Mark Brownlow / Sperm whale {Physeter macrocephalus} diving, tail fluke, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in mist. Vosges, France, August.

Mark Carwardine / Tail flippers of Dwarf minke whale, thought to form a yet-to-be named sub-species of the Common minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Claudio Contreras / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) splashing water with tail, Los Fresnos Ranch, Sonora, northwestern Mexico, February.

Jan Hamrsky / Clubtail dragonfly nymph (Gomphidae) crawling on sunken wood, Europe, May, controlled conditions

Paul D Stewart / Male peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying his ocellated tail feathers.

Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker protecting the nest by jetting formic acid from its tail. Endemic to Europe and Asia. Surrey, UK.

Tui De Roy / Violet tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) Guango private reserve, Papallacta Valley, Andean Cloud Forest, East slope, Ecuador

Michael D. Kern / Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, (Uroplatus sikorae) captive from Madgascar

Michael D. Kern / Leaf tailed gekco (Uroplatus fimbriatus) captive from Madagascar

Michael D. Kern / Leaf tailed gekco (Uroplatus fimbriatus) captive from Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis) male tail feathers hanging out of the nest, Costa Rica

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) in snow, Wales, UK, March. Crop of 01392268. Did you know? The tweeting noise made by a male snipe during its display flight is caused by the wind whistling through...

Roland Seitre / Greater Egyptian Jerboa (Jerboa orientalis) balancing using its tail. Captive. Endemic Algeria to Saudi Arabia.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing with tail cocked from new pine growth. Wales, May.

Dale Sutton / 2020VISION / Adult Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentoni) flying over a weir, England, UK, September. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? This species is know as the 'water bat', and catches insects from the water s...

Daniel Heuclin / Western Diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) coiled and with tail raised and rattling, found in South Western USA, captive

Marie Read / Two Black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) in mid-air fight by a sunflower, New York, USA, February

Edwin Giesbers / Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) close up of skin and tail, captive

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) comes in to land, backlit by evening sunlight, Derbyshire, England, UK, March. Did you know? In addition to the colour differences between male and female du...

Brent Stephenson / Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) with wings outstretched and tail cocked in threat display. Off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

Todd Mintz / Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) diving sequence 1/4, Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic, June

Pete Oxford / Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) close up of rattle, The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia USA, captive

Mary McDonald / Indian Peafowl / Blue Peafowl / Peacock (Pavo cristatus) male with large display fan tail. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Bert Willaert / Pair of mating Mouse Opossums (Marmosops cf. noctivagus) hanging from prehensile tail. Ecuador,

Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Loic Poidevin / Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) among nettles. Farne Isles, UK, June.

Kristel Richard / A purebred Lusitano colt (with his mane and tail cut to mark his first year) trotting in the arena at the Companhia das Lezírias Stud Farm, Samora Correia, Santarém, Portugal, July 2011

Sven Zacek / Tail of a Pine Marten (Martes martes) sticking out from a black woodpecker hole as it forages for eggs and chicks. Estonia, Europe, May.

Andy Rouse / Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga) foal hiding under its mother's tail. Masai Mara, Kenya.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag in pine woodland in winter, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? British red deer are different to European red deer, having a shorter tail an...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke above water surface. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunting, head in hole, Vosges, France, June

Andrew Parkinson / Rear view of Red squirrel tail (Sciurus vulgaris) foraging in deep snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Ernie Janes / Close up of tail sting of Hornet (Vespa crabro) UK

Bence Mate / Confrontation between a great egret (Ardea alba) and grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) rear view perching on fence post with tail feathers spread. Vosges, France, January.

John MacPherson / 2020VISION / Visitors on Chanonry Point watching Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) playing and breaching, Moray Firth, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, May. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? Dolphins are o...

John MacPherson / 2020VISION / Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) adult and juvenile surfacing, tail slapping, Moray Firth, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, August

Diane McAllister / Golden manteled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) holding its tail. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, May

Hermann Brehm / Young Tigress (Panthera tigris), 22 month, being frightened by a dead leaf. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Eric Baccega / Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) flipping its tail. Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June.

Juergen Freund / Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus), detail of the tail. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / A male Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) carries a new batch of eggs on his tail. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, November.

Alex Mustard / A male Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming over seaweeds, carrying eggs under his tail. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November.

Alex Mustard / A batch of Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) eggs on the tail of a male. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia, November.

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck jumping and flashing tail, North America

Jane Burton / Silver tabby Chinchilla male cat.

