Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait in sea-ice landscape. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Doyok' sitting on bench made for tourists - wide angle perspective. Pondok Tanggui, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, In...

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) juvenile sitting on a tree, wet from playing in the river, wide angle perspective, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) two juveniles approaching with curiosity, one grimacing Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group up close, watching with curiosity, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male head and shoulders portrait, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group watching with curiosity, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Jeje' aged 13 years walking through the forest, wide angle perspective, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Mark Carwardine / Hands of a tourist leaning from boat to touch the mouth of a friendly Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) lying on the surface, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, April 2009

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) grazing. Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 2009. Threatened species.

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) grazing. Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 2009. Threatened species.

Mark Taylor / Perito Moreno Glacier, panoramic view, Argentina, January 2010

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing against expedition ship, taken with extreme wide angle lens, Svalbard, Arctic September 2011

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice taken with fisheye lens, Svalbard, Arctic September 2011

Alex Hyde / Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) flowering. Lathkill Dale NNR, Peak District National Park, UK, June.

Steven Kazlowski / Portrait of Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub along the Bernard Spit during autumn freeze up, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Forest of scots pine after heavy snowfall, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, March 2012. Did you know? Like many orchids, Scots pine trees have a symbiotic relationship with fungi - while the tree p...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months swinging from a liana. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabili...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toad (Bufo bufo) seen from below against a blue sky. Surrey, England, March. Did you know? It used to be believed that toads had a magical stone in their head; however 'toadstones' which have...

Alex Hyde / Viscid primrose (Primula latitolia) on mountainside, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 2600 metres, June.

Alex Hyde / Alpine moon daisy (Leucanthemopsis alpina) on mountainside, fisheye lens. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Wide angle view of baby Indian elephant, domesticated (Elephas maximus indicus), just a few days old standing below mothe'rs legs, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Martin Dohrn / Wide panoramic night thermal camera shot of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and a herd of Spotted / Chital / Axis deer (Axis axis) in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) sleeping on pack ice. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September.

Graham Eaton / A shoal of Minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus) in a quiet tributary of the River Glaslyn. Porthmadog, Wales, July.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Photographer, Paul Harris, and SWT reserve manager, Mark Blake, working from a small boat at Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011, Model released. Photographer quote:...

Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) low angle perspective of open bills, Lake Kerkini, Greece, February. Highly Commended, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) low angle perspective of open bill, Lake Kerkini, Greece, February. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common Toad (Bufo bufo) in water, seen from a low, wide perspective with trees on the bank visible. River Orchy, Scotland, UK, April. Highly commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards compet...

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant (Loxodonta africana), named Murka, wounded by a poacher's spear is comforted by the touch of another elephant's trunk from outside its pen. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Eleph...

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female 'Nioki' carrying her baby 'Bomango' aged 10 months on her back, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) mature male 'Tembo' relaxing in forest, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) young male 'Api' hanging between trees, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) young male 'Api' aged 13 years peering with curiosity, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female 'Nioki' portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Diane McAllister / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) strolling along the beach in the rain, looking towards the camera. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Eric Baccega / Melting ice under expansive clouds. Floe Edge, Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, April 2009.

Inaki Relanzon / "The Lovers" Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri). Near Morondava, Madagascar, Africa, September 2010.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Nanang' suspended between a tree and a liana - wide angle perspective. Pondok Tanggui, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo,...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) mature male 'Doyok' standing supported by a tree - wide angle perspective. Pondok Tanggui, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesi...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male 'Oman' sitting on a clump of vegetation in the river feeding - wide angle perspective. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan,...

Anup Shah / White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) and Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) feeding from the carcass of a Cape buffalo (Cyncerus caffer) covered with flies - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara...

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

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

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

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking by a waterhole - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March 2010.

Anup Shah / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) male defending a kill from vultures after lions have finished - wide angle perspective, 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 / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

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

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) feeding on recent kill with vultures gathering in the background - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. October 2009.

Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) male feeding on recent kill with vultures gathering in the background - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. October 2009.

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

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

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

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) herd drinking from the Mara River - wide angle underbelly perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus) and Common / Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) running away from the Mara River after crossing - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara N...

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) adult leaping as herd runs away from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) herd running away from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September 2009.

Anup Shah / Flock of White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feeding on a carcass, wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September 2009.

Anup Shah / Thomson's gazelles (Eudorcas thomsonii) following a herd of Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) as they cross the Mara River, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Cape / African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) approaching with curiosity, herd in the background, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

Anup Shah / Cape / African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) approaching camera with curiosity, wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

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

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River - wide angle perspective Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

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

Anup Shah / Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) and White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) feeding on the carcass of an elephant - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September

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

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) emerging from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) emerging from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

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

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River, close up of legs - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September 2009.

Anup Shah / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) crossing the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and cub feeding on the carcass of a Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti) - wide angle perspective. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Edwin Giesbers / Three Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) foraging in snow. The Netherlands, January.

Matthias Breiter / Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male drumming, Kenora, Ontario, Canada

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).head portrait of juvenile peering curiously, wide angle perspective Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Anup Shah / African elephant herd (Loxodonta africana) spraying mud with trunk, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December

Anup Shah / Inquisitive African lion cubs (Panthera leo) wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Alex Mustard / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) approaching a snorkeller's fins, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK, North East Altantic Ocean. July 2010. Model released

Jim Brandenburg / Sundogs, also known as mock sun, with snow field, Minnesota

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) surfacing, Fisheye lens. Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Pete Oxford / Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) on nest, Keppel Island, Falkland Islands

Pete Oxford / Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) on pedestal nest, Keppel Island, Falkland Islands

Mark Taylor / British Shorthair Brown Spotted cat licking her nose.

Mark Taylor / British Shorthair Brown Spotted cat, Tiger Lily, looking up

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Saplings amidst coniferous trees burned by forest fire, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Anup Shah / Low level view of Lesser flamingos taking off and flying (Phoeniconaias minor). Wide angle perspective. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. July 2007.

Anup Shah / Low level view of Lesser flamingos taking off - wide angle perspective (Phoeniconaias minor) Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. Jul 2007

Chris Newbert / Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp) on reef, Indonesia