Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) cub foraging for food on a hillside, Dras, Kargil District, Ladakh, India, October. Critically endangered.

Warren Pereira / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) male swimming through water to cross the lake, Ranthambhore, India, November.

Warren Pereira / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) male standing on waters edge before entering water to cross the lake, Ranthambhore, India, November.

Ashley Cooper / Flock of birds (Aves) flying and mist over Lake Windermere at sunrise, Todd Crag, Lake District, UK.

Brian Bevan / Wide angle shot of a female Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) catching and stunning a Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) before taking it back to its nest, Bedfordshire, England, UK, July.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.