Jane Burton / Portrait of a silver tabby-and-white cat walking.

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) group leaving a waterhole - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of European Otter (Lutra lutra) tail in water. Captive. The Netherlands.

Sergey Gorshkov / Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, July

Inaki Relanzon / Leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) leaping from branch, Ranomafana National Park, East of Madagascar.

Marie Read / Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) calling and displaying with wings and tail outspread, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife refuge, Oklahoma, USA, May

Juan Carlos Munoz / Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis / Balaena glacialis australis) flipping its tail out of the water. Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina, Oct 2008

Markus Varesvuo / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) on seed head Finland, October

Markus Varesvuo / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) feeding on seed head, Finland, October

Barrie Britton / Male Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) displaying at lek - side view. Wyoming, USA. Picture taken during filming for BBC "Life" TV Series, April 2007

Barrie Britton / Male Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) displaying at lek. Wyoming, USA. Picture taken during filming for BBC "Life" TV Series, April 2007

Markus Varesvuo / Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) perched on snow covered pine tree, Kuusamo, Finland, February

Edwin Giesbers / Jaguar (Panthera onca) close-up of coat and tail, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Asian giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) with tail raised, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Roger Powell / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) preening tail feathers, Varanger Fjord, Arctic Norway. June

Andrew Parkinson / Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) territorial adult displaying to other Skuas passing overhead by stretching out its wings and calling. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. (non-ex)

Bence Mate / Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with a Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Alex Mustard / Close up of tail of Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) in shallow water. Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Kim Taylor / Three-eyed Iguanid Lizard (Chalarodon madargascariensis) portrait standing.

Alex Mustard / Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) over a shallow sand bank. On the left is a juvenile which does not have the characteristic spots of the adults. The adult is carrying a piece of weed...

Alex Mustard / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) portrait in blue water above a coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. March

Christophe Courteau / Tail of a Leopard (Panthera pardus) beside its kill, the legs of an Impala, dragged up into a tree, South Africa, July

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius / Mascarene / Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) flying, threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Alex Hyde / Lined Leaf-tailed Gecko {Uroplatus lineatus} showing darker nocturnal colouration, camouflaged amongst dead palm fronds. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Close-up of the underside of foot of Leaf-tailed gecko {Uroplatus sikorae} as it walks on vertical glass. The finely divided setae on the toe pads stick the gecko to the smooth surface through van der...

Alex Hyde / Leaf-tailed gecko {Uroplatus sikorae} licking its eye to clean it. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Close up of coiled tail of Parson's chameleon {Calumma parsonii} showing scales and strong green colouration. Tropical rainforest, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Andy Sands / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) climbing on stem of grass, with tail emitting bioluminescence, England, UK, July

David Kjaer / Red Kite (Milvus milvus) diving towards prey whilst in flight, Wales, UK, March.

Gerrit Vyn / Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) male in breeding plumage performing a "bubbling display"which is used in both courtship and aggressive territorial encounters. The male holds its head and tail and 2 ro...

Gerrit Vyn / Adult Dunlin (Calidris alpina) moulting into breeding plumage, foraging during spring migration. Gray's Harbor County, Washington, USA, April.

Edwin Giesbers / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, vocalising, aggresive behaviour, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, June

Mary McDonald / Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) male hovering at feeder, Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica, Central America.

Nick Garbutt / Mossy Leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) cleaning eye with tongue. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Three Mossy Leaf-tailed Geckos (Uroplatus sikorae) in differing colour morphs. From forest understorey at night. Masoala National Park, Madagascar. Photographed on white background

Paul Hobson / Gannet, (Morus bassanus) rear view, flying into head wind, tail used as break, Yorkshire coastline, England. UK. May.

Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) rear view of bird hanging in air over steep cliffs, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. HIGHLY COMMENDED - Animals in their environment - Wildlife Photographer of the Year c...

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on Rowan berries (Sorbus hupehensis) in winter, Perthshire, Scotland. WINNER: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Ann & Steve Toon / Two Cape Ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) greeting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa Non-ex.

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluking - lifting the tail in the air before a dive, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Aflo / ic-07002 Horse galloping {Equus caballus}

Aflo / ic-07203 Japanese red fox cub biting mother's tail (Kitsune) {Vulpes vulpes japonica} Japan

Aflo / ic-07106 Arab Horses galloping {Equus caballus}

Jasper Doest / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) mother with young, Netherlands

Kristel Richard / A Shagya Arab stallion (Equus caballlus) is shown in hand in the courtyard of the Babolna Arabian Stud, Babolna, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary.