baccega / Nenet herder inside tent with daughter and sons, wearing coats made with reindeer skin and fur. Yar-Sale district. Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia. April 2016.

Pascal Kobeh / Small school of Shaded batfish (Platax pinnatus) resting under Table coral (Acropora) Manado, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Small school of Shaded batfish (Platax pinnatus) on a coral reef, Manado, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Divers swimming on top of a reef with Mushroom leather coral (Sarcophyton ) and hard corals tables (Acropora ), Daymaniyat islands, Oman. Gulf of Oman. October 2010.

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Three male African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) moving towards a dominant male at a mineral pool, befor...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Two male African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) chasing away a juvenile from a mineral dig, Dzanga Bai, D...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Female African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and calf walking across a forest clearing and feeding from a...

Angelo Gandolfi / Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) in flight, Pantanal, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Gray-headed Kites (Leptodon cayanensis) in wetland, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Red-and-green Macaws (Ara chloropterus) group of three in flight, Buraco das Araras doline, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata) group of three, Pantanal, Brazil

Peter Cairns / Procession of Bison (Bison bison) in front of geysers in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, February 2013.

Peter Cairns / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) in flight at sunset, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, December.

Peter Cairns / Trio of young Highland Cattle in field, Glenfeshie, Caringorms National Park, Scotland, February.

Ernie Janes / Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) fighting for territory, Norfolk, England, UK. June.

Anup Shah / Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) and Black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) approaching with curiosity. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Bruno D'Amicis / Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) yearlings in early morning light. Endemic to the Apennine mountains. Abruzzo, Italy, September.

Bruno D'Amicis / Alerted Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) adult female, kid and yearling (from left to right) looking from behind rock. Endemic to the Apennine mountains. Abruzzo, Italy, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / White pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) colony, in a small lake of the Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / White pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) colony, in a small lake of the Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Pool frogs (Pelophylax lessonae) near Crisan village, Danube Delta, Romania, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Greylag Geese (Anser anser) on foggy morning, northern Finland, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults lined up on concerete wall with one calling, Norway

Jussi Murtosaari / Goosander (Mergus merganser) two males (one eating a river lamprey) and two females, southern Finland, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) central Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Northern Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) on beach, central Finland, April.

Eric Medard / Bats (Microchiroptera) in flight, hunting insects under bridge, taken at night with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France, August.

Ernie Janes / Four Labrador Retrievers waiting at a pheasant shoot, Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Ernie Janes / Two male Mallards (Anus platyrhyncha) pursuing a female, Norfolk, England, UK, November.

Ernie Janes / Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) resting on a mudflat, Norfolk, England, UK, November.

Ernie Janes / Flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) in flight, Cley, Norfolk, England, UK, November.

Ernie Janes / Three Green bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) with insect prey, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Three Green bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) with insect prey, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Gary K. Smith / Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) squabbling at a birdfeeder, Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Eric Baccega / Three Reticulated giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / Three Reticulated giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) family group crossing river, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Eric Baccega / Savanna landscape wirh Grant's zebras (Equus quagga boehmi) and acacia trees, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

Shattil & Rozinski / Four Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs at the entrance to their den near a house, Denver, Colorado, USA, April.

Shattil & Rozinski / Three Moose (Alces alces) eating grass in front of a sign for Moosehaven, Wyoming, USA, January.

Shattil & Rozinski / Four Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs at the entrance to their den near a house, Denver, Colorado, USA, April.