Mark Carwardine / Java gliding / Malaysian flying frog (Rhacophorus reinwardti) captive, from South east Asia rainforests

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) baby in mother's arms. 3000 metres above sea level in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Short dry season, February

Christophe Courteau / Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in a fig tree, Kibale National Park, Uganda

Christophe Courteau / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) dominant male silver back sitting amongst vegetation. 2700 metres above sea level in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. short dry season, February

PREMAPHOTOS / Red-eyed tree frog (Litoria chloris) male with inflated throat sac, calling at night. Queensland, Australia

PREMAPHOTOS / Red-eyed tree frog (Litoria chloris) male with inflated throat sac, calling at night. Queensland, Australia

Jack Dykinga / Red-barked Gumbo Limbo (Bursura simaruba) amid Oil Nut Plants (Orbygnia guaycoyule) in the jungle of the Sierra Madre Foothills, Jalisco, Mexico, Central America

Dave Watts / Superb lyrebird displaying {Menura novaehollandiae} SE Australia

Elio Della Ferrera / Toadstools growing on fallen leaves Uduwattakele FR, Sri Lanka

John Waters / African elephants at Dzanga bai (forest clearing) mineral lick Central African Republic

Jabruson / Bambuti pygmies cutting forest tree Epulu rainforest, Democratic Republic of Congo.

John Waters / African elephants dig for minerals at Dzanga bai forest clearing Central African Republic {Loxidonta africana}