LYNN M. STONE / Domestic pig wallowing in mud {Sus scrofa domestica} USA.

Andy Sands / Common kingfisher on 'No fishing' sign {Alcedo atthis} UK

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat, ginger kittens at food bowl, one preventing other from feeding~NOT FOR GREETING CARD USE UNTIL 2012

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ant Lion {Myrmeleontidae} adult head close up, Texas, USA

Nick Garbutt / Western tarsier (Tarsius bancanus) clinging to tree, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Steven Kazlowski / Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) in falling snow on the western Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Matthew Maran / Black bear (Ursus americanus) scratching its head. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Eric Baccega / Four subadult giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) climbing in a tree, Wolong Nature Reserve, China, captive

Jose B. Ruiz / European bee eaters (Merops apiaster) on branch. Seville, Spain

Jane Burton / Silver tabby Exotic kitten wearing a Father Christmas hat.

Edwin Giesbers / Adelie Penguin {Pygoscelis adeliae} chick viewed over ice, Antarctica

Jason Smalley / White domestic Alpaca {Lama pacos}, bred in the UK for its soft wool, UK

Nick Garbutt / Male Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) at forest wallow. Bako NP, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.

Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) attempting to catch Salmon in Brooks river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Mark Bowler / Belcher's / Peruvian band-tailed gull (Larus belcheri) calling, Paracas National Reserve, Peru

Laurie Campbell / Highland Cow (Bos taurus) with head through fence,~Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, April

Paul Hobson / Common european toad (Bufo bufo) sheltering under toadstool from rain, wild toad in controlled conditions, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK

Jean E. Roche / Close up of nostrils of White horse of the Camargue on wetlands, Camargue, France, January 2009

Bence Mate / Head portrait of Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) with pouched bill wide open. Danube Delta, Romania

Bence Mate / Head portrait of King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Mike Potts / Wild goats (Capra hircus) resting on coastal promontory, one yawning, Great Orme, Llandudno, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK, August

Niall Benvie / Head portrait of Highland cow, Scotland, with tiny frond of bracken at corner of mouth, UK

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 co...

Bence Mate / Two newly fledged burrowing owl chicks (Athene cunicularia) one being groomed by its mother (far left) Pantanal, Brazil. WINNER: Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 4/6 - Wildlife Photographer of the Y...

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

Nick Garbutt / Three Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) sun basking at dawn. Berenty Private Reserve, southern Madagascar. (digitally stitched image)

Alex Mustard / A domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) swimming in the sea. Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean. This family of pigs live on this beach in the Bahamas and enjoy swimming in the sea.

Kevin Schafer / Two Amazon river dolphins / Botos (Inia geoffrensis) swimming underwater in flooded rainforest, one with beak open, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at entrance to burrow, and watching a Red-tailed Hawk circling above. Salton Sea, California, USA.

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic Lions-Head rabbit, juvenile, yawning, in red basket, Illinois, USA

Ernie Janes / Basset hound, portrait, resting head on back of car, eyes half closed, UK

Edwin Giesbers / House Mouse (Mus musculus) peering through hole in cheese. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Four Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) dabbling for food in icy water. The Netherlands, January.

Nature Production / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) hanging from the branch in snow, Minnesota, USA

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) baby aged 9-12 months, portrait, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Nick Upton / Mallard Drake (Anas platyrhynchos) looking into the camera and calling. Corsham Court, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Cane Toad / Marine Toad / Giant Toad (Bufo marinus) adult jumping in Dogweed (Dyssodia pentachaeta) field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

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.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Blue-tailed damselfly {Ischnura elegans} eyes just visible behind reed stem, Cornwall, UK. June

George Sanker / Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) basking on a rock in the sun. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June.

Stefan Huwiler / Three Edible Frogs (Rana esculenta) on a log in water. Switzerland, Europe, July.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag thrashing bracken, rutting season, Bushy Park, London, UK, October. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Konrad Wothe / Orang-Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) lowering itself from a branch head-first into water. Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra.

Roger Powell / Woolly Paramo Donkey (Equus africanus asinus) sub-species left to run wild on Great Blasket Island,~Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland, June

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Dromedary / Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) close-up of face showing teeth, in desert, UAE, December.

Nick Upton / Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) slipping on ice on frozen lake, Wiltshire, UK, January

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra' aged 12 months yawning. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and r...

Carol Walker / Wild horse / Mustang, foal rolling, Pryor mountains, Montana, USA, sequence 1/3

Steven Kazlowski / Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Oc...

Steven Kazlowski / Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Oc...

Steven Kazlowski / Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Oc...

Edwin Giesbers / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) reaching hands upwards, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July

LYNN M. STONE / Netherland Dwarf juvenile rabbit and flowers. USA

Ben Lascelles / Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) with Peanut in mouth pouch, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. October

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) portrait, covered in sand. Endangered. Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.

Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) tilting head upside down and backwards, Breton Marsh, West France, June

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) covered in sea foam near the shore. Westland, New Zealand, Vulnerable species. November.

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) underwater view swimming in a pool, Anchorage Zoo, Alaska, USA. No release available.

Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) orphan baby hanging from washing line. El Mirador- Rio Azul National Park, Department of Peten, Guatemala.

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) pouncing on to prey. Vosges, France, July.

Michel Poinsignon / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) female with prey perched on a wooden panel saying 'peche interdite' (no fishing). Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Danny Green / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) cub climbing up a tree. Finland, July.

Danny Green / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) cubs, three standing in a line on their hind legs. Finland, July.

Ben Lascelles / Arctic Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) yawning. Hatcher Pass, Alaska, USA.

Juergen Freund / Longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Loic Poidevin / Juvenile Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) sitting on moss, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.

Jane Burton / Composite image of 'dancing' guinea pig, standing on hind legs sequence