Tony Heald / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) pack passing infront of large African elephant (Loxodonta africana) Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe October 2012

Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom Kruger, South Africa, Controlled conditions.

Igor Shpilenok / Male Caucasian turs (Capra caucasica) rutting with Dykh-tau Mountain in the background, Kabardino-Balkarsky Zapovednik / Reserve, Russia, July

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) mature male head and shoulders portrait, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Ann & Steve Toon / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking to the river to drink, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Juan Carlos Munoz / Melting ice on Jokulsarlon beach with moon. Southern Iceland, Europe, November 2012.

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

Louis-Marie Preau / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) taking off over snow, Canada

David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) close-up portrait. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March 2012.

Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby clinging to person's arms, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Corncrake (Crex crex) South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Corncrakes make a rasping call which sounds like a nail scraped along a comb.

John Cancalosi / Axolotl / Mexican salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum), white or leucistic form, critically endangered in the wild, captive, native to Mexico

Ben Lascelles / Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult approaching nest, lit by sunshine through trees, Sobernia National Park, Panama, August

Doug Perrine / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned by yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) at a cleaning station where the turtles are groomed by the fish in a mutualistic, symbiotic relationship, Puako,...

Ben Lascelles / Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult feeding chicks, Sobernia National Park, Panama, August

David Tipling / Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelicanus crispus) being fed by fisherman at Lake Kerkini, Northern Greece, February

David Tipling / Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying at dawn Hokkaido, Japan, February. Did you know? Red crowned cranes mate for life.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick in nesting area, Macquarie Island, Australia. November.

Hermann Brehm / Common Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) investigating kingfisher nest-hole for prey, Pantanal, Brazil

George Sanker / American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) displaying brightly coloured wings. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March.

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Straight-snouted weevil (Brentidae) Costa Rica. meetyourneighbours.net project

Todd Mintz / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribillis) and cub in water, play fighting. Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, September.

Alex Hyde / Portrait of a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris). UK. Focus stacked image (dead specimen).

Ben Hall / Fallow deer (Dama dama) buck bellowing at dawn during the rut, Cheshire, UK, October

Paul Hobson / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting Grape hyacinth, Sheffield, UK

David Tipling / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off at dawn Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, winter

Alex Hyde / Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) female. Captive, endemic to North America.

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

Alex Hyde / Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) male, close-up showing irridescent mandibles. Captive. Endemic to North America.

Erlend Haarberg / Autumn in the birch forest at Hraunfossar. Iceland.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) in flower, Cornwall, England, UK, March.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Detail of melting ice on Jokulsarlon beach. Southern Iceland, Europe, November 2012.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Spring squill (Scilla verna) in flower, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, UK, May.

Anders Geidermark / Fallow deer (Dama dama) one deer stops and looks whilst the herd runs on, with sunlit leaves out of focus, Vastmanland, Sweden

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Silhouetted Dartmoor pony (Equus caballus) at sunrise, Combestone Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, January. Did you know? Pony footprints have been found on Dartmoor dating back 3500 y...

George Sanker / Mature Bighorn Rams (Ovis canadensis) on high mountain pass. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, October.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) juvenile feeding on a fruit whilst lying on back, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) juveniles watching with curiosity while they feed on a banana tree washed up on the beach, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) female sitting with her baby aged less than 1 month in a tree, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Fiona Rogers / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) male baby aged less than 1 month sitting in a tree, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) juvenile grooming a sub-adult male, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) group sitting on a fallen tree, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male playing with a juvenile, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Anup Shah / Celebes / Black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) sub-adult male jumping into the river, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tony Heald / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) getting out of Zambezi River, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

Tony Heald / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking portrait, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) kneeling in mud and rain. Aberdares National Park, Kenya.

Tony Heald / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) very young baby walking profile, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

Denis-Huot / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), baby playing with a branch. Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / West African / Niger Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) mother and baby. Zoo of Doue La Fontaine, France. Captive.

Tony Heald / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) ears flicking water when opening after surfacing, ~Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

XI ZHINONG / Wild White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris) male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China. Vulnerable species.

Tony Heald / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) submissive begging by a pup, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) eating pet food left out for it in suburban garden at twilight, Kent, UK, August, taken with camera trap. Did you know? Foxes first colonised British cities in the 1930-40s.~ P...

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May. Did you know? There are 45 different subspecies of Red fox, and as well as many colour variations.

George Sanker / American Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing with its mother. Grand Teton National Park, USA, June.

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait of individual drinking, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hermann Brehm / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male walking, Pantanal, Brazil

Danny Green / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) silhouetted at dawn, Suomussalmi, Kainuu region, Finland, Europe, June 2008, Exclusive Japanese calendar rights for 2014

George Sanker / American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) cub. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June.

John Cancalosi / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) in tree hole, New York, USA

Matthew Maran / Raccoons (Procyon lotor) on patrol in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada

David Tipling / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait. River Thet, Norfolk, UK, March.

David Tipling / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait on water. River Thet, Norfolk, UK, March.

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animal in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

Paul Hobson / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) running in half summer coat, Peak District, UK April

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / European hare (Lepus europaeus), Wirral, England, UK, May

Ross Hoddinott / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on wheat stem, Devon, UK captive

Paul Hobson / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) in barley cereal field, Yorkshire, UK Captive

Konrad Wothe / European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) curled up hibernating in leaves, Bavaria, Germany, November

Ben Lascelles / Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana opistholeuca) climbing tree, Soberania National Park, Panama, April

Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) two orphan babies in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) scavenging fish around trawlers in Lerwick harbour, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Staffan Widstrand / Walrus (Odobenus rosmaris) small group resting on ice floe, Svalbard, Norway, July

Staffan Widstrand / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mobbed by possibly a Skua, Svalbard, Norway, July

Staffan Widstrand / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) head portrait with blue tongue out, Svalbard, Norway

Colin Varndell / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow. Dorset, UK, January 2010.

Colin Varndell / Redwing (Turdus iliacus) in winter on windfall apples. Dorset, UK, December 2010.

Mike Potts / Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton) male in Pandanus scrub, Kununurra, Western Australia, June

Paul Hobson / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight, hunting behaviour, Lincolnshire, UK May

Ross Hoddinott / Little owl (Athene noctua) peering out of hole in tree, Devon, UK captive

Ben Hall / Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) in flight at dawn over misty forest, Czech Republic, November

Ben Lascelles / Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) portrait. Gamboa, Soberania National Park, Panama.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Osprey (pandion haliaetus) with fish prey, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? Ospreys are found on every continent except Antarctica.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) at surface of a loch after diving for a fish, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July. Did you know? Ospreys have reversible toes, which allow them to carry fish prey.

David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) portrait. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March 2012.

David Pattyn / Three Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) portrait on lake. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March 2012.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) silhouetted on lake at dawn, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, December. Did you know? Canada geese mate for life.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Close up of a Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) on Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, February.

Paul Hobson / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) two fighting in the air, Scotland, UK July

Andrew Walmsley / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), Inner Farne islands, Northumberland, June

Ben Lascelles / Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) Sobernia National Park, Panama, August

David Tipling / Emperor Penguins, (Aptenodytes forsteri), chicks huddled together in a creche to keep warm, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

David Tipling / Emperor Penguins, (Aptenodytes forsteri), family, Weddell Sea, Antarctica