Benjamin Barthelemy / Domestic cat kittens, age 3 weeks, playing in garden, France

Benjamin Barthelemy / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets on water, Lac de Saint Point, Franche Comte, France, May

Tony Wu / Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) with hatchlings in mout, one of only two known fish species whose babies return to the parents at night, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tony Wu / Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) wide angle view of large colony hauled up on a sandy beach area to rest, Svalbard, Norway, June

Tony Wu / Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) young animal swimming underwater, Svalbard, Norway, June

Tony Wu / Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) hanging out in shallow water in Svalbard,, Norway, June

Mark Carwardine / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)~Aerial - with whale watching boat - Endangered Species~Skjalfandi Bay, northern Iceland

Mark Carwardine / Munk's mobula ray / devilray (Mobula munkiana) leaping out of the water, Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean, April

Mark Carwardine / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) close up portrait of pup with snotty nose resting in shallow water, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, November

John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) flying from flower, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September

Anup Shah / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) sensing with it's trunk - remote camera perspective. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.