Edwin Giesbers / Crown daisy (Glebionis coronarium) flowers against sky, low angle view. Cyprus. April.

Stefan Christmann / Orca (Orcinus orca), two spyhopping in gap in sea ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.

Pal Hermansen / Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying in summer meadow amongst Knapweed (Centaurea sp). Hvaler, Ostfold, Norway. July.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) landing. Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

David Fleetham / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother and calf swimming just below surface in front of the West Maui Mountains. South of Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii.

Steve Downer / Black arion slug (Arion ater) moving, viewed from beneath showing ripples or pedal waves used for locomotion.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight, Galapagos, Ecuador. Vulnerable species.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

David Pattyn / Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) jumping amongst branches, Anjajavy Private Reserve, north west Madagascar.

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) young seal silhouetted against the sun as it dives after breathing, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, August

Jordi Chias / Giant Manta (Manta birostris) going overhead, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Claudio Contreras / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming, viewed from below, Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) backlit, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, August. Vulnerable species.

Franco Banfi / Devilrays (Mobula tarapacana) two viewed from below, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Devilray (Mobula tarapacana) swimming near the surface with remoras, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Franco Banfi / Devilrays (Mobula tarapacana) large group at the surface, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.

Rob Cousins / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) perched on bird feeder, Devon, UK, September.

Joris van Alphen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) preparing to land at her nest, clasping a songbird. Viewed from below. Groningen, the Netherlands. July.

Mark Bowler / Black capuchin, (Sapajus nigritus) female standing on hind legs, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Edwin Giesbers / Crested newt (Triturus carnifex) Gelderland, The Netherlands, April. Winner of the Amphibians category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015. Winner of the Underwater...

Franco Banfi / Freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbii) Lake Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. August. Invasive species.

Jiri Lochman / Bolas spider (Dicrostichus furcatus / Ordgarius furcatus) female with bolas, a blob of silk at end of line used to swing at prey, only used by females. Bolas spiders also produce pheromones of specifi...

Richard Robinson / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from below, off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, February.

Richard Robinson / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) worked from below with rays of sun, off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, February.

Sven Zacek / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, against a clear blue sky, Norway, July.

Sven Zacek / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, against a clear blue sky, Norway, July.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) waving standing on hind legs with paws raised, Svalbard, Norway, September.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Israeli sand cockroach (Heterogamodes hebraica) composite showing ventral and dorsal view of female, Central Coastal Plain, Israel, April. Focus-stacked. meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Rouse / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) reaching upwards, UK. Captive.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos hawks (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight, Galapagos, Ecuador. Vulnerable species.

Jordi Chias / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) from underneath swimming through the surface, Mayotte Island, Comores, Indian Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swimming back to the surface, Galapagos. Pacific ocean.

Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Sam Hobson / Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), juvenile female and male in flight, fighting over prey. Bristol, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving for fish with the Athala II boat in the background, Espumilla beach, Galapagos, Ecuador. April.

Olga Kamenskaya / Young Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) at breathing hole. Lake Baikal, Russia, April.

Olga Kamenskaya / Young Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) at breathing hole. Lake Baikal, Russia, April.

Claudio Contreras / Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at cleaning station with Clarion Angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis) San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (The Socorro Islands), Pacific...

Claudio Contreras / Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris), San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocean, Western Mexico. Vulnerable species.

Radomir Jakubowski / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) jumping, Vosges Mountains, France. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Robin Chittenden / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying past spire, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK, June.

Franco Banfi / Nudibranch (Janolus cristatus) Vela Luka, Korcula Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Inaki Relanzon / Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) Anja Private Reserve, near Ambalavao, Central Madagascar.

Juergen Freund / Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia

Gary K. Smith / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) adult female circling over Oilseed rape crop, Norfolk, England, May. Digital composite.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Graham Eaton / Salmon / Trout fish (Salmo sp) jumping a waterfall on the Afon Lledr, Betws Y Coed, Wales, October

Michele Westmorland / Large school of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini). Galapagos Islands.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Indo Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) feeding on sardines, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) feeding on Brydes whale carcass (Balaenoptera brydei), Seal Island, False Bay South Africa.

Andy Rouse / Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) jumping, Palmarium Reserve, Madagascar

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A nudibranch (Dendronotus frondosus) photographed in the field aquarium, Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic.

Michael Pitts / Devil rays (Mobula japonica) viewed from below, South Ari atoll, Maldives.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / Pair of divers floating in Silfra Canyon, a deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates) at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. May 2011. I...

Claudio Contreras / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) in courtship display, San Quintin, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico,

Markus Varesvuo / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) flying in woodland, Vaala, Finland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) flying in woodland, Vaala, Finland, April.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Recreational fishing in a sea kayak for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). Hoop net or trap is lowered onto the sea floor or kelp bed with a pouch of bait (sardines or pilchards) attached. Kom...

Franco Banfi / Couple of Pink River dolphin / Boto (Inia geoffrensis) Acajatuba Lake, Negro River, Amazonas, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Manta ray (Manta birostris), San Benedicto, Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver and Manta ray (Manta birostris), San Benedicto, Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan

Bert Willaert,Bert Willaert / Portrait of a Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) Chile, Vulnerable species

Juergen Freund / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) near a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. The whale sharks...

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus), flying, India

Franco Banfi / Marbled stingray (Taeniura meyeni) ventral view, Mulaku Kandu, Maldives, Indian Ocean

David Tipling / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) climbing on fence, St James Park, London, UK, October

Doc White / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female. Tonga, South Pacific, September.

Michael D. Kern / Columbian Giant Redleg Tarantula, (Megaphobema robustum) ventral view, captive from South America

Daniel Heuclin / Ventral view of Wagler's / Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri). Controlled conditions. Mindanao, Philippines, February.

David Shale / Lanternfish {Notoscopelis sp} ventral view, from the mid-Atlantic ridge from 100-150m at night

David Shale / Close-up of ventral photophores on body of Viperfish {Chauliodus sloani} Atlantic

TOM WALMSLEY / Hectors dolphin ventral tail slap {Cephalorhynchus hectori} Akaroa, New Zealand

Dave Watts / Platypus swimming underwater {Ornithorhynchus anatinus} Australia. Digital composite.

Sergio Hanquet / Smalltooth sand tiger shark (Odontaspis ferox), view from below. El Hierro. Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Smalltooth sand tiger shark (Odontaspis ferox), view from below. El Hierro. Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Arrow crab (Sternorhynchus lanceolatus) portrait. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) heading towards surface to breathe beside boat. Collision with boats and propellers poses a danger to turtles. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) in flight. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) in flight. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), two swimming amongst fish. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Smalltooth sand tiger shark (Odontaspis ferox) with open mouth, view from below. El Hierro. Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Smalltooth sand tiger shark (Odontaspis ferox) swimming over sea floor. El Hierro. Canary Islands.

Shane Gross / Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) with two Remora fish (Echeneididae) above sea floor. Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) and Horse eye jack (Caranx latus) shoal silhouetted underneath catamaran boat, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), ventral view. Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swimming over coral reef, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) shoal over coral reef. Bahamas.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) diving. Gardner Islet, Espanola Island, Galapagos.

Dong Lei / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight. Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, Qinghai Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. August.