Mark Taylor / Cheeky ginger kitten, Ollie, 10 weeks, reaching up and batting the ear of Boxer puppy

Mark Taylor / Two playful Bulldog puppies, 11 weeks. Not available for 2014 calendars in France, French Territories or Monaco.

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Mantidae), Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp) instar, Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Brotheas sp) in defensive posture seen under ultraviolet light, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) under ultraviolet light, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Three-striped Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega trivittata) male carrying tadpoles, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Three-striped Poison Dart Frog (Ameerega trivittata) male carrying tadpoles, Suriname

David Tipling / Tourist photographing King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, November 2006. No release available.

Jeff Vanuga / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mating. Cuverville Island, Antarctica.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) in flower, controlled conditions, Cornwall, England, UK, May.

Niall Benvie / Beech (Fagus) leaves against white background. Scotland.

Niall Benvie / Twin Birch (Betula) trees highlighted snow. Senja, Norway, February.

Alex Hyde / Giant Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus laoticus / longimanus). Captive, endemic to Vietnam / Thailand.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara). Detail of leaves and fruit. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of human evolution from left to right Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Mark Taylor / Tabby male kitten, Fosset, 3 months old, rolling playfully on his back.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 3 months old, sitting and snuggling together.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks old, walking together.

Mark Taylor / German Shepherd Dog bitch pup, Coco, 14 weeks old, with raised paw.

Mark Taylor / Fluffy black kitten, 12 weeks old, stretching.

Mark Taylor / Beagle dog, Bruce, with ginger kitten, Tom.

Mark Taylor / Russian Blue female cat with green eyes.

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July

Kim Taylor / Assassin Bug (Rhinocoris sp.) Endemic to Costa Rica.

Kim Taylor / Rainbow Shield Bug (Calidea dregii) Endemic to Southern Africa.

Aflo / Composite image of tick showing how its body expands after feeding

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

Chris Mattison / Pink stink bug (Tessaratomidae). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Cicada against white background. Endemic to Montagne D'Ambre, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Green Flower Beetle (Thaumastopeus sp.). Endemic to Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Endemic to Andasibe, Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Aposematism describes the use of bright colouration and bold patterns to advertise that an organism is unpalatable or dangerous. All three insects are foul-tasting or toxic if eaten: Wood Tiger moth...

Alex Hyde / Small Gold Grasshopper (Euthystira brachyptera) photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wolf Spider (Xerolycosa nemoralis) female carrying egg sac, photographd on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Burnet Moth (Zygaena carniolica), photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wood Tiger moth (Parasemia plantaginis) photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Northern Spinach moth (Eulithis populata), photographed on a white background, Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Cynthia's Fritillary (Euphydryas cynthia) male photographed on a white background. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Magpie Moth caterpillar (Abraxas grossulariata) showing warning colouration, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) juvenile (left) and adult fighting in flight. Simien National Park, Ethiopia, Africa.

Floris van Breugel / A White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovers in the open space over Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA. December.

Bert Willaert / Composite image of American fish species introduced to Europe: Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus, left), Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus, right) and Eastern mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea, under), ph...

Steven Kazlowski / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribils) walking on snow, 1002 coastal plain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of Brooks Range, Alaska, USA

Paul D Stewart / Chromolithograph illustration of Cromagnon 'Skull of an old man' Plate 1, Section C. Edouard Lartet and Henry Christy. 'Reliquiae Aquitanicae' 1865-1875, Williams and Norgate, London 1875..

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks, walking together in unison.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks, lounging together.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Fosset, 10 weeks, with Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Cute tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 9 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Two cute tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 7 weeks, sleeping in a hammock.

Mark Taylor / Black, and Black and white tuxedo male kittens, Tuxie and Buxie, 3 months lying together, wearing collars and bells.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks running.

Mark Taylor / Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy, 8 weeks, lying with head up.

Chris Mattison / Waxy leaf frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), captive, occurs South and Central America

Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Giant pill millipede (Arthrosphaera cf branti), captive, occurs Tanzania.

Chris Mattison / Amazon milk frog (Phrynohyas resinifictrix), captive, occurs South America

Chris Mattison / Argentine black and white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) captive, occurs South America

Alex Hyde / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Tractor millipede (Barydesmus sp.) male, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. meetyourneighbours.net project

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight. Shetland, Scotland, August.

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks NON DISPONIBLE POUR UNE UTILISATION DANS UN LIVRE JUSQU'EN 2025. MERCI DE NOUS CONTACTER POUR TOUT AUTRE UTILISATION A...

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks old.

Mark Taylor / Black-and-white Border Collie bitch, with black-and-white tuxedo kitten, 10 weeks

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) perched, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Forbes' silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas bow-legged bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus) nymph on Tamaulipan fiddlewood (Citharexylum berlandieri) berries, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.n...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Dung beetle (Dichotomius colonicus) in flight, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas toad (Bufo / Anaxyrus speciosus) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Death's Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) against white background. Captive, UK.

Alex Hyde / Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) female, against white background. Captive insect, a rare but fairly regular immigrant to the UK.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) against white background. Captive, endemic to Africa.

Alex Hyde / Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) against white background. From the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

Alex Hyde / Various rockpool animals and seaweeds, photographed on a white background. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March. Digital composite.

Alex Hyde / Sea Scorpion / Bullfish (Taurulus bubalis) against white background. From the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

Daniel Heuclin / Kramer's / Large Eyed Pit Viper (Cryptelytrops / Trimeresurus macrops). Captive. Endemic to South East Asia.

Daniel Heuclin / Dumeril's Ground Boa (Acrantophis dumerili) against white background. Endemic to Madagascar.

Daniel Heuclin / Deathstalker / Palestine Yellow Scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus) against white background. Tunisia, Africa.

Kim Taylor / Stinging caterpillar, Costa Rica

Kim Taylor / Dobsonfly (Chloronia mexicana) from Costa Rica

Nick Garbutt / Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) male from lowland dipterocarp rainforest, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. Photographed in situ in makeshift studio in the forest.

Shibai Xiao / Hainan leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus hainanensis) young photographed on white background, China.

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...

Erlend Haarberg / Two Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) fighting, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, April

Daniel Heuclin / Timor monitor (Varanus timorensis) captive, from Timor

Daniel Heuclin / Asp Viper (Vipera aspis) captive

Daniel Heuclin / Pope's pitviper (Trimeresurus / Popeia popeorum)captive, from SE Asia

Daniel Heuclin / Regal Horned lizard (Phrynosoma solare) male portrait, Arizona, captive

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

Andy Sands / Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) in snow. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.